Beetroot Milkshake

Hello readers, this is October and it is breast cancer awareness month! So let us all join our hands to spread the words & hence contribute a bit for this health campaign. Every woman should undergo regular health checks & educate oneself about it!

So it is month of ‘Pink’, here is a simple recipe of beetroot milkshake.

Beetroot is a rich dark pink  pigmented root vegetable which is nutritionally rich, in specific iron rich. It can be used in curries, salads, kheer, halwa and in simple milkshake/ lassi (sweet & flavored yogurt). Now let us look at this calcium & iron rich drink both nutrients are very important in maintaining woman’s health in good condition.

Total time: 15 minutes

Serves: 1 glass

Ingredients:

Beetroot – 2 tbsp, grated or finely chopped

Chilled Milk – 1 glass

Sugar – 2 tsp

Method:

• Wash, peel off beetroot and grate or chop finely.
• Cook the chopped beetroot with ¼ cup of water and milk (equal proportion) until beetroot cooked soft. If not cooked properly with this water & milk, add more water.
• Once cooked switch off the stove and allow cooling.
• Now take cooked beetroot, chilled milk and sugar in a juice making jar or blender, blend well to make smooth milkshake.
• Serve chilled with added ice cubes optionally.

Notes:

• Optionally, you can add rose essence or gulkand to get enriched rose flavor in this pink drink.
• Cardamom can also be used to spice up this drink.
• You can sieve this drink after blending to avoid any beetroot chunk, which I don’t do.