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Published: Jun 8, 2015 | Last Updated On: Jul 27, 2022 by Aarthi

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Easy Beetroot Halwa Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a healthy dessert and a great way to include this bright beetroot on diet for kids.

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Easy Beetroot Halwa

This is possibly one of the easiest sweet you could think off apart from carrot halwa. I loved it so much, it tasted so rich and yummy.

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Ingredients for Easy Beetroot Halwa

Beetroots - 2 peeled and grated (around 2 cups)
Ghee - 1 tbsp + 2 tbsp + 2 tsp
Milk - 1 cup
Sugar - ½ cup to ¾ cup
Cashews a handful
Sultanas / Kishmish a handful
Cardamom powder / Yelakai podi - ½ tsp

I made this for my sister and when she tasted it, she told me that it doesn't taste like beetroot at all, it is more like carrot halwa, so rich, so sticky and milky. Totally divine..

How to Make Easy Beetroot Halwa

Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a pressure cooker. Add in beetroots and saute till raw smell leaves from it.
Now add in milk and pressure cook for 2 whistle. Simmer the flame and cook for 10 more mins.
Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself.
Now heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan, add in cashew and fry till golden, now add in sultanas and saute for a min. Remove the nuts to a bowl.
In the same ghee, add in the beets along with the milk. Saute on high heat till the milk dries up.
Now add in sugar and mix well. Keep cooking till the mix get thick. Keep cooking, it will starts to leave the sides.
Now add in a tsp of ghee and mix well. Add another tsp of ghee and cook till leaves the sides of the pan.
Add in the fried nuts and cardamom powder. Mix well.
Serve.

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Easy Beetroot Halwa Recipe

Easy Beetroot Halwa Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a healthy dessert and a great way to include this bright beetroot on diet for kids.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 37kcal

Ingredients

▢ 2 peeled and grated Beetroots
▢ 1 tbsp + 2 tbsp + 2 tsp Ghee
▢ 1 cup Milk
▢ ½ cup to ¾ cup Sugar
▢ Cashews a handful
▢ Sultanas / Kishmish a handful
▢ ½ tsp Cardamom powder / Yelakai podi

Instructions

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Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a pressure cooker. Add in beetroots and saute till raw smell leaves from it.
▢
Now add in milk and pressure cook for 2 whistle. Simmer the flame and cook for 10 more mins.
▢
Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself.
▢
Now heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan, add in cashew and fry till golden, now add in sultanas and saute for a min. Remove the nuts to a bowl.
▢
In the same ghee, add in the beets along with the milk. Saute on high heat till the milk dries up.
▢
Now add in sugar and mix well. Keep cooking till the mix get thick. Keep cooking, it will starts to leave the sides.
▢
Now add in a tsp of ghee and mix well. Add another tsp of ghee and cook till leaves the sides of the pan.
▢
Add in the fried nuts and cardamom powder. Mix well.
▢
Serve.

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Easy Beetroot Halwa Recipe Step by Step

Take few beetroots

cut the top and bottom off

peel off the skin

grate it

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker

add in grated beets

saute for 5 mins

cook till raw smell leaves from it

pour in milk

mix well

cover and pressure cook

About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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Subha Subramanian
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Looks tempting.simple to make to...........thanks
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Anonymous
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Could you suggest replacement for ghee ??
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Aarthi
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@AnonymousUse butter.
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sutapa Purkayastha
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Superb preparation.
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Anonymous
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Thank you
You made my cooking very easy and quick to make things. Like this dish
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Britty
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Nice easy to understand...yummy.thanks
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Anonymous
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i tried halwa today it came out really well thank you so much .Really helpful site for cooking very clear and neat with pictures.
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bhommi
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Mam
Today I prepared beetroot alwa by following your instructions..
Wow wow wow...
Superb
Thanks for your kind posting with neat pictures
Mam, you are doing great work
Best wishes to continue ur cooking services..
Regards
Malathy
Karaikal
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Anonymous
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Hi Aarthi, had tried d chicken liver masala recepie of yours with a few variations, it turned out pretty well, thanks:-).. just a query about Beetroot halwa, wen u add milk and pressure cook for two whistles, does not the milk break.. as recently I was trying rice kheer recepie in the cooker n the milk broke after putting whistle..
Regards
Cia
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Andria M
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I tried this halwa today.. it turned out very yummy.. thank you..
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Naz Tingay
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Made a vegan version today with coconut oil and pea milk. Tastes amazing! Thank you! Xx
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