Beetroot Halwa (beetroot ka halwa) is a delicious Indian dessert prepared with beetroots. It is easy to prepare and tastes great. Even those who hate beetroots will love this delicious halwa. Today we will learn how to make Beetroot Halwa following this easy halwa recipe.
Wash, peel the skin and grate beetroot.
Put almonds in boiling water(blanch almonds), remove the skin and pat it dry. Cut it into thin strips.
Heat a tsp of ghee, fry cashew nuts and keep it aside.
In the same pan, heat a tbsp of ghee, add grated beetroot and fry on low heat until the raw smell goes.
Then add 2 cups of milk and cook the beetroot on low flame, stirring in between. Cook till the beetroot becomes soft and all the milk evaporates.
Then add sugar, khoa and cook till sugar dissolves and gets mixed well with the beetroot.
Add cardamom powder, remaining ghee and cook stirring for a few more seconds on low heat.
Garnish with cashew nuts, almonds and mix well. Serve hot or warm.
Note -Khoa is prepared by boiling milk in a heavy bottomed pan on low flames until it is thickened. I boiled 2 cups of milk on low flames until it thickened. You get ready made khoa also. Khoa is added just to give richness to the halwa and it is totally optional.
Beetroot Halwa-Beetroot ka halwa
Prep Time : 15 mins
Cook Time : 30 mins
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Dessert-Beetroot
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Dessert-Beetroot
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Beetroot grated – 2 cups heaped
Sugar -3/4 cup
Milk – 2 cups
Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp
Almonds/Badam – 10
Cashew nuts – few
Ghee – 1/4 cup
Unsweetened Khoa/khoya – 100 grams (optional)
Preparation
Wash, peel the skin and grate beetroot.
Put almonds in boiling water(blanch almonds), remove the skin and pat it dry. Cut it into thin strips.
Heat a tsp of ghee, fry cashew nuts and keep it aside.
Method
In the same pan, heat a tbsp of ghee, add grated beetroot and fry on low heat until the raw smell goes.
Then add 2 cups of milk and cook the beetroot on low flame, stirring in between. Cook till the beetroot becomes soft and all the milk evaporates.
Then add sugar, khoa and cook till sugar dissolves and gets mixed well with the beetroot.
Add cardamom powder, remaining ghee and cook stirring for a few more seconds on low heat.
Garnish with cashew nuts, almonds and mix well. Serve hot or warm.
Note -Khoa is prepared by boiling milk in a heavy bottomed pan on low flames until it is thickened. I boiled 2 cups of milk on low flames until it thickened. You get ready made khoa also. Khoa is added just to give richness to the halwa and it is totally optional.
Using full fat milk gives richness to the halwa.
You can add blanched almonds or roasted almonds.
You can grate beetroot using the grater with fine holes or bigger ones according to your preferences.
More Halwa recipes
Carrot Halwa ( Gajar ka halwa) and Rava kesari ( sooji halwa).
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View Comments (32)
beet root halwa with almonds mouth watering padhu
i love this halwa..tastes so good :)
I've heard of beetroot halwa never tasted it. This looks great.
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Very healthy ,delicious and colourful halwa..nice way to feed children this wonderful veggie..
Anjana
I never tasted beetroot halwa, its bright color looks inviting.
Very good idea to feed kids Beet ..............thank u for the recipe .
Rich and Delicious beetroot halwa , loved the addition of khoya ..
One of my favorite halwas, delicious..
Tasty halwa. Colourful and full of goodness.
Colorful and delicious halwa..yum