5 deliciously healthy beetroot recipes for vibrant and nutritious meals

Want to add a little more colour and nutrition to your regular meals? Mini Beetroot Tikki Mini Beetroot Tikki recipe Ingredients: ¾ cup boiled, peeled and grated beetroot ¼ cup grated carrot 1 small bread slice, soaked in water and crumbled 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander ½ tsp chaat masala ½ tsp chilli powder ¼ tsp dried mango powder ¼ tsp garam masala 1 tbsp cornflour Salt to taste Cornflour for rolling Oil for deep-frying For serving Tomato ketchup Green chutney Method: 1.Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Beetroot Poriyal Beetroot Poriyal recipe Ingredients: 2 large beetroots 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp split skinless black gram 1 tsp Bengal gram ¼ tsp asafoetida 2-3 green chillies, chopped 2 dried red chillies, broken 10-12 curry leaves A pinch of turmeric powder Salt to taste ¼ cup scraped fresh coconut Fried curry leaves for garnish Method: 1. Beetroot Vada Beetroot Vada recipe Ingredients: ¾ cup grated beetroot 1½ cups Bengal gram, soaked with 6-8 dried red chillies for 5-6 hours and drained 10-12 curry leaves, shredded 1 tsp crushed black peppercorns 1 tsp fennel powder 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger 2 tbsps chopped fresh coriander leaves 1 medium onion, finely chopped Salt to taste ¼ cup rice flour Oil for deep frying Filter coffee to serve Method: 1. Beetroot raita Beetroot raita recipe Ingredients: For Beetroot Raita 1/4 cup boiled peeled and chopped beetroot 1/2 cup chopped cucumber 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes 1 1/2 cups whisked fresh curd salt to taste 2 tsp powdered sugar 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies 1 tbsp oil 1 tsp cumin seeds a pinch of asafoetida 3 tbsp roughly chopped raw peanuts 1/4 cup freshly grated coconut 1/4 cup finely chopped coriander Method: 1.