Sunday, February 22, 2015
Dr. Mantena's Special - Beetroot Halwa
Today’s
special in Dr. Mantena’s Kitchen is Beetroot Halwa. Beetroot is a root
vegetable with dark, purple skin and pink/purple flesh. Its earthy, rich and
sweet flavor and vibrant color lends itself to a variety of both sweet and savory
dishes.
Beetroot
is a close relative of spinach and chard and has an earthy flavor and a good
nutritional content - it's also reckoned to be a good detoxifier. Moreover it
is inexpensive and available throughout the year but February and March is the
right time to find good quality beets.
Beetroot is a rich source
of micro-nutrients like Potassium, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin C and
Iron. People also say that consuming beetroots will increase the hemoglobin
count. I am not sure how true is that but
I can certainly tell you that it helps in free bowel movement.
Now without wasting much
time let us go into the details of making this wonderful Beet Root Halwa.
Ingredients:
1. Beet Root – 1
big size
2. Milk - 1 glass
3. Honey - 5 tbsp
4. Cardamom - 4
nos.
5. Cashew nuts - ½
cup
6. Milk Cream - 2
tbsp
Method:
1. Thoroughly rinse the
beetroot, remove the skin and scrape it into small pieces with a scraper and
store it in a bowl.
2. Light on the stove and
roast the cashews in a pan till light brown. Cashew gives great taste to the
halwa. You can use the milk cream (meegada) to fry the cashews if available. Or
else you can fry without it as we did here.
3. Add scraped beetroot
and cook till the water of the beet evaporates and becomes dry.
4. Now add a glass of milk
and cook on a small flame with lid closed till the beetroot cooks. It normally
takes 15-20 minutes to cook the beets. 20 minutes later remove the lid and cook
till the water evaporates and becomes dry again. Adding milk removes the raw
flavor of the beet and gives a delicious taste.
5. Now add cardamom powder
into it and add 4-5 tbsp of honey and sauté. Cook for another 5 minutes and
remove.
6. Now serve the delicious
beetroot halwa seasoned with few cashews over it.
Whenever you and your
children feel like having a dessert or sweet after lunch or dinner, instead of
buying from a sweet store, you can make this healthy and delicious recipe at
home without much effort. Basically people make this halwa frying deeply in
ghee and sugar which leads to diabetes, cholesterol and obesity etc in the long
run. This recipe is completely harmless and equally delicious. You and the
children will also enjoy it without any concerns. Give a try and find out.
I hope you like this and
keep watching this space for more updates.
# posted by Ram Godar : 5:52 AM
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