1. Wash and peel the vegetable using peeler.
2. First wash and remove the skin then slit as shown above.
3. No need to boil separately.
4. Heat oil in a pan/kadai, add asafoetida, splutter mustard seeds, black gram dal, curry leaves, red chilly broken into 2 pieces and finally vegetable with little salt.
5. Mix them well. Fry for some time.
6. Hot beetroot curry is delicious and ready to be served.
7. It can be served along with any rice item.

Courtesy: http://tamilveg.blogspot.com/