Mashed Beet Root with onion and tomatoes

            Chuqander ka Bharta 

 Chuqander ka bharta
 ( mashed beet root with onion  and tomatoes

My mother's cooking was unparalleled, that was the reason we always  preferred  home made food  as  she was  habitual to cook  most delicious food for us .When she was alive,she used to prepare  out of the ordinary  dish   Chuqander ka Bharta
 for  us which  has  memorable taste ,that taste  i can  feel even  today  on my tounge. I am sharing this recipe  of  Mashed Beet Root with you. Surely you  would  love it.









 Time - 20 min
 Category - vegetarian
 People - 3-4
Ingredients -

• Beet root -  1/2 k.g (boiled and mashed)
• Cooking oil- 2 table spoon
• Onion - 2 medium size(sliced /   chopped)
• Tomatoes - 2  (riped and chopped)
• Green Chili-- 4-6
• Salt- 1/2 tea spoon
• Green coriander leaves- 2 table  spoon (Chopped)

How to cook

Wash beet root  and peel  it off, cut into small pieces and bring it to 4-5 whistle  on the medium flame . Once it  is done , turn off the heat. Let the pressure cooker cool . Put  pieces in the mixer Grinder  and make  paste of  boiled beet root. 

Now heat  cooking oil in the pan fry sliced onion till  it turn little brown, add chopped tomatoes, red  chili powder, salt,  and chopped green chili. Add 1/2 cup of water and cook it  for a while ,when  tomatoes  turn  soft ,  mix the paste of boiled beet root in the gravy and cover the lid . Cook it  on the low flame till the  water dries up,  Keep stirring  time to time . 

Adjust  salt according to your  taste .Parch it well, when oil starts coming on the edges of the pan. turn off the flame. Chuqander   ka  bharta  is  prepared . 

Beautify it with green fresh coriander leaves and  green chilies. Relish the taste of Chuqander ka Bharta with  roti (bread) and plain rice.

Beet root  has  natural sweetness. So ...to get the best taste of Chuqander ka bharta , balance of  salt and chili  is very important.

 Chuqander ka bharta
 ( mashed beet root with onion  and  tomatoes

Happy Cooking!!!

 Arshia Zaidi