Beet leaves can be used just like any other greens and this simple sauté of beetroot leaves with coconut, Beetroot Leaves Thoran, brings out the best in those leaves with a whole lot of flavor!
I have always been a fan of greens! Especially when they are cooked in such a simply way to highlight their essence. Just a quick sauté! It is one of my favorite sides to make if I don’t have that much time to make something or just want something in addition to what I have already cooked. Greens don’t take much time to cook, they wilt so very quickly, that by the time you set your plates on the dinner table, these are done.
Being a vegetarian, greens are a good majority of the way I get some iron into my body. Sadly, the iron in green leafy vegetables don’t get absorbed that well like that in meat. I always squeeze a little bit of lime / lemon at the end to kinda help with the absorption. Citric acid and Vitamin C when taken with plant based iron sources enhance their absorption capability. While on the topic of iron absorption, stay away from Calcium to combine with greens as it is an inhibitor to absorption in your body.
A nasty bug has caught on to me, so I will not go on any further with my ramblings and lets go straight to this quick recipe to make Beetroot Leaves Thoran / Beet Leaves Sautéed with Coconut. You can sub any other form of greens to it – spinach, chard, kale, collard greens!
Beetroot Leaves Thoran / Beet Leaves Sautéed with Coconut – The Recipe
Ingredients:
- Beetroot leaves – from about 3 beets, trimmed, washed and chopped – comes to about 3-4 cups after chopped
- 1 tbsp grape seed oil
- 1 tsp black mustard seeds
- 2-3 dried red chillies
- salt, to taste
- 1/2 cup of grated coconut
- squeeze of lime / lemon
Method:
Heat the oil in a sauté pan. Add the mustard seeds and once they splutter, add the dried red chillies to the pan. Toss in the chopped greens and salt. Once the greens have wilted, add the coconut and mix well. Let the mixture cook for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat and squeeze a little bit of lime / lemon. Serve hot.
Beetroot Leaves Thoran ~ Beet Leaves Sautéed with Coconut
Ingredients
- Beetroot leaves – from about 3 beets trimmed, washed and chopped – comes to about 3-4 cups after chopped
- 1 tbsp grape seed oil
- 1 tsp black mustard seeds
- 2-3 dried red chillies
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup of grated coconut
- squeeze of lime / lemon
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a sauté pan. Add the mustard seeds and once they splutter, add the dried red chillies to the pan. Toss in the chopped greens and salt. Once the greens have wilted, add the coconut and mix well. Let the mixture cook for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat and squeeze a little bit of lime / lemon. Serve hot.
Fabulous! Pinned.
Great way to use the whole plant. Thanks for creating this dish.
I love beetroot leaves , will definitely try this recipe.
This beetroot recipe looks amazing. I have never heard of using these before so as soon as I saw the title, I was intrigued.
? Not many people know that you can use the leaves too. They are one of the tastiest greens out there!
This is a really nice way to use up the whole beet. The Shards have a great deal of nutrition.
I am also a fan of greens, but I must admit, I’ve never used beetroot greens. Sounds wonderful.
I love sautéed greens and make them several times a week, this version with the coconut sounds like a delicious preparation, I will have to try it!