Beetroot, which is known for its striking pink colour, can help elevate your favourite dishes to another level.
Beetroot is a root vegetable known for its vibrant red colour. It has a rich, earthy taste and it can liven your plate with the striking hues. Not just the root, the leaves of the beets are packed with nutrition as well, which can fight cell damage and further reduce the risk of heart diseases. It is also one of the few vegetables that contain betalains, an antioxidant that gives beets their colour. Betalains are known to cut down on inflammation, which can protect against several diseases.
Since they have a beautiful pink hue, beetroots can be used in multiple recipes, and can amp up your food and give it an interesting makeover. So, here's a list of five healthy dishes that can be made using beetroots and can be whipped at home easily:
Actor Alia Bhatt’s favourite beetroot raita or salad, which has a beautiful pink colour, is a favourite amongst all. You can just blend the yoghurt with beetroot puree and strain. Next, add your favourite salad or raita ingredients including chopped cucumbers, onions, and finally sprinkle a little salt to enhance the taste.
Have you ever thought that you can make your favourite sweet treat in red colour? Well, you can certainly make pink-coloured jalebis using some beetroot, and serve it with a scoop of snow-white vanilla ice cream.
While Hummus is a dip made by blending boiled chickpeas, garlic, sesame powder, olive oil, salt, and other ingredients, you can make it look pink by adding a dose of beetroot. Have it with pita bread or fresh slices of veggies like carrots and cucumbers.
You can amp up your favourite curd rice by adding a dose of beetroot, and you are good to go.
Bring your favourite idlis alive with the colour pink by adding beetroot paste to your batter. Now your idlis do not only have that gorgeous colour but also have plenty of nutrients from the beetroot.
