Halva (halawa, alva, haleweh, halava, helava, helva, halwa, halua, aluva, chalva) refers to many types of dense, sweet confections, served across South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Malta and the Jewish world.The term halva (Arabic: حلاوة‎ ḥalāwah / حلوى ḥalwá, Malayalam: അല്ലുവ, Odia: ହଲୁଆ, Bengali: হালুয়া, Urdu: حلوہ ‎), meaning "desserts" or "sweet", is used to describe two types of desserts:Flour-based This type of halva is slightly gelatinous and made from grain flour, typically semolina.