Mon 9 Feb 2009
Beetroot Salad (Kosambir)
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Beetroot (aka red beet or beets) is a nutrient rich vegetable which is known for its benefits with cardiovascular health and hypertension. Try this simple yet delicious and colorful beetroot salad recipe that can be a wonderful accompaniment to your meal.
Prep Time: 10 mins plus 1 hr chill time (optional)
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients:
Beetroot – 1 lb (1/2 kg), peeled and shredded
Roasted Peanuts – 1/2 cup, roughly crushed
Cilantro (Coriander) – 5 sprigs, chopped
Green Chilies – to taste, finely chopped
Onion – 1/2 cup, finely chopped
Lemon/Lime Juice – to taste
Salt – to taste
Roasted Cumin Powder – 1 tsp
Method:
Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl and chill for 1 hour.
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February 9th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
hi anuja and hetel
wow ver healthy and colourful recipe.
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February 10th, 2009 at 12:57 am
Superb receipe and very healthy too, thanks.
Cheers!!
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February 10th, 2009 at 3:13 am
Hi Hetal and Anuja
The recipe was excellent. It tasted fabulous. Could never have imagined Beetroot could turn out so well. Thanks a lot for the receipe
Cheers!!!
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March 1st, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Hi,
The beetroot was so watery after grating it.Yours looks dry.Did you squeeze out the water.?
thanks,
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March 1st, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Hi Sanjana,
No, we do not squeeze out the water/juice. Sometimes, the beetroot is too soft (old) and not firm enough and that tends to make the grating difficult and (like you said) watery:(
Next time, pick beetroot that is firm and not soft, it’ll help:)
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March 6th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Thanks for the recipe of this delicious and very nutritious salad.
Just one correction – in Maharashtra (where this salad hails from) it is called Koshimbir and not Kosambir.
Thanks again.
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March 6th, 2009 at 3:13 am
Hi Shailendra,
Thanks for the correct pronunciation!
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March 12th, 2009 at 12:04 am
This recipe is superb! Tried today & it came out DELICIOUS!!!
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July 30th, 2009 at 11:32 am
my husband will love this…. i am trying this today
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January 22nd, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Yes it is called Koshimbir from Maharashtra!!
Great recipe!
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April 10th, 2010 at 4:47 am
hi hetal and anuja,
my cooking revolves around your website. thank you for that.
i want to ask you about the roasted cumin power, is it available at the stores near by or do we prepare it at house? if so then how is it done?
please help me out here….
thank you
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anuja Reply:
April 14th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Hi Sameena,
We usually make it it home. It is very easy and fast and we suggest you do a smaller batch at a time otherwise the potency is gone when stored for too long.
Take a heavy bottomed skillet (not non-stick) and put the cumin seeds in it and THEN turn on the flame. Cook on low-medium heat and keep stirring (very imp.)
Once the jeera changes color and there is a strong aroma (you’ll know)
Allow it to cool down and then grind and store in an air-tight container.
Enjoy
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Sameena Reply:
April 15th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
hi,
thank you for receipe.
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July 21st, 2010 at 4:49 am
Hi Ladies
I love, love, love your website! you have no idea how many times I’ve come running to show me the curry…AND your recipes are delicious and very well presented!
With regards to this recipe, I’m just wondering if you cook the beets or they are just raw? I don’t think I’ve ever had raw beets before
Thanks and keep up the great work.
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hetal Reply:
September 19th, 2010 at 5:58 am
Hi Alyssa,
Sorry for the delay…somehow missed your question.
The beetroots in this recipe are raw. Beets are perfectly fine to eat raw…the flavor is slightly different than cooked ones. The salad tastes better if you give it an hour or so to marinate before serving.
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November 5th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Dear Hetal , could you please amend the published recipe to say that the beet is raw before preparation . I only realised this after buying pre cooked beetroot and then reading the comments. Many thanks . As an experienced cook of Asian and other cuisine I was annoyed at having wasted time and money buying cooked beet when raw is required . Exacting details is required with recipes so that those who may be less familiar with recipe or a particular cuisine dont make a similar error. This is a world wide web not just seen by experienced Indian cooks ! Thank you
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December 21st, 2010 at 3:48 pm
can we use canned beets?
Thanks
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October 22nd, 2011 at 8:13 am
I tried this receipe and it tasted lovely!! thanks! i made it again – this time i added in dry-roasted garlic (i thinly sliced it and then roasted it) into it and it tasted yummy too!! so thanks for sharing the receipe!
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hetal Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 7:23 pm
That sounds yummy Shareen! Thanks for the feedback!
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