Desserts and Sweets Recipes - Beetroot Halwa

Ingredients

• 4 beetroots (red beets), peeled and diced

• 225g/8 oz sugar

• 60ml/4 tbsp ghee

• 50g/2 oz raisins

• 50g/2 oz cashew nuts, chopped

• 5ml/1 tsp ground cardamom

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Method:

1. Cook the beetroots in boiling water until tender. Drain then mash until smooth. Put the beetroot and sugar in a pan and simmer over a low heat until the mixture thickens.

2. Gradually add the ghee, stirring all the time until the halwa is almost solid. Add the raisins, nuts and cardamom and spoon into a serving dish to cool.