Beet Curry

This Beet Curry with chickpeas tastes so good that it will leave you amazed and craving more. It is pretty in pink, healthy and made in the instant pot in about 30 minutes.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Keyword beet recipe, beetroot curry, chickpeas curry

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Resting time 10

Total Time 35

Servings Servings

Calories 213kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

instant pot

Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
2 cardamom
1 medium onion, chopped about 1 cup
2 cloves garlic, chopped
½ to ¾ teaspoon salt, divided
2 medium beets, chopped into ¼ to ½ inch dice about 11/2 cups
2 teaspoons coriander powder
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper powder
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
¾ cup water
1 can chickpeas 15 ounces
½ cup coconut milk
¼ to ½ teaspoon sugar
½ cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

Heat Instant pot to saute mode. When hot, add vegetable oil and give 1 minute for the oil to heat up.
Add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and let it sizzle for a few seconds.
Add chopped onions, garlic and ¼ teaspoon salt. Adding salt at this stage will speed up the cooking process.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until it gets translucent. Stir is chopped beet, coriander, cayenne and turmeric powder. Continue to stir for 2-3 minutes to toast the spices.
Add water, give a good mix, close and lock lid, making sure the valve is set to seal. Cook for 6 minutes on manual and then in warm mode for 10 minutes.
In the meantime, drain and rinse canned chickpeas. Using a potato masher, coarsely mash about a third of the chickpeas. This will help to thicken the curry.
Open lid, turn instant pot to saute again, stir in chickpeas (whole and mashed), coconut milk, sugar, cilantro and additional salt to taste .
Let it come to a boil and continue to cook for a few minutes, until curry has thickened slightly. The curry will continue to thicken as it cools.

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Notes

No canned chickpeas? Use 1 and ½ cups cooked chickpeas.

Sugar- A bit of sugar helps to highlight the natural sweetness in beets and adds additonal flavor.

Chopped beets – Wash, peel and chop beets into ¼ to ½-inch thick cubes. The cooking time will depend on the size.

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