Tricolor Halwa (Carrot Halwa, Coconut Halwa, Zucchini Halwa) is easy and quick to make traditional sweet arranged in three layers representing our National Flag. The top orange layer is made with nice bright orange carrots, middle white layer is made with coconut, bottom green layer is made green zucchini. All layers cooked separately with milk and milk powder and flavored with cardamom powder. All the layers are gluten free and can be enjoyed separately and also served by arranging in three different layers. This dessert does not uses any artificial colors and can be enjoyed warm or chilled and cut into pieces and serve. So go ahead and cook for your loved ones!!
I had made this halwa on to celebrate the Independence day. The tricolor in the dessert represents the different colour of tiranga (Indian Nation Flag – Saffron, White and Green).
You can cook this halwa on any festival or celebration. It is very quick to make. Zucchini can be replaced with grated bottle gourd and spinach puree. Use half quantity of milk if using 1/2 cup of spinach puree in the recipe.
Other tricolor recipe on the blog:
Tricolor Burfi With Milk Powder / Three Layer Burfi
Tricolour Pudding With Fresh Juice & Coconut Milk
Please do make this easy to make delicious recipe and share your feedback with me.
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Tricolor Halwa (Carrot Halwa, Coconut Halwa, Zucchini Halwa)
Equipment
- heavy flat bottom pan x 2
- non stick pan
- spatula x 3
- deep plate
- knife
Ingredients
Zucchini Halwa (Green layer)
- 3 zucchini grated around 1 cup
- 2 tsp ghee clarified butter
- 1 cup milk I had used low fat milk
- 1 cup milk powder
- 1/4 cup sugar I had used raw sugar
- 1 tsp cardamom powder elaichi
Coconut Halwa (white layer)
- 1 cup desiccated coconut or fresh grated coconut
- 2 tsp ghee clarified butter
- 1 cup milk and a little more if the mixture looks dry. I had used low fat milk
- 1 cup milk powder
- 1/4 cup sugar I had used raw sugar
- 1 tsp cardamom powder elaichi
Carrot Halwa (orange layer)
- 2 carrot peeled and grated, or 1 cup
- 2 tsp ghee clarified butter
- 1 cup milk I had used low fat milk
- 1 cup milk powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp cardamom powder elaichi
Assembling Halwa
- 1 tsp ghee to grease the plate in which halwa needs to be set
Instructions
Zucchini Halwa (Green layer)
- Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan on medium heat.
- Add grated zucchini and saute it on medium heat for 4-5 minutes.
- The zucchini is shrinked and become soften.
- Add milk and mix well.
- Bring the milk to boil and cook till milk reduces to 3/4th on medium heat stirring continuously.
- Once the milk is reduced add milk powder and mix well on medium heat stirring continuously.
- The milk powder is mixed well and mixture is dried after 3-4 minutes. Add sugar and cardamom powder. Mix well . The mixture will become runny again as the sugar melts. Cook on medium heat till the moisture reduces.
- As the moisture reduces, add remaining 1 tsp of ghee and stir well .
- Cook till the mixture comes together and leaves the edges of the pan. The zucchini halwa is ready.
- Remove the zucchini halwa in the bowl. Sprinkle some cardamom powder and serve .
Coconut Halwa (white layer)
- Heat 1 tsp ghee in a non stick pan or wash the above heavy bottom pan and use it.
- Add desiccated coconut and mix well. Roast on medium heat on 1 minute.
- Add milk in it. Stir for couple of minutes on medium heat. The milk will be absorbed quickly by the coconut. (If using fresh coconut then it will take time to cook and reduce the moisture). Add more milk if you feel the mixture looks dry.
- Once the milk is absorbed well add milk powder and mix well and cook on medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
- Add sugar. The mixture will become runny again as the sugar dissolves. Cook for couple of minutes more on medium heat to dry the water from sugar.
- Once the water is reduced , add cardamom powder and ghee. Cook on medium heat for couple more minutes.
- The moisture will be reduced and come together and leave the pan. The coconut halwa is ready.
- Remove in a bowl. Sprinkle some cardamom powder and serve.
Carrot Halwa (orange layer)
- Follow the same instructions as to make the zucchini halwa. Replace zucchini with carrot and follow the same instructions. (I was in hurry and hence could not take pictures of the step. I had already shared with you the recipe of making gajar ka halwa earlier).
Assembling Halwa
- Grease the plate or tray or tin with ghee in which you need to set the halwa. Take zucchini halwa and spread it in the above quarter as shown.
- Then spread carrot halwa on the bottom on the plate as shown.
- Put the coconut halwa in the center as shown. Smoothen the surface with greased hands or spoon. Let the halwa set for 30 minutes.
- The tricolor halwa is ready. Cut into pieces and serve. You can serve it warm or chill it in fridge and serve chilled.
