A cliché title is not the best way to start a blog but that is when you haven’t heard of SEO. I am in mood for some sweetness, mostly because of this sweet gal I met today but that’s a different story. So what better way to start sweet section of my blog ( I can see the lack of imagination on my part) with sadda Gajar ka Halwa!
A town called boring!
Have you heard of ‘A Town Called Boring’ by Chitra Padmanabhan, the author explains about the town named Boring where all the people of the town are very serious and no one laughs. Later, after some time, the grandmother of a little girl Ekta comes and offers to prepare Gajar ka Halwa for her. At this point, the grandmother’s offer makes the town’s story take a turn to a merrier mood. Well I am hoping for a similar stuff for my blog with this post (For more information check my lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggg list of followers).
Gajar ka Halwa – Origins
The dish originated from the nut dishes introduced by the traders in the Middle East and South Asia during the Mughal period, who made it by using vegetables such as carrots, pumpkin, zucchini, potatoes and snake squash. The Gajar ka Halwa was first introduced during the Mughal period and the name originates from an Arabic word “Halwa”, which means “sweet” and it is made from carrot so that it is known as Gajar ka Halwa (meaning pudding of carrot or Halwa of carrot).
Punju-Connect
Gajar ka Halwa is strongly associated with Punjab but it is not clear if it was originated there. It is very similar to the other types of Punjabi Halwa. Gajar ka Halwa originally contained carrots, milk and ghee but nowadays includes many other ingredients like mava. This age old traditional recipe remained in Punjabi cook books for many years. Being a combination of milk and carrots it is known as Milk Flavored Gajar Ka Halwa but in the other case, the combination of cream or mava and carrot is described as Mava flavored Gajar ka Halwa. Just to keep the punju connect going I’ll have a punjab themed funda.
Foodie ka Funda No.2:
Thoda sa Chakhna and Thodi si Rum, Don’t criticize Dharamji coz Punjabi ho jaate hai garam! (Hehehe I am so unfunny!)
To make delicious Gaajar Ka Halwa click play :
Foodie ka Funda 