TOMATO-BEETROOT HALWA

                           TOMATO-BEETROOT HALWA

Tomato-beetroot halwa is an Indian dessert.Thirunelveli Halwa, Bombay Halwa,etc are famous halwas of all .I made a combination of ingredients for preparing this halwa.I wanted to prepare a red color halwa without adding any sort of colors to it.So I planned to add one beetroot to this just to get the color which I wished for.Now let us see how I have prepared the Halwa.

                 INGREDIENTS

• Tomato          - 500gms
• Beetroot        - 1 small chopped
• Sugar           - 400 gms
• Water           - 2 cups
• Cardamom        - 8 powdered
• Ghee            - 150 gms
• Cashews chopped - 1/4 cup, fried
• Lemon juice     - of 1 lemon

   For making maida milk

• Maida           - 200gms
• Water           - as required
• Salt a pinch

First step: Add water and salt to maida and make a dough.Place this dough in a vessel and pour water over that in such a way that water should be above the dough.Keep this for 1 hr. 

Second step:After one hour knead this with the same water.Then we will get a thick milk from that.Strain and remove this milk to another vessel.Add again water to the dough and knead again.Again we get the thick milk.Do this process till the dough becomes a rubber form.

Third step:Keep this milk aside for 4-5 hrs.After 5 hrs strain out the water from top and use the milk by adding 1 cup of water.

                                                                                                        

                                                                            

• Boil the tomatoes in water for 5 mins.When the skin  gets crack remove the tomato from water and allow it to cool.

                                         

       

•  Chop the beetroot and keep aside.

•  When the tomatoes cool remove the skin and blend them on a blender.

•  Strain this by a strainer.

•  Keep this also aside.

•  Heat a heavy bottom pan.

•  Add sugar and 2 cups of water and bring to boil.

•  When it starts boiling add 2tb of milk to it.This is done in order to clean the sugar and remove the dirt.

•  You can see the dirt appearing on the sides.

•  Now remove the dirt with a spoon.Now the sugar syrup is clear to use.

•  Now it's time to add the maida milk to it.Stir well the milk and pour it to the boiling sugar syrup.

•  Add the pulp too. Stir continuously in very low flame.

•  When it starts  to thicken add lemon juice to it.Mix well.

•  When it starts sticking on the pan add little ghee to it .Add the measured amount of ghee by 4 or 5 times.

•  In between grease a tray and keep aside.

•  When it becomes thick, wait till the ghee leaves the sides.

•  When ghee leaves the sides, add fried cashews  to it.

•  Add cardamom powder too mix all together.

• Here you can see the ghee coming out from the sides.This is the symbol to find that it is ready to take out.

•  Remove it to the greased tray.

•  With the help of a plate or glass press and level it .

The soft Tomato Beetroot Halwa is ready to serve!!!