This wildly-coloured side dish is a bold variation on beets. It has several distinctive layers of flavour and makes an interesting replacement for a salad or dip. Go for it if you want to add a touch of fantasy to your dinner.
What you need:
2 medium beets, boiled
500g plain soya yogurt
2 teaspoons salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon hot paprika
1/2 bunch fresh mint (leaves)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4-5 garlic cloves, finely diced
1. Peel the beets and grate it coarsely.
2. Put the yogurt in a bowl and beat it lightly with a fork or a whisk until it's smooth and creamy. Add the salt, pepper to taste and paprika. Mix. Add the mint and beet. Mix gently.
3. Put the oil and garlic in a small frying pan and set over medium-high heat. The garlic will eventually begin to snizzle. Press down on the garlic with a spatula and let it snizzle some more, turning the pieces once or twice, until they turn a medium brown. Pour the flavored oil and garlic into the bowl with the yogurt and mix.
4. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
2 medium beets, boiled
500g plain soya yogurt
2 teaspoons salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon hot paprika
1/2 bunch fresh mint (leaves)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4-5 garlic cloves, finely diced
1. Peel the beets and grate it coarsely.
2. Put the yogurt in a bowl and beat it lightly with a fork or a whisk until it's smooth and creamy. Add the salt, pepper to taste and paprika. Mix. Add the mint and beet. Mix gently.
3. Put the oil and garlic in a small frying pan and set over medium-high heat. The garlic will eventually begin to snizzle. Press down on the garlic with a spatula and let it snizzle some more, turning the pieces once or twice, until they turn a medium brown. Pour the flavored oil and garlic into the bowl with the yogurt and mix.
4. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
I found the recipe in World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey's