Plump red winter carrots and Gajjar Halwa

I know winter is round the corner when a friendly neighborhood store starts selling its yummy Gajjar Halwa. I had my first treatment yesterday. It is made of the plump red carrot from the North that is now flooding the market. These carrots are tender, rich, and juicy. Vegans use them in salads. I think they go better in Gajjar Halwa.

You can, of course, make Gajar Halwa from the smaller orange carrots available round the year. But those are not fibrous enough. They are also stringy and hard. The Gajar Halwa they make is a poor, disappointing cousin. Stick to the winter carrots from the North if you are a true red-blooded Gajar Halwa person like me.

You can make it at home. The recipe is on the Net. Go for a slow-cooking one. And don’t make your Gajar Halwa in the microwave. Some foods are meant to be waited for and savored. Also avoid processed ingredients like Condensed Milk and Khoya to give your Gajar Halwa a rich, milky flavor and creamy texture.

I look for Gajar Halwa made of jaggery. Not sugar. Jaggery is the healthier, low-calorie version. Though the milk in the recipe is full fat. Otherwise even, carrots are a detoxifying food, and ghee and cardamom are not bad to consume. I’m not saying you will lose weight. You won’t gain extra pounds with Gajjar Halwa.

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