Microwave Beetroot Halwa - Re-posted for MEC Sweets n Savories

Beetroot Halwa, My Paati (Grandma) Darling loves this a lot. Whenever my appa buys beetroot she used to ask my Amma "enna pana pore?" (What are you going to make?). She doesnt ask anything directly, (all that good old way of life, they dont ask anything for themselves) Instead she will say "make Halwa, Kids will love it." My Mom will give her a smile and she makes for her.
She is 92 years old. We just admire her for her Mental Strength. Love u paati. This is especially for you Sakku baby !!!!!

Ingredients

Beetroot, finely shredded - 1 cup

Milk - 1 / 2 cup

Sugar - 1 or 1-1/2 tbsp

Ghee - 1 or 2 tbsp

Cardamom, Nutmeg - each a pinch

Cinnamon - a pinch (optional)

Garnishing - Silvered Almonds and Cashewnuts

Method
In a Microwave Safe bowl mix beetroot and ghee and Microwave High for 3 minutes. Add Milk and Microwave High for 5 minutes or till the beetroot cooks. Add sugar and microwave high for 2 minutes.
Add Nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon and microwave high for 2 minutes. Add Nuts and Microwave high for a minute.

I m adding nutmeg to coverup the raw taste beetroot naturally have, so if you dont favour nutmeg you can omit it.Halwa was midly sweet, it was great since my people dont favour anything verrrrrrrry Sweeeet!!!

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GajarPaak- Microwave Version

What is it to be without your laptop for 20 days??? Ask Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Total shutoff from my World!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My God, My Laptop's LCD developed a problem, actually i broke it, yeah yeah, i broke it. i jus lifted it with my thumb finger pressing the LCD, thats it. Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sent it for service, My Good Great Luck, The spare part was out of stock, they had to wait for all these days and finally, finally i got it today.I literally celebrated the home coming of my Great Pal.

Now coming to the recipe i m going to post now, GajarPaak, Made this for Diwali, My laptop took a break the next day after diwali. Thank god i had the ICC post in draft.Got this Recipe from the weekly magazine i get with the Newspaper. I tried this in Microwave.

Ingredients
2 cups grated carrot
2 tbsp ghee
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup full cream milk
1/2 cup khoya

cardamom powder - a pinch
Roughtly chopped cashew nuts for garnishing

Method

Add Carrots and Ghee in a Microwave Safe Bowl and cook @ high for 5 minutes. Add Milk and Cook @ high for 8 - 10 minutes or till the Milk dries up. No Probs, if there is a lil milk there, it will dry up when gajarpaak is finally done. Add Khoya, sugar and Cardamom powder and cook @ high for another 8 Minutes. Add Nuts and cook @ high for another 2-3 minutes.

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Special Mor Kuzhambu(Spicy coconut-buttermilk gravy)

Mor Kuzhambu is a typical South Indian dish made with buttermilk and coconut-green chilli-cumin paste. This recipe is slightly different from the usual.  The addition of roasted spices makes the gravy flavorful and taste better.

Serves:3

Ingredients:
Thick Yogurt-1 cup
Salt
Hing-1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Curry leaves-a few
Any one vegetable of your choice(lady's finger/capsicum/pumpkin/chayote squash)-1/2 cup chopped into big pieces

Spices to roast in 1/2 tsp oil till golden brown:
Urud dal-1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds-1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds-1/4 tsp
Red chillies-2

Other Ingredients:
Coconut-2 tbsp
Green chilli-1

Seasoning:
Mustard seeds-1 tsp


Method:
Roast the spices mentioned above and grind along with coconut and green chilli with 1/4 cup water to a smooth paste.

If you are using lady's finger(aka okra) or capsicum, fry it in 1 tbsp oil till it is cooked.
If you are using, pumpkin or squash, boil it with water and a pinch of salt till it is cooked.

In another vessel, mix yogurt with 1/2 cup water and beat well. Add salt, hing, curry leaves and turmeric powder. Add the ground paste and prepared vegetable. Simmer for 5 minutes. Do not stir while cooking. Turn off the heat and stir.

Season with mustard seeds and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with hot rice, ghee and beans parupu usili.
Click here for parupu usili recipe!

Have a great week ahead!!