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Beetroot (Chukandar)

料理をショッキングピンクに染める!大地の甘みを持つ真っ赤な根菜

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Description

A root veg possessing vibrant red-purple color, turnip-like texture, and corn-like strong sweetness. Highly active in India as curry ingredients, salads, and pink yogurt (Raita).

Classification: For Everyone,Vegetable,Vibrant Red,Diet

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How to use

Ingredients

  • Beetroot

Instructions

  1. Peel beets, grate or julienne (*Caution: dyes cutting board and hands bright red).
  2. Mix grated beets into plain yogurt, flavor with roasted cumin powder and salt into vibrant shocking-pink 'Beetroot Raita'.
  3. Or mince and stir-fry with coconut and mustard seeds into South Indian 'Beetroot Poriyal'.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips

Key spices

None

Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets

Red turnip (weaker sweetness but as sub for texture and coloring)

Pairing

Beetroot Raita, Beetroot Poriyal, Kachumber (Salad)

Trivia

[Trend] 'Chukandar' in Hindi. Recently, pink Dosa and Puri (fried bread) using beets are mega-trending as the intense red looks great on SNS. Despite bizarre looks, has very gentle rustic sweetness; an Ayurvedic superfood for blood-building.

Eating tips & etiquette

[Unique Eating] Mix 'Beetroot Raita' served alongside spicy Biryani, dyeing the plate into a vibrant pink and yellow psychedelic marble pattern before eating!

Allergen

None

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