My son and daughter loves beet root, and without doubt is among the vegetables she loves a lot. Nowadays she also tells me what menu she wants? She loves only one menu a rasam(Spicy tamarind soup), beet root stir-fry with coconut and rice. Occasionally she loves to eat Sambar as well as Ethapazha pulissery (Plantain in spicy coconut sauce). She call it as banana, I can give pulissery two times if more it comes in the menu the third time she will say “no banana” . However Soupa(Rasam) can show her face as much times. I think they got my gene in that part; I am hardcore fan of Rasam which I would make once in week even I stayed alone. I also love Beetroot. I too love them, but hate the job of chopping it to small pieces. Last week shopping we spotted a mega beetroot in a specialty store. I bought 2 of them, they are so big, and each one is equal to 3 normal sized beetroots, but it did make a tasty stir-fry.
Ingredients
- Wash and peel and grate the beetroot, roast the pistachios in a baking sheet at 350F for 10 minutes or until it slightly change the color. Pulse or chop it into small pieces and set aside.
- Preheat the oven at 350F, grease and line 9 x5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a bowl, sift the dry ingredients, flours, salt, spices and baking powder.
- In another bowl add sugar and oil and mix very well, and then add eggs and mix well to combine everything.
- Then gradually incorporate the dry ingredients in two batches, then add beets and milk and mix well with whisk and finally fold in pistachios. Keep aside few about 1 tablespoon to decorate on the top of the loaf.
- Transfer the batter to prepared pan and top with rest of pistachios. Bake at 350F for about 60 minutes or until the toothpick/cake tester comes out clean.
- Allow to the rest the cake in pan for about 10 minutes and remove and cool it in a cooling rack until its cools down completely.
- If you wish you can also use any glaze of your choice.
- Slice it and enjoy with or without butter.
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Sanoli Ghosh says
Super tempting and fabulous cake Swathi. Bookmarked it dear.
Chitz says
It looks so nice.. Colorful & very inviting !
Simi J says
beet is such a versatile veggie, i have not tried it in baking yet
Reni says
Looks so colorful and cute ! That's one perfect cake...sure ur daughter wud've loved it 🙂
Elisabeth Foodandthrift says
Swathi, I have never made a cake with beet root, but after seeing your moist, colorful and delicious cake, I would love to make this. The ingredients are perfectly combined, and it's not too sweet. With this yummy cake, you can get your veggies and dessert at the same time!
Sorry for not commenting as often, I've been slacking in my own posts, and not going on facebook either.
Your friend,
Elisabeth
Reeni Pisano says
What a unique and delicious sounding cake with the beetroot and pistachio! It makes for a beautiful slice of cake! Wish I could bring over a pot of tea to share.
Janani says
wow what a cake looks so good love it.
sushmita pandit says
Wonderful....thats totally mouthwatering....
Divya Shivaraman says
loaf cake looks fabulous with beets the colour is simply amazing
Renata says
So beautiful Swathi! Healthy and delicious too!
divya says
This looks and sounds amazing. Thank you so much for sharing.
Suja Manoj says
Swathi,it has come out beautiful and the pistachios make it even prettier..lovely
Gajus kitchen says
Looks delicious and must have tasted great with those lovely spices
Gajus kitchen says
Looks delicious and must have tasted great with those lovely spices
Preeti Tamilarasan says
it looks so beautiful dear
tina mazumdar says
lovely color and yummy cake!
Amrita Vishal says
Amazing idea to incorporate beets..loved it
Kaveri Venkatesh says
the beet and pistachio loaf looks awesome Swathi...should try sometime
Sona - quick picks/pick quicks says
wow !! glad that your kids love to eat these vegetables and rasam. my boys do like beetroot, but definitely not as curry. they like it just steamed..esp for its colour spreading all over their lips 🙂 and this bread is just divine, Swathy.
Rumana Ambrin says
Perfectly blend of colors...
Rafeeda AR says
really intriguing cake...
Sona S says
Nice color, cake looks delicious.
Harini M says
This looks so irresistible n tasty 🙂
Ramya Krishnamurthy says
yummy adn want to finish now
Sangeetha Priya says
delicious n colorful outcome Swathi 🙂
Janaki Garcia says
I need to try this one so I can get the kids to eat beets. Thanks for sharing. Love the color 🙂
Navaneetham Krishnan says
I love beets too but my other half is on the other end. So there's not much of chance to cook beets at home. I just have one question about this recipe - do you squeeze out the juice from the beets before adding?
The recipe is about mixing and incorporating and I should do well with it too. Beautiful colors and the pops from the pistachios.
Swathi Iyer says
Yes Nava I used Both beets and juice .
Rekha Vengalil says
This is totally new to me and you have done it perfectly. ..
Mahi says
Cake looks pretty! 🙂
Vicky says
This looks so beautiful! It would be easy to convert to gluten free I think! What a wonderful combination of flavours 🙂
Meena Kumar says
Beet and pistachio is a new combination to me but they baked loaf looks yummy.
Eric Pepple says
Wow this sounds soooo good! Very creative, can't wait to try 🙂
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spusht says
Beets add such a gorgeous color to anything! I always keep beets - either fresh or chopped in freezer to add to juice and raita, mostly.
The cake looks good.
Asha Shivakumar says
A very interesting combination. Looks really colorful and sounds delicious. Kids are so funny with their choices, one week it's only one that and the next it completely changes..
Priya Anandakumar says
wow Swathi, such a lovely looking cake and looks awesome. lovely clicks.. will try this soon...
Amrita Roy says
This cake is full with goodness of beet and pistachio..
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Mayuri's jikoni says
Looks really delicious. Must try it out.