Kerala Black Halwa
The Kerala style black halwa tastes divine and is a die for! Black halwa is a regional favorite-a rustic confectionery that has a special taste that lingers in your memories. It is made with local ingredients, easily available like rice, coconut, and jaggery. Rice is a staple and coconut is quintessential in Kerala cuisine. So this recipe shows the uncanny ability to turn locally available ingredients into unique one- of- a kind delicacy. Coconut oil, coconut milk, cardamom, and ghee enhances the flavor and taste. The sweetener used is jaggery or unfiltered sugar from coconut sap. It has a rich molasses taste. This halwa is called karutha halwa meaning black halwa and it is due to the color of jaggery. It is best to use dark color jaggery or natural jaggery for dark color and richer flavor.
