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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 ...
Dal badam chakki or Dal suphal chakki, is a Rajasthani dessert made using Dal (lentil) and badam (almond). It is a specialty of Marwari cuisine and is quite popular in the city of Jodhpur. [1] It mainly consists of almond, moong dal flour or mogar , mawa (condensed milk), ghee (clarified butter) and sugar.
In Karachi, now in Pakistan, the "Karachi halwa" was made with corn flour and ghee and became quite popular. It is said to have been developed by Chandu Halwai which later relocated to Bombay (Mumbai) after the partition in 1947. [26] Some of the confectioners termed it Bombay Halwa to avoid its connection with a Pakistani city. [27]
Karachi Halwa (Corn Flour Halwa) Karachi halwa is a popular Indian sweet. [1] [2] It is made of corn flour, water, clarified butter or ghee and sugar. Karachi halwa is usually coloured orange, red or green and flavoured with cardamom and ghee. It has a long shelf life. [3]
Bombay halwa (corn flour halwa) Punjabi Chandu Halwai Karachiwala is a halwai shop in Mumbai. It was originally established in Karachi [1] in 1896 by Chandulal Bahl, a Punjabi Khatri. [2] [3] Its owners moved to Mumbai after the partition of India. [4] Karachi halwa, also known as Bombay halwa was popularized by halwais moving from Karachi. [5]
Sohan halwa (top shelf) and other traditional sweets. In Old Delhi, in 1790, a Ghantewala sweet shop established during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II made sohan halwa. It was a popular attraction, [2] [3] but in 2015 it closed due to a lack of profitability. [4] This sweet was originally called sohan in Khariboli (Hindi).
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]
The dough can be made using wheat flour or rice flour or semolina. Duhathi / panhathi – a soft, thin and double-layered roti; Chautha – a thin batter spread over a skillet or tava like a dosa or cheela; Dahirvari – these are fermented sweet fritters, usually made in bulk to be given to married daughters. [2]