Published on: Apr 02, 2018
Two Healthy Black Carrot Recipes – Shot of Anti-oxidants
Have a craving for the sweet tooth and want to try something new, ever tried something nutritious and healthy, an antioxidant-rich dessert!
If not spare a few minutes here and read on…
Black Carrot Halva:
Category | Dessert |
Pre preparation time | 15 minutes |
Cooking time | 20 minutes |
Serves | 3 |
Ingredients:
Black Carrots | 200 grams approx. 1 medium cup grated |
Sugar | 1 tablespoon |
Full cream milk | 1 big glass |
Condensed milk | 150 ml |
Ghee | 4 teaspoon |
Cashewnuts | 4 in number |
Pistachios | 4 in number |
Method:
- Grate carrots and keep them aside.
- Heat ghee in a pan and sauté cashew nuts and pistachios over it, remove and keep aside.
- Sauté carrots over the ghee, after it shrinks a bit add milk, condensed milk, sugar.
- Stir in between, once the carrot becomes soft and the ghee leaves the sides it’s done.
- Relish a lip-smacking healthy, nutritious dessert.
Nutritive Value per serving of black carrot halwa:
Energy | 318 Kals |
Carbohydrates | 41.2 grams |
Protein | 6.34 grams |
Fats | 13.54 grams |
Calcium | 193.15 grams |
Black Carrot Kanji:
Category | Appetizer |
Pre preparation time | 15 minutes |
Fermentation time | 3-7 days |
Cooking time | 5 minutes |
Serves | 2 liters |
Ingredients:
Black Carrots | 500 grams |
Water | 2 liters |
Mustard seeds | 3 tablespoons |
Red Chili powder | 1 teaspoon |
Salt | 1 tablespoon |
Asafetida | 1 tablespoon |
Method:
- Wash the black carrots and peel them, cut them into batons, and keep them aside.
- Boil two liters of water thoroughly and add to it coarsely grounded mustard seeds, Salt, Asafetida.
- Once the water is boiled and all the above ingredients are added, put the carrots into it.
- Transfer the entire mixture into a glass jar and cover the top tightly with a muslin cloth.
- Keep the jar in sunlight or in a warm place for 3-7 days undisturbed.
- The mixture will start to ferment.
- Taste it after a few days, if the temperature is high the kanji will ferment within 4 days else will take time.
- After it turns sour it’s done.
Served as a side dish during meals it is an excellent low-calorie appetizer and best-fermented drink to have during summers or winters to aid proper digestion. This drink is a rich source of antioxidants and fermentation further enhances its nutritional value, making it an ideal drink.