Food Lovers ! Unite with me as we commence into Holiest months 😇 of Shravan, where many of us observes fasts on Monday. This year let’s twist the auspicious 🙏 occasion by feasting 😎 while fasting with Homemade, Lip-smacking 😋, Guilt-free and Gluten-free recipes. Here’s presenting Beet Cheesecake to beat the Heat and enjoy the fasts sin-free 😍

^{Preparation – 30 mins, Chilling – 2 hours, Makes 8 small cheesecakes (depending on the size of mold)}

🌾 Ingredients list :

✍️ 2 medium-sized Beetroot

✍️ ¼ + ¼ cup Demerara Sugar (or any)

✍️ 100 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer)

✍️ ¼ tsp Cinnamon Powder

✍️ 2 tbsp Desiccated Coconut

✍️ 2 tbsp Milk Powder (optional)

✍️ 1 tsp Canola Oil

✍️ Water to boil beetroot

✍️ White chocolate to drizzle

♨️ How to make Beet Cheesecake :

Preparing Beetroot :

👉Pressure cook beetroot with little water, for 3-4 whistle or until it’s tender

👉 Once the steam settles open the pressure cooker and peel the skin and puree beetroot coarsely. Avoid runny puree else you may find it difficult to set in molds

👉 Heat a wok and roast pureed beetroot for 5-7 mins to evaporate the moisture

👉 Now add sugar and stir well till water dries out

👉 Add oil and roast for another 5 mins

👉 Finally add coconut, milk powder and cinnamon powder, stir for 5-7 mins

👉 Remove from flame and allow it to cool

Preparing Cheesecake :

👉 Puree cottage cheese and roast in a pan for about 7-10 mins to remove its moisture

👉 Add sugar and stir and cook until water evaporates and it starts to become a lump

👉 Remove from flame and allow it to cool

🥘 Chilling and Plating :

🍽Take greased silicone molds

🍽 Place a spoonful of cooked beetroot

🍽 Now, add a layer of cottage cheese (cheesecake)

🍽 Cover with another spoonful of pureed beetroot

🍽 Similarly, make remaining beetroot cheesecakes

🍽 Chill them for 2 hours

🍽 Take a Serving dish and demold the cheesecakes

🍽 Drizzle White Chocolate and indulge onto healthy Gourmet Cheesecakes and enjoy during fasting or even when not fasting ?