Beetroot Chops

I had this dish for the first time in my chithi's house (father's younger brother's wife). She prepares  all traditional  tamil dishes & tries a lot of new dishes from neighbours. I have learned a lot
of dishes from her. This is a very different preparation with beetroot.

Beetroot Chops

Ingredients:
Beetroot : 3
Onion: 2 medium size
Tomato: 1 medium size
Garlic paste: 1tsp
Peppercorns: 10
Red chilli: 2
Coriander powder: 2tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/4tsp
Oil: 3tsp
Garam masala: 1tsp

Method:
Wash, peel, & cut the beetroot into thin slices.
Roughly chop the onion & tomato.
In a pan add 1tsp oil saute' half the onion, tomato, garlic paste, peppercorns &  red chilli. Cool & grind to a paste.
In a pan add 2tsp oil add the remaining onion, saute' for few minutes add the beetroot, salt & turmeric powder. Saute' for sometime. Then add the ground masala. Mix well.
Add coriander powder. Add 1 cup water & cook till the beetroot is cooked ( My chithi cooks in a pressure cooker & allows  2 whistles). Wait till the water is absorbed & the gravy thickens.
Then add garam masala. Mix well. Take off the heat.