Kalyana sweet pachadi recipe
sweet pachadi is widely served at Tamil Brahmin weddings/ special meals. Tasty South Indian pachadi with colorful beets is easy to prepare and makes any feast extra special. beetroot pachadi is also served for Onam sadya. If you like Saravana Bhavan-style beetroot sweet pachadi this recipe won’t disappoint you.
Muslim kalyana veedu sweet pachadi
Coarse grind or mash cooked beetroot follow the rest of the steps for bhai veetu beetroot pachadi.
SHOULD I PRESSURE-COOK beetroot?
You can saute beetroot and prepare pachadi but it takes a long time for the beets. Pressure-cooking beets are faster hence I prefer doing it.
CAN I SKIP SUGAR FOR KALYANA beetroot PACHADI?
Traditionally white sugar is added to the Sweet Kalyana pachadi. For a healthier version, you can use brown sugar, and jaggery but the taste might not be similar. If you prefer using honey, add very little sugar and cook the fruits, turn off the stove and add honey
SHOULD I COOK SUGAR TO STRING CONSISTENCY?
No, you can just add sugar to the cooked beets.
Can I add rose flavor?
To make it more flavorful you can add a little rose syrup or rose essence. Avoid adding more as that will dominate the pachadi flavor.
Can I skip Corn flour?
Corn flour is optional for homestyle sweet beet pachadi but to make it saravana bhavan beetroot sweet pachadi, I would recommend little corn flour. It gives glossy and the best texture to the sweet pachadi. Avoid adding more as that might make it to halwa texture.
Ingredients
pressure cook
1/3 cup beetroot, peeled and cubed 1/4 cup water
saute
1 teaspoon ghee 5 cashews
pachadi
1 cup water 3 tablespoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon Cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon cornflour
How to cook beetroot sweet pachadi with step-by-step pictures
First, add beetroot and water to a separator
Pressure cook for 5 whistles and do natural pressure release
Grind into a fine mixture and keep it aside
Add ghee to a wide heavy bottomed pan and turn on the stove to medium flame
When ghee turns hot add cashews and sautes till they turn golden brown
Add ground beetroot and give a quick mix
Furthermore, add water; mix well and boil for 10 mins
Add sugar; mix well and boil for 4 mins
furthermore add corn flour and give a quick mix
Finally, add cardamom powder; mix well and cook for 3-4 mins till pachadi turns glossy and comes together
