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!!!

VEG MOMOS & SAUCE

                                                 VEGETABLE  MOMOS

Momos is a type of steamed bun with filling.Momos have  a traditional delicacy in Nepal,Tibet,Bhutan,Sikkim dumplings. Momos have now spread to India too.It has become a popular street snack here too.This is made with maida flour pooris and veg fillings.This can be steamed or fried.Now a days momos are prepared with many combinations like chicken&vegetables,mushroom&vegetables,paneer&vegetables,pra-wns&vegetables etc..Recently I had posted the recipe of Chicken Momos.Today let us have a Veg Momos.It is served  with sauce and hot soup.Chilly garlic sauce recipe is written down as per one of my friends request.

                        INGREDIENTS

  For dough

• Refined flour      - 1 cup
• Water              - as required
• Salt               - to taste
• Butter             - 1 tsp

  For sauting

• Cabbage chopped    - 1 cup
• Carrot chopped     - 1 medium
• Onions             - 1/2 cup  
• Green chilies      - 5 chopped
• Frozen peas        - 12 nos
• Capsicum           - 1/2 part
• Ginger chopped     - 1 tbsp
• Garlic chopped     - 1.5 tbsp
• Lemon juice        - 1/2 lemon
• Pepper powder      - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander leaves   - as required
• Oil                - 2 tbsp
• Salt               - to taste

  For Chilli Garlic Dipping sauce:

• Red chilies         - 10 
• Garlic              - 6 big cloves
• Vinegar             - 1 -1.5 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water               - 1/2 cup
• Sugar               - 1/2 tsp
• Cornflour           - 1 tbsp
• water               - 2 tbsp

Boil the red chillies with water.When it cools blend this with vinegar, garlic flakes , salt and sugar.Add water if necessary.

Heat a pan and add a tsp of oil and pour this blended mixture to this and cook till it is done.Mix the cornflour with 2 tbsp of water and pour this to the cooked sauce.When it starts boiling switch off the flame and serve.

                       METHOD

• First step, knead the maida with salt and water.Add butter to it and knead it again to make a smooth dough.Cover it with a wet cloth and leave it in room temperature for 30 mins. 

• Secondly chop all the vegetables and keep aside.

• Heat some oil in a pan, add chopped garlic to it.

• Add chopped ginger to it and saute well.

• Add chopped onions to it.

• Add green chilies to it.Saute this for 1 more min.

• Add chopped carrots to it.

• Then add frozen peas too.

• Add the chopped cabbage and saute for 2 mins.

• Now add pepper powder to it.

• Add  Chopped capsicum to it.

• Add lemon juice and mix well.

Add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.

• Then make small balls and make small pooris.

• Fill 1 or 2 tsp of veg mixture in the centre.
  
  

• Wrap and seal the edges of the momos by making pleets and join the edges.

                                                                               

                                                                            

• Steam it on a steamer and serve with sauce.

Here is your Vegetable Momos!!!