Quick Beetroot Pulao Recipe

Quick Beetroot Pulao is an easy and delicious stir fried recipe where rice is combined with beetroot and other spices. Serve it with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita, Boondi Raita or any other Raita of your choice in your kids lunch box or have it for a nutrient enriched light lunch.

Nithya Anantham
Quick Beetroot Pulao Recipe
1378 ratings.

Quick Beetroot Pulao Recipe is a beautiful coloured beet stir fried rice which is packed with nutrients. Beets are the new gorgeous looking super food associated with regularising blood sugar and pressure level, at the same time giving you a healthy skin.

Serve this Quick Beetroot Pulao along with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita, Boondi Raita or any other Raita of your choice in your kids lunch box or have it for a nutrient enriched light lunch.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Rice recipes which you can pack for your Lunch Box:

  1. Lemon Rice
  2. Pudina Rice
  3. Jeera Rice

 

Cuisine: Indian
Course: Lunch
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

10 M

Total in

20 M

Makes:

3-4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 Beetroot , cut into cubes
  • 1-1/2 cup Rice , cooked
  • 1 Green Chilli , finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
  • 2 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , finely chopped, for garnish
  • Salt , to taste

How to make Quick Beetroot Pulao Recipe

  1. To begin making the Quick Beetroot Pulao, cook rice either in a pressure cooker or open pan method like you normally do and keep aside. The grains needs to be fluffy and separate for this recipe.

  2. Next, heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add the cumin seeds and let it splutter.

  3. Add the coriander and black pepper powder and sauté for about 15 seconds.

  4. After 15 seconds, add the cubed beetroot, season with a little salt and mix well.

  5. Sprinkle a little water, cook the the beetroot cubes well with the lid closed.

  6. Once the beetroot cubes are cooked, add the cooked rice and stir well.

  7. Add salt if required, switch off the flame and add lemon juice and mix well.

  8. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot. 

  9. Serve this Quick Beetroot Pulao with Tomato Onion Cucumber RaitaBoondi Raita or any other Raita of your choice in your kids lunch box or have it for a nutrient enriched light lunch.