The popular dish that melts our hearts in the winter is gajar ka halwa. It won’t be an exaggeration to say that our love for this ghee-laden goodness knows no bound.
Winter for most of us is synonymous to gajar ka halwa.
Why Gajar Ka Halwa Is A Perfect Winter Dessert
One most important ingredients in this recipe is the carrot. A winter-special vegetable, carrot is a storehouse of beta-carotene, vitamin A, and fibre. These factors help boost digestion, eye health and immunity during winters.
This seasonal goodness (carrot) is also enriched with vitamin C that works as an antioxidant to flush out toxins from our body. It further helps protect us from the dry spell that winter casts on our skin, making it healthy and glowing.
Gajar ka halwa is just not complete without an aromatic smell of oodles of ghee. According to Ayurveda, ghee helps you keep warm from within, making it an important part winter diet. It is also considered a superfood for being great for overall mind and body.
The cold winter season makes most of us lazy. It is that time of the year when we prefer tucking in our blanket for the whole day. Hence, experts recommend warm and healthy fats-enriched foods like ghee during this time to refuel us to keep going throughout the day. For the unversed, ghee is a good source of energy.
Gajar ka halwa also includes milk and nuts that are credited for nutrients like calcium, protein, fibre and vitamins. Inclusion of these ingredients makes gajar ka halwa a healthy and warm dish to relish during the winters.
With Inputs from NDTV
