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Red cooked beets and curry leaves

Sri Lankan Beetroot Curry Recipe

Servings 4
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Beets large
  • 2 Garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 Green chillie chopped
  • 1/2 Red onion chopped
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1/2 cup Coconut cream Savoy

Seasoning

  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • 1 tsp Chillie powder
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Sugar

Instructions

  • Add sliced beets, onion, garlic, chillie, water, and all seasoning (except sugar) into a pan
  • Cover pan and cook on low heat for 20 mins. Beets will become a lighter color and should be fully cooked now
  • Add the coconut cream, sugar and mix well
  • Cook on medium heat for 10 mins

Notes

  • Cooking the beets in water first helps to shorten the cooking time
  • If you do not have coconut cream, add one cup of coconut milk instead, and cook for 15-20 mins in Step 4
Course: dinner, lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: sri lankan
Keyword: beets in coconut curry