
Its universally known fact that Girls love Pink and Boys love blue. :)
Of course it goes more for kids. As kids most of the girls love pink and in due course the favorite color changes. Mine was initially pink too and later it kept changing that by now I have named almost all the colors as my favorite sometime of my life :P
What so ever! Pink was my first favorite color and I still love it :) Anything in pink makes me feel girly girly and soft.
So a freaking pink rice can never be denied by me or any kids ;) isn't it?
The subtle taste of saunf and the light sweetness of beets makes this rice so yummy :)

Ingredients:
Rice - 1 cup
Beetroot - 2
Onion - 1 large
Green chillies - 2
Saunf/fennel/sombu - 1 tsp
Salt - for taste
Curry leaves

Method:
Wash, peel and cook the beets in microwave or pressure pan. Once cooked, grate and keep it aside.
Chop onion finely.
Wash and soak rice for half an hour. Pressure cook with two cups of water. Once done allow it to cool on a plate. Add a tsp of ghee to the rice and separate the grains.
Take a pan and add a tsp of oil, drop in the curry leaves and saunf followed by chopped onions and split chillies. Fry till the onion turns golden brown. Now add the grated beets along with some salt and fry just for few mins.
Now mix in the rice along with the vegetables thoroughly.
Yummy, simple and pinky betts pulao is ready to eat :)
Enjoy making :) Freak your kids with pinky pink rice :)
Wash, peel and cook the beets in microwave or pressure pan. Once cooked, grate and keep it aside.
Chop onion finely.
Wash and soak rice for half an hour. Pressure cook with two cups of water. Once done allow it to cool on a plate. Add a tsp of ghee to the rice and separate the grains.
Take a pan and add a tsp of oil, drop in the curry leaves and saunf followed by chopped onions and split chillies. Fry till the onion turns golden brown. Now add the grated beets along with some salt and fry just for few mins.
Now mix in the rice along with the vegetables thoroughly.
Yummy, simple and pinky betts pulao is ready to eat :)
Enjoy making :) Freak your kids with pinky pink rice :)

Note:
You can add gharam masala powder or the spices(bay leaf,cloves and cinnamon) directly as well to give it additional flavoring.
You can powder the saunf and add it to avoid kids removing it from the rice.
You can add gharam masala powder or the spices(bay leaf,cloves and cinnamon) directly as well to give it additional flavoring.
You can powder the saunf and add it to avoid kids removing it from the rice.

I love anything with saunf, this is awesome recipe gal!
ReplyDeletepretty in pink :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing carving... Lovely idea of decorating it like a vase! Hats off nithi!!
ReplyDeleteAwsome work ,nithya..hope u had a great time..Dhamakas are really a blast
ReplyDeleteI love this version .. beet pulao is my lil ones all time fav but have nvr tried adding saunf to it .. Great clicks n presentation !!!!
ReplyDeletesubtle flavor and awesome decoration !!
ReplyDeleteYummmyyyyyyy, wat a beautiful looking pulao, lovely presentation Nithya..
ReplyDeleteFabulous picture
ReplyDeleteAwesome dish Nithya!!I am sure kids will be bowled over :)
ReplyDeleteNice presentation n colorful looking rice
ReplyDeletethe beetroot carving and the pics are very beautiful. The colored rice looks very yummy, easy preparation too...no hot spices..i will give a definite try :)
ReplyDeleteWow! lovely presentation..I love anything with beetroot..rice is so delicious and tempting..
ReplyDeleteBeetroot pulao looks lovely. Love the beautiful red colour. Great clicks.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful rice and carving nithi. Yummy rice and anyone can get attracted to this color !!! Lovely.
ReplyDeletelove it and love the presentation..
ReplyDeleteBeautiful color, i love Beet. Pulao looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful, both the rice and pictures...
ReplyDeleteLove the pinkness :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome recipe and pretty color..loving the color and the garnish.
ReplyDeletelove beet...lots of flavor!!Yummy!!Nice Presentation!!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious, love the vase !
ReplyDeleteawesome recipe ! Lovely pics and carving!
ReplyDeleteYou are a very talented girl. The presentation is simply extraordinary. Hats off to your creativity!
ReplyDeleteI stopped rice two months ago, however I assume this will end when I visit my parents next month.
ReplyDeleteI like red and blue colours. Most of my shirts are either blue or light red. My mother always selects pink for me, so I have 5-6 pink shirts. :)
Pulao was once my favorite dish and is now my most favorite dish as I do not have it often.
Beetroot pachadi is a dish my mother prepared for lunch and it tastes awsome. The entire rice turns red.
I do not have any comments on the pictures as no one would now comment that " AR rehman again did a good music in this album or Amitabh bacchan is again a good actor"... they are and so you are... ;)
I love beetroot and like to mix it with rice and eat. But have never tried beetroot rice as such.
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beautiful presentation delicious rice
ReplyDeleteColorful pulao nits ,loved the carving too .
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Hi Nithya How are you.. beautifulu color and interesting recipe hummm pulao with only saunf flavour..love those biwali dhamakas
ReplyDeleteBelated Diwali wishes to you and your family.
Oh Gal...what a lovely color...love your pictures ...
ReplyDeleteVery simple to prepare....... Thanks for sharing the recipe.Tried this today and it came out well......
ReplyDeleteWow, this luks simple and delicious....of the presentation is really great. Great work.
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ReplyDeleteI just tried this recipe with a little bit of twist. Check out my blog.
http://dhomefood.blogspot.com/2010/11/beetroot-rice-with-mint-raita.html
What is your inspiration behind such creativity, Nithya? I'm your fan!
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