halwa
/ˈhalwɑː
/(also halwah)
noun [mass noun]
A sweet Indian dish consisting of carrots or semolina boiled with milk, almonds, sugar, butter, and cardamom.Two desserts were available: malai kulfi and carrot halwa....
- They also liked rasam and Indian sweets and did full justice to items like carrot halwa.
- Hence an attempt was made to use tender coconuts and kernels in desserts such as ice cream, kheer, fruit salad, pudding and halwa.
Origin
From Arabic, literally 'sweetmeat'.
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