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Halva means sweet in Arabic. India is home to many varieties of halva, and can be found at almost all of our family gatherings. This particular type is made with carrots. Lulu’s aunt taught me how to make it.  The base is a dense, sweet confection made of flour such as cream of wheat or garbanzo flour, nut butter such as tahini, or lentils like mung beans. My friend Carole, who is by the way the editor of the site, told me she loves this kind. Here’s her feedback about carrot h (...)