Beetroot Halwa

Ingredients

500 grams beetroot 

2 carrot 

3 cups full fat whole milk

6 tablespoon regular sugar 

unrefined cane sugar - adjust as required

3 tablespoon ghee

5 to 6 green cardamom crushed and powdered finely in a mortar-pestle - or about ⅓ teaspoon cardamom powder

15 to 20 whole cashews

1 tablespoon golden raisins 

                          Instructions

Rinse, peel and grate the beetroots.

In a kadai or deep thick bottomed pan combine milk and grated beetroot and carrot.

On a low to medium flame, bring the whole mixture to a boil and then simmer.

Keep on stirring at intervals when the mixture comes to a boil and later simmers.

The grated beetroots and carrot will cook in the milk and the milk will start to reduce and evaporate.

When the milk has 75% to 80% reduced, add the ghee, sugar to the halwa mixture.

Stir well and continue to simmer and cook on a low flame.

Do keep on stirring the beetroot halwa in between.

Towards the end, add the cashews, cardamom powder and raisins (if using) and simmer till all the milk is evaporated. Switch off the Gas.

Serve beetroot halwa hot, warm or you can also serve it cold.