Beetroot & Oats Halwa Pudding

• 4 cups beetroot peeled & shredded
• 1/2 cup sugar /Jaggery, adjust according to your taste
• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats optional, it gives a chewy and sticky texture
• nuts Handfull of, .., I used almonds, cashew & pistachios
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 1/4 cup milk OR Half & Half
• 2 tablespoons clarified butter /Ghee

1. Peel, shred/grate beetroot and steam for couple of minutes in microwave, just to quicken the cooking process. Its optional.
2. On a medium flame, add ghee in a heavy bottom pan, fry nuts, then add shredded beets for 3-5 minutes on medium heat.
3. OR Cook it more if you did not steam earlier.
4. As the water from beets, starts to evaporate, slowly start adding a tablespoon of milk, every 2 mins untill done.
5. Now cooking oats, sugar/jaggery and stir well, cook untill the sugar syrup evaporates.
6. Add cardamom powder at the end of the process and serve hot.

beetroot, sugar, oats, nuts handfull, cardamom powder, milk, butter

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Beetroot-_-Oats-Halwa-Pudding-1649231 (may not work)