Beet Root Payasam

Ingredients:
Beet root - 1/2 kg (boiled & grated)
Semiya - 1 cup
Milk powder - 1 to 1 1/4 cups
Sugar - 2 1/2 cups
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp.
Cashew nuts - 10
Raisins - 10
Ghee - 2 tbsp.

Method:
Roast the semiya, boil them and grind them. Keep aside.
Add 4 cups of warm water to milk powder (now we can call this milk).
Heat 1 1/2 tbsp. of ghee in a pan.
Add the beetroot and fry for 5 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup of water.
Add the sugar and stir well to dissolve.
Now add the ground semiya and mix well.
Add the milk little by little and stir well.
Add the cardamom powder, fried cashew nuts and raisins.
Adapted from Lakshmi Nair.

Note:
Eat when it is warm or cold.
I added only 2 cups of sugar.

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