Halwas are always wonderful to make and they get done so quickly. In fact when you have some unexpected guests and you don't know what to make, well never worry you can always whip out a halwa in a jiffy! For many years, I always thought halwas from vegetables can only be good with carrots. I never attempted with anything else. Coming to sweets, it never consumed much at home. I don't' really like sweets but yeah occasional indulgence does happen.
Also after an innovative attempt at making a halwa with Papaya, I thought I should make a series of halwas with all vegetables and fruits. So you will end up seeing all different types of halwas with vegetables and fruits. Well, I know what you are thinking, but then these are something that makes a good dessert for kids, so I am for it!
With konda, I am never sure which one she will like. And with the boys, if one eats, the other one makes a point not to touch it. So I am having my fingers crossed, wondering who will finally eat this. When Peddu was watching Mr. Beans last week, where Mr. Bean was running around with a baby, I taught him to say "Chinna Pappa". So he comes running to us and pulls our cheeks and with pouting lips, says "Chiina Paapa". I will have to remember to record that soon, these days he is learning words so fast that he changes it within a week.
Coming to this Beetroot Halwa, there is no hard and fast rule for making this halwa. It can be done almost as Carrot Halwa, but this is made a little differently. Athamma gets all excited when I tell her that we are going to cook new dishes, so this is her innovation. Normally I make it roasted in ghee and then cook as Carrot Halwa, but Athamma pressure cooked it and then wanted it to be made as Halwa.
Ingredients Needed:
Beetroot grated - 1 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup or less, since beets are sweet.
Milk - 4 tbsp
Cardamom powder - a pinch
Ghee - 2 tsp
Roasted Nuts for garnish
Method to prepare:
Grate Beets and pressure cook till tender. Keep it aside.
Roast the nuts like cashew and badam and keep aside.
Melt sugar in a pan till it's all done, then add in the cooked beets, milk, cardamom powder and simmer for 5 mins.
Then add ghee and cook on high till the beetroot starts leaving the sides.
Finally, garnish with roasted nuts.
Kitchen Flavours says
Wow looks yummy.
Curry Leaf says
Lovely start to the lovely race.
Divya Kudua says
Hmm..yummy..I too thought veggies in halwa wouldnt be nice...after my trial of making beetroot kesari succeeded,I am all for it!!Looking forward to more recipes in RM..!!
Jayashree says
Did u say "simple", Valli??? Pls check out this post of mine to see what happened when I attempted this.
Arundathi says
nice to run with you! 🙂 good luck!
Roopa says
Yummy halwa Srivalli 🙂
Priya says
Looks delicious...Wishing u the best for the recipes marathon...Healthy n colourful halwa too.
raaji says
lovely one.....Nice to know that u too r one of RM runner.....looking forward for more
PJ says
Have prepared this with carrot,will try with beetroot as well..Nice to be running with u...
kamala says
Wish to be near ur place for this and forthcoming halwas..Grt pleasure to run with you.
lakshmi says
first of all, grating beetroots is not exactly something that can be done in a "jiffy". who grates beetroots at home? i have some lying the fridge, i am inclined to send them over to you 😛
secondly, did you notice kumbhakarna's giant "wake up"? 😛 LOL. i can't laugh at my own pathetic jokes, can i?
Simran says
Looks bright and colorful, like everything with beets.
Good luck with the marathon
Sukanya Ramkumar says
Hi...
This is my fav. Looks so good. I also make it in the same way. Healthy sweet!...
Mandira says
love the color of the halwa!
Alka says
Thats so innovative..looks mindblowingly cute!
ranji says
hey valli..it feels so good to be back :)...beetroot halwa looks damn good..i was planning on making beetroot rava kesari but i may just change my mind :)..
indosungod says
Go Valli! Love the color. It is one of my favorite veggies. I bet this sweet is delicious as the savory items we cook with it.
srikars kitchen says
wow.. looks nice & yummy... perfect click...
Divya Vikram says
I remember my grandma making this.And we had this with pooris!!
Jude says
I love making halwa... Thanks for this idea! Never seen a beet halwa recipe before.
Cilantro says
Amma made them and we had them for chappatis. Looks delicious.
Bhawana says
Thats new to me Srivalli. Looks very tempting :). Good one to try out.
Madhu says
Love the colour of beets.Looks delicious.
DK says
Now I think you have every conceivable halwa in your site now! My oh my! the color to this one is worth a try 🙂
Hugs
DK
Vibaas says
never tried it before. looks yum.
Uma says
the halwa looks so delicious and healthy too.
Sharmila says
Now that is what I call a colourful innovation! Beetroot! Great job Sri! 🙂
rekhas kitchen says
nice to run with you valli good starting and nice colour too
Medhaa says
never had beetroot halwa. Its really nice to run the marathon with you.
veena says
Hi..
Looks delicious ....Yummy......Never heard of beetroot Halwa.Will surely try this wonderful dessery one day for sure ...
Keep up the good work...
Love
veena
news.linq.in says
Wow! we are really enjoying knowing & learning your all series of halwas with vegetables and fruits 🙂
Very innovative post.
Thank you for sharing.
Regards,
Vibha.
Lakshmi Venkatesh says
Yummy yummy beetroot halwa. one of my all time favourites.
SMN says
Hey valli even i blogged beet root halwa long back and so did papaya.. check out my blog..
Now ur able to comment on blog
Medhaa says
You are always so good with the round ups. Great Job
Good Gynecologist in Anna Nagar says
Lovely color of the halwa...Realy tempting..