Carrot Pickle

 Carrot Pickle

So it’s the season of carrots right……besides carrot halwa esp for weight watchers this is a unique way of having carrots

Chop carrot lengthwise, slit green chillies also lengthwise, add salt, mustard seeds(grind a little), lemon and a few drops of olive oil and mix well. This can stay in fridge for 6-7days. Pickled crunchy carrots make a terrific accompaniment for just about any meal.

Carrots will give u vit A n addition of olive oil will ensure good absorption of the same.

All About Carrot Halwa

All About Carrot Halwa 

So the season of bright red carrots is in,reminding you of gajjar ka halwa right.

Many of my clients ask me if they can have carrot halwa n here it is.Carrots brims with beta carotene, which the body converts to Vitamin A.

Raw carrots are an excellent source of Vitamin A and potassium; they contain Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, thiamine, folic acid, and magnesium. Whereas, cooked carrots contain four times the recommended daily intake of Vitamin A in the form of protective beta carotene which helps you to see in dim light.

Can you believe it? Halwa for less calories? Regular halwa is usually made with lot of ghee, butter, milk cream which makes the fat and calories shoot up, following modification will help you to reduce the calories and you'll get taste that doesn't show on your waist!

MODIFICATIONS:

•Instead of using cream, whole milk, and evaporated milk, use low fat or tonned or double tonned milk.
•Reduce use of ghee n increase use of milk to maintain the softness
•Add a few raisins so that addition of sugar can be reduced.
•Vit A being a fat soluble vitamin requires some fat for absorption….so a little ghee in halwa will enhance Vit A absorption.

Apart from Vit A from carrot, Milk adds some Calcium and Protein to this dish. Raisins are known to be an antioxidant rich fruit. A little dry fruits will add to proteins n healthy fats in the recipe.
You can have carrot halwa especially in the earlier part of the day a good option is for breakfast……

So go ahead n stock up ur VIT A ……NJOY GAJJAR KA HALWA n most important is not to miss EXERCISE on that day.

NUTRITIOUS SNACKS FOR KIDS

● Cut a papaya into square pcs, chop some dates, sprinkle with peanuts, almonds or cashewnuts. Your nutritious papaya treat is ready.

● Peel and cut some carrots. Put them in your mixer-grinder add honey, sugar, cardamom and nutmeg pd along with milk. A delicious healthy milkshake is ready.

● Whip curds with an egg beater. Pour it in a fancy glass bowl add pomegranate, a dash of salt and pepper and finely chopped capsicum pcs and your curd craze is ready.

● Add dates, a little dry fruits like almonds, walnuts, anjir, kismis and also fruits like pomogranate, grapes to kurmura bhel and make it nutritious and antioxidant rich.

● Pattice of leftover veg.

● Soak mushroom in water, drain n sauté lightly in a non-stick fry pan adding capsicum, green onion salt and pepper

● Soak some rotis in milk for sometime, add jaggery, stir on fire till milk thickens and jaggery melts. Chop and top with sliced almonds.

● On a low fire add some til seeds, jaggery and chopped mixed dry fruits. Roll into small balls when slightly warm, good chocolate substitute is ready.

● Milk substitute – basundi, kheer, milkshakes, custard, pudding, shrikand, fruit yoghurt, cheese, panir, raitas.