6 reasons why gajar ka halwa/ carrot pudding is a winter superfood
Healthy carrots make for the base ingredient
Carrots
are no less than a superfood. Loaded with vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin
K and fibre, they have many health benefits. The vitamin A in carrots
improves your vision. It also contains lutein and lycopene - the
photoprotective nutrients responsible for maintaining night vision and
good eyesight.
Milk provides you with calcium and protein
Milk
is another integral part of the preparation. Adding milk adds to the
nutrition content of the halwa. Again, if you like topping in nuts, you
stand to gain some proteins and antioxidants from it.
Preparing it in ghee makes a healthy choice
Ghee has a lot of good fats which are required by your body to reduce aches and pain and nourish vital organs.
While ghee is super healthy, if you don't like the taste you can use unsalted butter instead.
It can boost immunity
The vitamin A in carrots boosts your immunity and thus helps keep infections at bay, which is all that we need right now.
It's a seasonal preparation
One
must always have seasonal foods. For example, we apply sunscreen in
winter to protect the skin UV rays, Carrots have beta carotene, which
helps the skin by blocking the UV rays.
Homemade goodness
The food cooked in your kitchen with warmth and love is 1000 times better than any healthy food available bought from outside.
Now, do you need any more reasons to have gajar ka halwa?