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Halva (also halvah, halwa, halua, [1] and other spellings; Arabic: حلوى Bhojpuri:𑂯𑂪𑂳𑂄, Hindi: हलवा, Persian: حلوا, Urdu: حلوا) is a type of confectionery that is widely spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia, and South Asia. The name is used for a broad variety of recipes ...
Loaf bread, milk Gavvalu: Rice flour: Jaangiri: Black gram: Fry syrup based Kakinada Kaaja: Wheat flour, sugar: Kozhukkattai: Rice flour, Ground Nut, Jaggery, grated coconut Similar to Modak in Tamil Nadu Kuzhi paniyaram: Black lentils and rice: Mysore Pak: Besan flour, sugar, ghee: Burfi: Obbattu / Holige / Bobbatlu / Pappu Polelu / Boli
' Cathayan bread, bread of Cathay [northern China] ', [2] composed of نان nān meaning ‘bread’ and خطائی khaṭāʾī meaning ‘Cathayan’. [2] The word has been borrowed into the Burmese language as nankahtaing (နံကထိုင်), in the Tamil language (in East Tamil Nadu) as naanahatha (நானஹத்தா), and in ...
The most famous include Thirunelveli halwa, sooji (or suji) halva , [20] aate ka halva , [21] moong dal ka halva (mung bean halva), [22] gajar halva (carrot), [23] dudhi halva, chana daal halwa (chickpeas), and Satyanarayan halwa (variation of suji halwa, with the addition of detectable traces of banana), and kaju halva (cashew nut).
Britishers started using this word "Curry" to refer to all "gravy" like dishes using any kind of Spice blend. The Tamil phrase milagu thanneer refers to "pepper soup", literally pepper water or mulligatawny [8] "Congee" is derived from the Tamil word kanji. [9] "Mango" came to English via Portuguese, which got it from the Tamil maankai.
Eggs, milk, bread crumbs, sugar, vanilla Similar to bread pudding. Used for special occasions. Sago pudding Sago, sugar, milk, eggs This is popular among all communities in Sri Lanka. Mostly offered at Tamil weddings and cultural festivals.
Puri, also poori, is a type of deep-fried bread, made from unleavened whole-wheat flour, originated from the Indian subcontinent. Puris are most commonly served as breakfast or snacks. It is also served at special or ceremonial functions as part of ceremonial rituals along with other vegetarian food offered in Hindu prayer as prasadam .
Gajar ka halwa is a combination of nuts, milk, sugar, khoya and ghee with grated carrots. [11] [12] It is a light nutritious dessert with less fat (a minimum of 10.03% and an average of 12.19%) than many other typical sweets from the Indian subcontinent. [13]