Recipe- Delicious Chukandar Halwa With Vanilla Ice Cream

Indulge in the goodness of beetroot with this delicious halwa recipe served along with vanilla ice cream. Made in pure ghee with an added crunch of cashews, this beetroot (chukandar) halwa is an absolute delight!

Ingredients

1 Kg beetroot, medium
250 gms ghee
300 gms mawa
700 gms sugar
100 gms cashew (broken)
4 gram cardamom powder
2 drops ittar
Vanilla ice cream

Method:

* To start, take a handi put all beetroots in it, add water and put on heat to boil. It will take a long time to turn full tender, almost half an hour or so.

* Then remove the beetroots from water, peel them and grate it in the same way like gajar ka halwa.

* Take a fresh kadhai, put on medium flame, add ghee, put the grated beetroot and start stirring properly. After 15-20 minutes when it becomes dry, then add sugar and start again stirring, after 5 minutes add mawa in it.

* Slow the flame and stir properly for 3-4 minutes, then add nuts like ittr, cardamom powder & cashew nuts etc and stir for a minute only and turn off the heat.

* Beetroot halwa is ready to serve hot with vanilla ice cream.