Beetroot Halwa

Frankly talking, I m not a huge fan of halwa. Not a huge fan of sweets at all for that matter. So making sweets is always a challenge to me. Not a piece of cake at all to make halwa for me. So i must say hats off!! to all those halwa makers in the world. I mean!! Whatte skill!! And to get the same consistency, same texture and same taste everytime and anytime you make it is even more admirable. When my dad brings home my favourite and my only favourite sweet- Wheat halwa, i wonder aloud to my mom, ” Amma, eppadi ippadi ore mathri ore colourla ore tastela panranga?” And i used to finish by saying ” That s so amazing” And my mom had only one repartee-” Practice maketh a man perfect” And my dad had one too, ” Unakku yen andha kavalai chella? Vaangittu vandha, sapdu. Panrathellam namakku ethukku??” ( i m fondly called chella and that dialogue translates to ” Why the worry of making? Eat what i ve bought. Dont bother making it) Imagine that! Anyway, wheat halwa is something too too too far fetched for my repertoire. So, i stuck to beetroot halwa. When i visited Chennai last month, my co sister and me were having a very hungry conversation. When i fretted that i could not make carrot halwa( she makes it well so people say), she retorted back asking, ” are you serious?” Now, i had had enough!! I decided i ll try and try till i succeed. But, gals! i dint even reach the second try. I made beetroot halwa and this is my first attempt. It was exactly like the store bought versions.