Name: Tapioca And Beetroot Thoran
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 kg Tapioca; 1/2 kg Beetroot; 15 nos Shallots (Kunjulli); 1/2 inch Ginger; 4 cloves Garlic; 2 nos Green chillies; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Chilly powder; 1 cup Coconut (shredded); 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1/4 tsp Fenugreek (Uluva); 2 nos Dry red chillies; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 10 nos Curry leaves; 1 tbsp Cooking oil; Salt (As reqd)

Tapioca And Beetroot Thoran

Cooked tapioca mixed with grated beetroot and other ingredients

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 kg Tapioca
1/2 kg Beetroot
15 nos Shallots Kunjulli
1/2 inch Ginger
4 cloves Garlic
2 nos Green chillies
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Chilly powder
1 cup Coconut shredded
1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1/4 tsp Fenugreek Uluva
2 nos Dry red chillies
1 tsp Mustard seeds
10 nos Curry leaves
1 tbsp Cooking oil
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Cut the tapioca into very thin pieces, add salt and boil in enough water till the tapioca pieces are done. Drain out the water and leave to cool a bit.
Grate the beetroot. Mix it with the boiled and cooled tapioca. Keep this aside.
Meanwhile, grind to a coarse paste: 3/4 cup shredded coconut, cumin seeds, fenugreek, 7 small onions, garlic, ginger and 2 green chillies.
Mix the coconut mixture with the beetroot and tapioca. Add salt as required.
Heat oil in a pan. Once hot, crackle the mustard seeds and fry the remaining shallots, dry red chillies, remaining 1/4 cup of grated coconut and curry leaves to a golden brown color.
Add turmeric and red chilly powder and stir in previously prepared tapioca mixture. Cover and wait till the veggies are cooked.
Tapioca and beetroot thoran is ready.
Tip: While boiling tapioca, add salt only when it is almost cooked. It should not be over cooked, otherwise the tapioca will get mushy.

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Tapioca And Beetroot Thoran