Description
Salad effective for liver detox, grating boiled 'beets' called miracle veg, mixing into unsweetened plain yogurt, pouring cumin/mustard seed spice oil.
Restaurants serving Beetroot Raita (Miracle Red Detox Yogurt Salad)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Beetroot
- Yogurt
- Roasted cumin
- Black salt
- Mustard seeds
- Curry leaves
- Oil
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients]
- small beetroot, 200g plain yogurt (unsweetened),
- tsp roasted cumin powder, 1/
- tsp black salt, minced green chili pinch, cilantro. <For Tempering (optional)>:
- tsp oil (or Ghee), 1/
- tsp mustard seeds,
- curry leaves.
- Put mud-washed beets skin-on in pot, boil soft until bamboo skewer passes smoothly (~
- mins).
- Shock boiled beets in cold water, peel cleanly by hand. Finely grate this bright red beet into a bowl using grater (*Intense pigment (betacyanin) dyeing hands red is chunk of antioxidants).
- Put unsweetened plain yogurt in another bowl, mix with whisk until smooth cream state.
- Add grated beets to yogurt, stir with spoon. Pure white yogurt instantly dyes into 'breathtaking vivid shocking pink'.
- Add savory roasted cumin powder, sulfur-smelling black salt, green chilies here to tighten flavor.
- Heat minimal oil in small pan, pop mustard seeds, swirl 'hot spice oil (Tadka)' transferring curry leaf aroma 'sizzle' over pink yogurt.
- Scatter cilantro, chill in fridge to finish. Beet's earthy sweetness and yogurt acidity transform via spice magic into supreme detox sweet-salad.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cumin、Black salt、Mustard seeds、Curry leaves
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Carrots (color lightens but as grated root veg Raita sub)
Pairing
Biryani、Side for spicy curries、Brown rice
Trivia
[Hardcore] Beets called 'edible blood transfusion' improve blood flow and elevate liver detox functions, very important root veg in Indian Ayurveda. Many dislike beet's unique 'muddy smell', but combining yogurt milk fat with intense cumin/black salt aromas completely rewrites that earthiness into 'mellow sweetness'. Mega-viral on SNS like Instagram due to flashy looks, modern Indian women's ultimate beauty food.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Not just alongside curry, pour this bright red yogurt massively as 'sauce' over spicy Tandoori Chicken to eat!
Allergen
Dairy