GRATED BEETS W/ SHALLOTS

(from World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey)

i tried some beets from our garden & discovered this DELICIOUS
beet recipe. i think this is quite good - i prefer to use a
little less than 1 lb beets though (about a 1-1/2 cups).

3 tbs olive oil
1/2 tsp whole brown/yellow mustard seeds
2 large shallots, peeled & cut into fine slivers
1 fresh hot green chile, cut crosswise on sharp
diagonal into thin slices
1 LB beets, peeled & coarsely grated (about 2 cups)
1 tsp salt
1/2 c water
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1. put oil in large frying pan over med-high heat.
2. when hot, put in mustard seeds.  as soon as seeds
begin to pop (a matter of seconds), put in shallots &
green chile.  stir fry for 30 seconds. shallots should
turn a little brown.
3. add beets & stir for a minute.  put in the salt &
1/2 c water. stir.
4. bring to boil. cover, turn heat to low & cook
gently for 10 minutes.
5. uncover, turn heat up to medium & add lemon juice.
6. stir to mix & turn off heat.

(If you're not saving the beet greens for another recipe,
you can chop them up, along w/ their stems, & toss them
in with the beets.)