Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Beetroot coconut gravy/ thoran/poriyal

Beetroot coconut gravy/ thoran/poriyal
Why should you include beetroot on your family table once in a week?

  • Helps to lower blood pressure
  • Nitrates in the beetroot lowers the risk of heart diseases
  • Has anticancer properties
  • Is the best food to prevent liver damage
  • Boosts the energy level
  • Helps to treat inflammation
  • Enhances the brain health
  • Controls the blood sugar
  • Folic acid in beetroots prevents neural tube defects for the baby and has to consume by the pregnant women and those are planning to conceive too.
  • Has antiaging properties
  • Helps to prevent osteoporosis

Beetroot coconut gravy/ thoran/poriyal
Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time-   10 mins 
Total time- 10 mins

Ingredients :
  1. Chopped beetroot- 100 gm
  2. Finely chopped onion- 50 gm
  3. Oil- 3 tsp
  4. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  5. Tumeric powder- 1 tsp
  6. Green chili- 1 no.
  7. Salt- as needed 
  8. Coconut- 25 gm 
  9. Curry leaves- as needed 
Method:

Step 1: Pour oil in a pan and warm it on medium flame. Add mustard seeds, after a few seconds, add chopped onion,  curry leaves, turmeric powder, chili  and stir it well.  Add beetroot and cook it covered for a few minutes till it gets dry. Add coconut also.

Let it cooked for a few minutes by open, in between stir it well.

Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
Antenatal diet
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Add plenty of curry leaves, as it is a major source of Iron and increases hemoglobin level
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Add plenty of curry leaves, as it is a major source of Iron and increases hemoglobin level
Postnatal diet
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Add plenty of curry leaves, as it is a major source of Iron and increases hemoglobin level
Diet for diabetic persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
  • Advised for plenty of intake( bitter gourd is able to maintain blood sugar level)
Diet for hypertensive persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level (Its a precautionary measure)
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure)
Diet for cardiac persons
  • Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
  • Reduce oil/coconut, as it increases cholesterol level (Its a precautionary measure)
  • Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure)

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