This Diwali try is halwa with a healthy twist. Beetroot rava halwa is a delicious dessert made with sooji or rava and beetroot. Beetroot or chukandar in Hindi is one of the wonderful vegetables which have lots of benefits.

Healthy Dessert

Beetroot is one my favorite vegetable and I never missed any chance to add beetroot to my recipes. They are rich in nutrients that help to boost your immune system and can produce new blood cells.

Beetroot or Chukander

I have used beetroot in a cake, dhokla, jam, and each time beetroot brings on a lovely pink color is a treat for eyes – Beetroot carrot cake, Beetroot Carrot Halwa, Carrot Beetroot Halwa with Dates, Chukandar Anar Dhokla, Beetroot Apple Jam, Vegan Beetroot Choco Nuts Cake, Boondi Ke Laddoo, Masala Kaju Namakpare, Rooh Afza Gulkand Rava Cake.

Pink Halwa

This time I wanted to try a healthy dessert recipe with sooji or rava and it turned out delicious.

Indian Pudding Recipe

Beetroot Rava Pudding -Chukandar Sooji Ka Halwa – Diwali Dessert Recipe

Ingredients:

Sooji or Semolina – 1 cup

Beetroot – 1 medium size

Sugar – 1/2 cup

Water – 2 cups

Ghee – 5 tbsp + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp

Fennel seeds – 2 tbsp

Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp

A pinch of salt

Chopped pistachios – 1/2 cup

Method:

1. Boil medium size beetroot in a pressure cooker and then peel the boiled beetroot. Cut boiled beetroot into small cubes and grind with 1/4 cup of water.
2. Make a smooth puree. It yields 1 cup of beetroot puree.
3. Heat 5 tbsp of ghee in a deep non-stick kadai and roast sooji till the color turns brown.
4. Boil 1 cup of water in another pan and add boiled beetroot puree, a pinch of salt. Boil water until sugar dissolves completely.
5. Mix it quickly in roasted sooji mixture and make sure there are no lumps.
6. Cook for another minute on low flame, stirring continuously.
7. Keep on stirring until the whole mixture starts thickening and starts to leave the edge of the kadai.
8. Add fennel seeds, cardamom powder, salt, remaining 1 tbsp of ghee and mix well.
9. Garnish with chopped pistachios and serve hot.

Tips:

1. Adjust sugar according to your taste.

Treat For Eyes