DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Beetroot Curry
Dini Kodippili describes this Sri Lankan beetroot curry as a childhood favourite and uses the traditional julienned cut.
About Beetroot Curry
Dini Kodippili describes this Sri Lankan beetroot curry as a childhood favourite and uses the traditional julienned cut. Beetroot batons simmer with coconut milk, onion, garlic, green chilli and curry leaves.
Her homemade curry powder and turmeric season the coconut gravy, with cayenne offered for additional heat. The beetroot lends sweetness and gives the sauce its deep pink colour.
The beetroot is cooked until tender while retaining some bite. Cooked rice accompanies the curry, and chopped beet leaves can also be added when available.
Allergens in this recipe
Optional additions: Mustard.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Beetroot Curry
Dini Kodippili's Sri Lankan julienned beetroot curry.
- BeetrootBase
- OnionAromatic
- Long green chilliSeasoning
- GarlicAromatic
- Curry leavesAromatic
- Ground turmericSeasoning
- Cayenne pepperSeasoning · Optional
- Sea saltSeasoning
- Coconut milkLiquid
- WaterLiquid
- Cooked riceAccompaniment
- Beet leavesBase · Optional
- Coriander seedsSeasoning · Homemade curry powder
- Cumin seedsSeasoning · Homemade curry powder
- Black peppercornsSeasoning · Homemade curry powder
- Basmati rice for curry powderBase · Homemade curry powder
- Green cardamom seedsSeasoning · Homemade curry powder
- Fennel seedsSeasoning · Homemade curry powder
- Whole clovesSeasoning · Homemade curry powder · Optional
- Black mustard seedsSeasoning · Homemade curry powder · Optional
- Curry leaves for curry powderAromatic · Homemade curry powder · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Beetroot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual169 yellow or white alternatives, generic onion retained.
- Long green chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual176 original long green chilli, variety unspecified; broader green chilli mapping.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Curry leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cayenne pepper (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual205 optional.
- Sea salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Coconut milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cooked rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual242, exact rice variety unspecified.
- Beet leaves (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual69 optional addition if present.
- Coriander seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cumin seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black peppercorns: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Basmati rice for curry powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green cardamom seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual355 seeds removed from pods394; broader green cardamom candidate.
- Fennel seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Whole cloves (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual376/420 explicitly may omit if disliked.
- Black mustard seeds (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Mustard source-confirmed. Actual384–385 explicitly optional; Mustard positive.
- Curry leaves for curry powder (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual391–392 optional in powder, separate allocation from required main curry leaves.
Origins & food traditions
Sri Lanka association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Sri Lanka
- Sri LankaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Sri Lankan Cuisine
- Sri Lankan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.