Beetroot for skin? Yes, beets can help brighten up your health and beauty immensely. Read on to find out the beetroot benefits and an impressive recipe…
This root vegetable can be devoured raw in a salad, pickled in a jar, steamed with other veggies and even baked, but have you ever tried the sweet and earthy beet as a curry? It’s a great recipe idea for vegans, vegetarians and for plant-based diets.
Beetroot benefits
Beets are one of my little secrets to staying healthy, looking young and energetic. Adding this veggie to my diet helps improve my hemoglobin level by producing more red blood cells. Which in turn, reduces my minor thalassemia symptoms I suffer from time to time.
The vegetable contains water, protein, manganese, vitamin C, iron, and rich in folic acid. Also, a great source of other essential nutritional values and contains powerful antioxidants. All of which are great benefits to nourish our body (1).
Moreover, numerous studies show beetroot increases stamina, improves blood flow, and oxygen use. Which leads to better physical performances. Also, aids in blood pressure, preventing strokes and reducing cholesterol (2).
That’s just a part of the beetroot benefits… and as for the beauty; Beets can help grow your hair healthier & stronger.
Beetroot benefits for the skin: helps fight acne and pimples, keeps your skin glowing, and prevents signs of ageing.
What’s more? Beets can help relax your mind and make you feel so good. Like eating chocolates. It will not taste the same but I think it may have to do with all the sugar it contains.
Now! Grab a few beets from your local market and head over to the kitchen to create a vibrant curry to go with a bowl of rice.
How It’s Made: The Beet Curry
Have colourful meals like beets to brighten up your health and beauty.
Cooking time varies depending on how well done you prefer your beets to be.
With beets the longer it is cooked the darker in red it gets. The thicker the beets are cut the longer it will take to cook. I like my beets cut thin and long, so it cooks much faster.
To make a beetroot curry, the basic requirements are beetroot, oil, salt, and turmeric.
Adding green chillies, curry leaves, onions and other added spices can enhance the flavours even further.
Once the ingredients are gathered the fun part begins, cooking it! Just have to add all the ingredients together and cook on medium heat with the lid on until it’s done. That’s it.
See how easy that was🙃
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Getting beet-fingers is unavoidable when working with beets. To get rid of the colour from your fingers, rub lemon juice and salt after handling them. Then wash with soap and water.
and what about the beet effects?
The benefits of beetroots are great, but if consumed excessively, some may go through one or more side effects. One of which is digestive issues, which is totally harmless.
Like all food, there are few side effects that arise due to excessive intake of beetroots. It’s still an excellent source for our well-being if consumed moderately. This sweet earthy flavoured root vegetable is loaded with nutrients and powerful benefits to nourish our health & beauty.
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The Beetroot Benefits | An Easy Recipe | The Nutritional Breakdowns
Beetroot for skin? Yes, beets can help brighten up your health and beauty immensely. Find out the beetroot benefits and a recipe to impress.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive oil Or any cooking oil
- Few Curry leaves
- 1/3 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/3 tsp Chili powder (Kashmiri) OR Curry powder (Kings) Optional
- 1/3 medium-size Onion Sliced thin
- 1/4 medium-size Tomato Diced small
- 1 medium-size Beetroot Sliced thin
- 1/3 tsp Salt Or as need
- 1 Green chili pepper Split in 2 or slice thick
- 1/4 cup Coconut milk OR 2% Milk Optional
Instructions
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Heat the oil on medium heat, Add curry leaves, sliced onions, diced tomatoes, sliced beetroots, turmeric powder, chili powder, and the desired amount of salt.
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Mix it all together, lower the heat to medium/low and let it cook for about 15 minutes with the lids on.
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Take the lid off, then incorporate the coconut milk and the sliced green chili pepper with the beets. Let it cook for another 2 minutes on medium heat before taking off the stove.
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The longer the beets cook the darker the colour becomes. I like my beets well done so I let it cook for up to 20min.
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Serve the beets with a bowl of rice
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