Red Velvet Halwa ~ Beetroot Dessert
Red Velvet Beetroot Halwa is a slow-cooked dessert by cooking grated beetroot with milk and sugar and infused with royal flavors of saffron and cardamom.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 3 cups grated beetroot
- 1 cup full fat milk
- 5 tablespoon sugar
- 4 tablespoon clarified butter ghee
- 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
- ΒΌ teaspoon saffron soaked in warm water
- 1 teaspoon rose water
- 2 tablespoon chopped nuts almond/pistachio/cashew nut
Instructions
- Wash and peel the beetroot. Grate it till you get 3 cups of it.3 cups grated beetroot
- Heat clarified butter (ghee) in a heavy bottom pan and fry the chopped nuts. Fry for 1 minute on low heat and as soon as it turns light golden in color, remove from the pan and set aside for garnishing.2 tablespoon chopped nuts, 4 tablespoon clarified butter
- In the same pan add more ghee if needed and fry the grated beetroot on medium-high heat for 15 minutes stirring constantly.
- Now add the milk and cook on slow flame till the dessert gets a thick kheer like consistency and the liquid has all dried up. This will take about 30 to 40 minutes depending on the quality of the beetroot.1 cup full fat milk
- Finally, add sugar, cardamom powder, soaked saffron with its water and rose water. Stir well and continue cooking for 5 to 10 more minutes.5 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon cardamom powder, 1/4 teaspoon saffron soaked in warm water, 1 teaspoon rose water
- Serve warm with cold ice cream and chopped nuts.