This yummy halwa is prepared using beetroot.Beetroot halwa is a very delicious sweet,it is very easy to prepare and tastes awesome.
Those who are not fond of beetroot will also love this sweet.Now let us quickly jump into the procedure.
Ingredients
Beetroot grated - 2 cups
Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
Water - 1 cup
Milk - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 10 to 12 tbps
Cashew nuts
Elachi powder - 1/2 tbps
Procedure
In a pan add 1 tbps of ghee and dry roast cashew and keep it aside.
In a pan add remaining ghee,grated beetroot and saute for about 5 mins,to this add water and allow it to boil.Once it boils simmer the heat and add milk.Allow it to took until all the water and milk absorbed.
Once the liquid is evaporated add sugar,elachi,cashew and stir them on medium heat until it gets well combined.
I use sambar powder in most of my cooking that's why I have even given the name multi-purpose powder.This is very much useful in preparing many dishes mainly sambar,can also used in kootu,vegetable curries and even in non-veg curries.I love to cal this powder as an universal powder :) .It lends a great flavor in what ever dish you add. Well this is nothing but mainly mixture of coriander seed (dhaniya) and red chilies,which we mostly use separately in dishes. Do not use wet hands while handling with this powder.
Ingredients
Red chillies - 1/2 kg
Coriander seeds (dhaniya)- 1kg
Turmeric (long variety) - 100 gm
Channa dal- 50 gm
Pepper- 100 gm
Sukku(Dry ginger)- 100gm
Asafoetida (perungayam) - 100 gm
Jeera - 100 gm
Fennel/sombu - 50 gm
Fenugreek seed - 100 gm
Procedure
Sun dry all the above ingredients and grind in the mill.After you get the powder from mill allow it to cool down and store it in a big container.
For regular use store little amount in an air tighter container for daily use.
