Friday, September 13, 2013

Beetroot halwa

Ingredients:
Beetroot s 2
Sugar 1 1/2 cups
Ghee 3-4 tb sp
Milk 2
Water 1 cup
Almonds thinly sliced 2 tsp
Cashews thinly sliced 2 tsp
Raisins 2 tsp

Method:
Grate the beets in a blender or a grater.
Put it in a heavy frying pan or a vessel.
Add the water and milk together to the beets.
Allow the liquids to get evaporated and see to it that the beets are cooked properly.
Add the sugar to it and mix well.
Mix in intervals till it starts solidifying.
Add the ghee in intervals.
Take it out from the flame when a halwa consistency is reached.
Take a small pan, add a tsp of ghee and fry the almonds cashews and raisins and add to the halwa.

Note:
A tsp of cardamom powder can be also added.
Halwa consistency is reached when no more water is left, at the same time it still has some moisture left. The halwa doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan.

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