Beet Leaves Stir fry / Thoran

Green leafy vegetables are a rich source of iron and have many other minerals in them.They make  a healthy nutrition in our diet and many a time widely used in dals,salads,stir fry,koftas n so on.We to love these green leafy vegetables a lot.Today's recipe is a simple preparation with beet leaves.A quick stir fry,hope you all will enjoy :-)

Ingredients

beet leaves  with the stem a bunch(exclude the last 2'' of the stem if its hard)

beet 1 peeled & chopped small

coconut grated 1/4 cup

onion 1 small chopped

green chillies 3-4 / red chilly powder 1/2 tsp

turmeric powder 1/3tsp

mustard seeds 1/2tsp

salt

oil 2-3 tsp

curry leaves 3-4

Method

-Wash and chop the beet leaves small with the stems as round slices excluding the last 2"of the stem.Peel the skin of  a beet and chop it small.Keep aside.

-Heat oil in  a pan and splutter mustard seeds,fry the curry leaves.Saute onion till lightly translucent.

-Add the green chillies and turmeric powder.Add the chopped beets,cover and cook on medium flame.

-In between stir it and cover it again,uncover lid after 10 minutes.Add the beet leaves and mix well.Cover again and cook for another 10 minutes.The leaves cooked ,add salt in,mix well and cook again for 5 minutes.

-Add the grated coconut now and toss again, dry the stir fry to remove any excess water.

-Serve hot with rice !!

Servings~ 1 plate serves 3 adults

NOTES
* You can use beet leaves alone .

* You can use the same procedure for other green leafy vegetables too.

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