Beetroot Halwa Recipe {BEST Ever!}

9g protein · 50 min · 426 kcal

Beetroot Halwa Recipe {BEST Ever!}

Beetroot halwa recipe - Try this healthy, nutritious, delicious sweet for the next festival or make it for your kids/toddlers.

50 min2 servings426 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 +1 tablespoon Ghee (clarified butter)
  • 300 grams or 2 1/4 cups Beetroot (grated and loosely packed)
  • 1 1/3 cups Milk
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Green cardamom seeds powder
  • 6 Cashew nuts (chopped)
  • 6 Almonds (sliced)

Instructions

  1. 1

    --- Preparation: ---

  2. 2

    Wash and scrub the beetroot really well.

  3. 3

    Peel and discard the skin.

  4. 4

    Grate it using a box grater or a food processor.

  5. 5

    --- Making Beetroot Halwa Recipe: ---

  6. 6

    Heat the 1 tablespoon of ghee in a pan and add grated beetroot.

  7. 7

    Cook for about 5 minutes or till it starts to soften and shrinks in size. Do stir occasionally.

  8. 8

    Then add milk and bring it to a simmer.

  9. 9

    Continue cooking with stirring often to avoid sticking and burning. As the milk evaporated and starts to become thick, do stir very often and eventually stir continuously.

  10. 10

    Cook till all the moisture is evaporated (for about 15 minutes).

  11. 11

    Then add sugar and cardamom powder, mix well.

  12. 12

    Again stir and cook till the moisture from sugar is evaporated and becomes thick halwa consistency (about 6 minutes).

  13. 13

    Lastly, add chopped almonds, cashews and remaining 1 tablespoon ghee.

  14. 14

    Mix and cook for a minute and then turn off the stove.

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