Monday, June 30, 2025

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Malpatskitchen is celebrating her 10th BIRTHDAY!!!!! And posting a very special nutritious, colorful but rare recipe.....BEET ALOO PARATHAS!!!!!! And    all  my viewers, supporters, and ,  malpatskitchen followers.....I convey my heartfelt thanks to you all. 

This happens to be my 691 st post!!!

Proud to share with you all, my blog, in all these 10 years, has been fortunate to have around  34,00,000 views, inspite of its low profile and also  being inactive on all social medias!!!

I am so satisfied, contented...what all I know, what all I have learnt, have been documented for my close  family and friends!!!!

Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita says 

"You have the right to work

But never to the fruit of the work;

You should never engage in action for the sake of reward

Nor should you long for inaction"

Lord Krishna also says

"Always try to improve yourself and not prove!!!"

and seriously, that's what I have been trying to do!!!!

Even though Kannadasan says 

சொல்லில் வருவது பாதி 

நெஞ்சில் தூங்கிக் கிடப்பது மீதி.....

I have almost  poured out and emptied my brain.......my heart......the remaining will also be duly poured out!!!!


Beet - Aloo parathas, served with Green moong dhal and Mango Shrikhand





Why I chose this recipe???

Magical Crimson Colored Beet
Antioxidants several
Low in High Fiber
Phytonutrients are in plenty
Anemia and Iron deficiency dread to come ne
Treats Blood Sugar
Skin health assured

K Vitamin present  for blood clotting and bone health
Increases Oxygen uptake
Treats bad cholesterol
Cardio vascular diseases & Cancer kept at bay
High levels of Folate
Ensures 'B' Vitamins which prevent dementia & memory loss
Nitrates are in high

And the Humble Potatoes.....are in no way less!!!
A nutritional Power House, contain Magnesium, Niacin, Folate and Phosphorous;
Good source of potassium, has a fiber which is good for the health of heart;
When cooked and cooled, contain resistant starch, controlling blood sugar;
Good source of Vitamin C, good for brain health;
Its a wrong notion that potatoes make you fat.

Ingredients

For the dough
Whole wheat flour - 1 1/4 cups
Beetroot - 1, pressure cooked, ground
1 green chilli and ginger ground
Jeera - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Gingely oil - 3 tsps

For the filling
4 medium sized potatoes pressure cooked, mashed
Salt to taste
Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Jeera powder - 1/4 tsp
Dhania powder - 1/4 tsp
1 green chilli, finely chopped
Coriander leaves. chopped

Recipe cuisine: North Indian; Category: Lunch/dinner
Prep time: 20 mts; Cooking time: 1/2 an hour

Yields 8 parathas

One beetroot pressure cooked and let to cool


Measured flour taken, salt, jeera and ground ginger green chilli paste added


Ground beetroot with the water and oil added


and all kneaded to a soft dough, some oil smeared on top, and allowed to rest for a couple of hours


Mashed aloo taken, chilli powder, jeera and dhania powders, finely chopped green chilli, salt to taste added


chopped coriander leaves too added


Mixed well


The beet dough and  the aloo filling mshaped into small balls and kept ready


A beet ball taken, flattened slightly, aloo filling kept, closed, then flattened again, dry roasted on tawa on both sides, then little bit ghee sprinkled, and cooked well.


Neatly kept on a plate


Served with Green moong dhal and Mango Shrikhand,. On this 10th Birhtday of malpatskitchen, 

A VISUAL TREAT FOR YOU ALL!!!!


This post first appeared in www.malpatskitchen.com

















 




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