Its really difficult to satisfy the sweet tooth especially if you are working on a weight loss program but its easy to choose a healthy dessert which does not add any extra calories to your daily count. Bags of sweet organic carrots sitting in the refrigerator along with some fresh beets triggered my mind to make some colourful dessert. Natural sweetness from carrots and beets are just enough if you prefer a milder version but a little jaggery and honey could be added to make it more sweeter. During the process, you might even wonder that the final halwa is going to be a Gerber Baby product.!!! ( Well, that's the comment I honestly got from my husband when he looked at the cooking pan in the mid of the process...) Just ignore the comments and continue the process. Trust me, the final product would be appreciated and enjoyed by all.
I did not add any ghee to my halwa but the consistency did not disappointment me at all. It came out well in a pasty form with good sweetness and flavour.
Ingredients
Carrots - 15
Beetroots - 2 Medium
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
Honey - 1/4 cup
Cardamom Powder - 3 tsp
Rose Essence - 2 to 3 drops
Melted Ghee - 2 to 3 tsp at the end ( OPTIONAL) ( I did not add a bit of extra ghee ).
Ghee roasted Cashew nuts - 1 tbsp
Method
- Wash the carrots and beets and peel the skin off. Cut them into squares and pressure cook them for 2-3 whistles.
- In a cooking pan, add the mashed carrots and beets along with powdered jaggery and honey. Cover the lid and allow them to cook till it gets reduced in quantity on medium heat.
- Stir the halwa content constantly so that the halwa does not get burned at the bottom.
- When the consistency of that halwa becomes little pasty, add the cardamom powder, rose essence and the melted ghee.
- Keep the halwa on medium heat for another 2-3 minutes. Finally add the melted ghee and ghee roasted cashew nuts at its top.
- Serve this colourful healthy dessert to the kids in small cups and enjoy.
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