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December 20, 2009 9:49 AM Subscribe
identify this Indian dish: looks like mashed sweet potatoes and tastes sweet. vegetarian. (bonus points for a great recipe).
Or pumpkin halwa? (If you're talking about dessert sweet.)
posted by neroli at 9:54 AM on December 20, 2009
posted by neroli at 9:54 AM on December 20, 2009
Best answer: Is it slightly crunchy, and served as dessert? It might be gajar ka halwa (the second recipe on this page).
posted by infinitywaltz at 9:55 AM on December 20, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by infinitywaltz at 9:55 AM on December 20, 2009 [1 favorite]
lleachie beat me to it, I guess. But raisins? I've never had it that way, but awesome!
posted by infinitywaltz at 9:56 AM on December 20, 2009
posted by infinitywaltz at 9:56 AM on December 20, 2009
Response by poster: I do not recall any small bits or chunks of raisin, etc. The texture was soft like mashed potatoes. It was sweet but not overly sweet. tThere seemed to be some sweetened milk in it perhaps.
posted by Jason and Laszlo at 9:56 AM on December 20, 2009
posted by Jason and Laszlo at 9:56 AM on December 20, 2009
Response by poster: carrot halwa is likely correct. thanks!!
posted by Jason and Laszlo at 9:58 AM on December 20, 2009
posted by Jason and Laszlo at 9:58 AM on December 20, 2009
Any halwa. If it's more yellow than orange, it may be sooji (semolina) halwa. That said, halwa can be made of just about any edible material, but the most common ones are sooji and carrot.
Whichever one you make, I recommend garnishing with blanched almonds and raisins. Yum.
(And if you try making carrot halwa and the recipe is too rich, try having it like a cereal, with warm milk. Yum again)
posted by tavegyl at 9:59 AM on December 20, 2009
Whichever one you make, I recommend garnishing with blanched almonds and raisins. Yum.
(And if you try making carrot halwa and the recipe is too rich, try having it like a cereal, with warm milk. Yum again)
posted by tavegyl at 9:59 AM on December 20, 2009
Might it be a kind of kheer or payesh made with condensed milk, usually cardamom, jaggery and perhaps either rice or semolina? I've had versions that are much more "mashed potatoes" in texture than "rice pudding".
posted by holgate at 10:07 AM on December 20, 2009
posted by holgate at 10:07 AM on December 20, 2009
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posted by lleachie at 9:53 AM on December 20, 2009