Beetroot Halwa

Beetroot 'Halwa' or Beetroot dessert is an Indian, unique & healthy vegetable based dessert recipe.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: beetroot, Gluten-free, halwa, healthy, homemade, root-vegetable, vegetarian

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 15

Servings: Servings

Calories: 2040kcal

Author: Aakruti Mahendra

4 cups Grated Beetroot
4 cups Milk Whole or 2% or fat free
1/2 cup Sugar Adjust it to your taste. I used raw sugar but you can use refined sugar or sweetner of your choice
4 tbsp 'Ghee' clarified butter. You can use butter or oil of your choice
1/2 tsp cardamon seeds powdered
2 tbsp cashews unsalted roughly ground or slivered
2 tbsp almonds unsalted roughly ground or slivered
2 tbsp Pistachios unsalted roughly ground or slivered
2 tbsp raisins

Scrub and wash beetroots with water to remove any dirt off their skin.
Grate them. I used a food processor with grating blade. It's much faster and less mess. But you can always use a regular hand grater as well.
In a thick bottomed pan or pot add and mix grated beetroot and milk.
On a medium flame bring this mixture to a boil and let it simmer.
Beets will cook in milk and the milk will start to reduce and evaporate.
Keep stirring in between.
When milk is 80% reduced, add sugar and 'ghee' and combine it well.
Continue to cook until the milk has mostly evapourated. Keep stirring in between.
Switch off the heat and add cardamom powder, nuts and raisins.
Serve hot or refrigerate and serve cold. It tastes great either ways! Enjoy.

The nutritional value is for 1 Serving. Please keep in mind that the nutrition value is a rough estimate and can vary based on the product used.

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