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Spiced Beetroot Paste | Beet Bata | Thakur Barir Ranna | Bengali Recipe

This is another traditional recipe from Tagore Family. Thakur Barir Ranna. Purnima Tagore is the author of this great book.  I tried so many recipe from this book and each of the recipe carries the tradition of Bengali Cuisine. Some authentic recipes from Bangladesh are also included in this book. Specifically this book contains most of the recipes from Tagore family which is very authentic and traditional and famous too. More and more some recipes are little different than traditional recipes too. Still its great i think. As it contains some  international recipes on those contemporary periods. Those international recipes were very famous in tagore family.
So one classic recipe name Beetroot paste is sharing with you hope you will like it. Its very simple and easy recipe which goes very well with plain rice. Look is so colorful that you cannot resist to try it.  I made little changes on the recipe to add more flavor to it. So no waiting... try and enjoy.

Nutritional facts about beetroot is very high. It is a good source of Vitamin A, which is very good for eyes.
vitamin C , Calcium and Irons are other important elements of Beetroot.




Spiced Beetroot Paste Beet Bata | Thakur Barir Ranna | Bengali Recipe


Recipe by Nabanita Das
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 15 mins

 Ingredients
  • 2 Medium Beetroot
  • 4 Green Chili
  • 100 gm Posto
  • 1 tbsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp Onion Seeds
  • 4 tbsp Mustard oil/White oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger paste
Cooking Directions
  1. Peel off beetroot and boil with little salt.
  2. Soak poppy seeds,onion seeds,green chili in warm water..
  3. Make a paste of boiled beetroot.
  4. Make a fine paste of the soaked spice..
  5. Heat oil in a pan.
  6. Add bay leaf,onion seeds and ginger paste when onion seeds start to splutter.
  7. Add beetroot paste and spice paste together.
  8. Adjust seasoning.
  9. Stir until it becomes dry.
  10. Serve with warm plain rice.
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Unknown said…
Paste looks yummy! I will try this! :)http://www.rita-bose-cooking.com/
June 14, 2013 at 8:01 AM
Hari Chandana said…
Nice recipe.. thanks for sharing!!
June 14, 2013 at 10:28 AM
Priya Anandakumar said…
Delicious and lovely beetroot paste...
June 14, 2013 at 12:31 PM
Sona - quick picks/pick quicks said…
this is definitely new to much, but sure its great !
June 14, 2013 at 2:41 PM
Chitz said…
That's a yummy & healthy dish :)
June 15, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Priya Suresh said…
Catchy and healthy paste.
June 17, 2013 at 10:31 AM
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