Easy way of cooking Beetroot - Almond Halwa

Ingredients

Beetroot - 4 nos small size
2% Reduced Fat Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - 1 cup
Butter - 1 ts
Almonds - 20 nos


Method

1. Wash the beetroot and peel the skin, shred the beetroot and keep aside.

2. In a low heat place a nonstick pan add the milk and beetroot.

3. Cook till the beetroot is tender and fully cooked, stir it occasionally. It takes around 20 to 30mins for this process, meanwhile grind the almond and sugar coarsely together.

4. Once when the milk is almost absorbed by the beetroot add the sugar-almond mixture to it and stir it nicely.

5. Add butter to it and stir it, switch off the gas once when all the milk is evaporated.

It is an excellent dessert for the kids, Beets is good source of vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and C and they are also an excellent source of calcium, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, sodium and iron. Almond which is very low in Cholesterol and Sodium, it is also a good source of Riboflavin (essential for healthy skin, nails, hair growth and general good health, including regulating thyroid activity), and a very good source of Vitamin E.