Winter is here! It’s the season of warm, fuzzy clothes, hot chocolate, snuggle sessions, and some good old soul food. For most Indians, the arrival of winter is, in fact, the biggest reason to dive into big bowls of gajar ka halwa. Every Indian household has a special halwa recipe with some beautiful memories attached to it. We don’t want to ruin your attachment to your precious gajar ka halwa recipe. So, instead, we’re bringing you some more recipes to try this year.

Here are nine other kinds of halwa that we think will bring you joy this bleak winter. Don’t forget to check out the bonus recipe at the end!

1. Rawa/Sooji halwa recipe

You will need:

1. Semolina (sooji)
2. Sugar
3. Ghee
4. Cardamom
5. Cashews
6. Almonds
7. Pistachios
8. Raisins
9. Kewra water (optional)
10. Food colour (optional)

Check out the recipe here:

2. Bombay-Karachi halwa

You will need:

1. Corn flour
2. Water
3. Sugar
4. Lemon juice
5. Ghee
6. Food colour
7. Cardamom powder
8. Cashews
9. Almonds
10. Nuts

Check out the recipe here:

3. Moong daal halwa

You will need:

1. Soaked and ground moong daal
2. Ghee
3. Semolina (sooji)
4. Gram flour (besan)
5. Water
6. Sugar
7. Saffron (optional)
8. Cardamom powder
9. Almonds
10. Pistachios
11. Cashews

Check out the recipe here:

4. Banana halwa recipe

You will need:

1. Bananas
2. Jaggery
3. Water
4. Corn flour
5. Ghee
6. Almonds
7. Cashews
8. Food colour (optional)
9. Cardamom powder

Check out the recipe here:

5. Rajgira (Amaranth) halwa

You will need:

1. Water
2. Sugar
3. Ghee
4. Rajgira flour
5. Nuts
6. Saffron (optional)
7. Cardamom powder (optional)

Check out the recipe here:

6. Besan halwa recipe

You will need:

1. Ghee
2. Gram flour (besan)
3. Semolina (sooji)
4. Sugar
5. Water
6. Saffron (optional)
7. Cardamom powder
8. Nuts

Check out the recipe here:

7. Kashi (pumpkin) halwa

You will need:

1. Grated yellow pumpkin
2. Milk
3. Ghee
4. Sugar
5. Cashews
6. Cardamom powder

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8. Multani sohan halwa

You will need:

1. Milk
2. Lemon juice
3. Cocoa powder
4. Plain flour
5. Wheat flour
6. Sugar
7. Cardamom powder
8. Nutmeg
9. Nuts
10. Ghee

Check out the recipe here:

9. Apple halwa recipe

You will need:

1. Grated apples
2. Ghee
3. Cashews
4. Sugar
5. Food colour
6. Vanilla extract
7. Cinnamon powder

Check out the recipe here:

Bonus recipe: Gajar ka halwa

For those of you who don’t have a special gajar ka halwa recipe in your cookbook, here’s one you should definitely try out.

You will need:

1. Grated carrots
2. Saffron
3. Cardamoms
4. Milk
5. Ghee
6. Nuts
7. Sugar
8. Salt

Check out the recipe here:

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