Beets & Oats Kootu

If u r searching for a simple, quick and easy gravy with beets, u have to try out this easy breezy kootu prepared with mungdal and spiced up with a spice powder prepared with coriander seeds, oats, red chillies and fenugreek seeds..This kootu will take less time to get ready, also at the same time u doesnt need to chop onions or tomatoes and u dont even need to saute the veggies or prepare a special masala usually prepared with coconut for making out this kootu... Yeah its coconut free dish and dieting peoples can enjoy this gravy without any guilt since the kootu is prepared with oats..Am sending this delicious and eye catching kootu to Healing Foods-Beets guest hosted by Priya, event by Siri..

Ingredients:

• 2cups Beets (chopped)
• 1/2cup Yellow mung dal
• Oil
• 1tsp Mustard seeds +Urad dal
• 1/4tsp Asafoetida powder
• Salt
• Few curry leaves
  

To Grind:

• 1tbsp Coriander seeds
• 2tbsp Rolled oats
• 4nos Dry red chillies
• 1/2tbsp Fenugreek seeds

Method:
Dry roast all the ingredients given under the list 'to grind' as bit coarse powder, keep aside...Pressure cook the chopped beets, washed yellow mung dal,salt, curry leaves with enough water upto 3whistles, once the steam get released, mash the cooked beets & dal slightly..add the spice powder, cook for few minutes,meanwhile heat enough oil, let splutters the mustard seeds, urad dal and asafoetida powder, add this tempered spices to the cooking kootu and put off the stove..

Enjoy with rice or rotis..