Beetroot Kola Urundai

Beetroot is one of the super vegetables which plays an important role in preventing anemia, since it helps to increase hemoglobin level.  The ideal and best way to include Beetroot in our diet which i follow is to grate and grind it well by adding little water. Drink this juice without filtering it and with little salt and pepper. Filtering juice will result in lack of fibers. No sugar to be added to any juice as it turns it unhealthy. But i bet, most of the kids won't drink this juice. 

For such lovely , and naughty toddlers i put forward  this Beetroot Kola Urundai recipe. Give a try to this recipe, and surprise your kids.. Here you go!!

Yields : Around 20 Kola Urundai

 Preparation Time : 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Beetroot                           - 1/4 kg

Channa Dal                     -  1/2 cup (Kadalai Parupu)

Big Onion                         - 1

Dry Red Chilli                   - 2

Fennel Seeds                  - 1 tsp (Perunjeeragam /Sombu)

Porikadalai Maavu          - 4 tbsp (Fried Gram Powder)

Rice Flour                         - 1 tbsp (Arisi Maavu)

Garam Masala Powder   - 1/2 tsp

Salt                                     - As required

Curry Leaves                     - few

Oil                                        - For frying

Procedure:

• Wash and Soak Channa Dal for about 1 hour.
• Grate Beetroots. Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan.  Add grated beetroot to it. Saute for some time, till the raw flavor goes off. Switch it off after that and let it cool. 
• Grind Channa Dal along with Red Chilli and Fennel seeds for a while.  And then add sauteed beetroot and enough salt to the channa Dal  Grind Coarsely.
• Finely chop Big onion and curry leaves and add to the Kozha Urundai batter.
• Add porikadalai maavu, and rice flour to the batter. Add porikadalai maavu in small instances. Add enough maavu, just to absorb water in the batter. You can also add more maavu accordingly.
• Add also Garam Masala Powder to it.
• Heat oil in a frying pan. Take a little batter, shape it with your hands and fry in oil when its hot.
• Take out from oil, after its cooked on both the sides.
• Drain excess oil and serve it.
• Your healthy and tasty Beetroot Kozha urundai is ready.