Day 7- Carrot Pudding (Gajjar Halwa)

Let’s celebrate the end of veggie week with a modified version of Indian sweet. This is a low calorie and easy to make version of this traditional pudding. Carrots are rich in vitamins and antioxidants, enables us to have good vision, glowing skin and boasts our immunity.

Prep time : 10mins              Cooking time :15mins      Servings : 4

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of grated carrot

• 1 tsp of ghee

• 2 tbsp sugar

• 2 tbsp of milk powder

• 2 tbsp of skimmed milk

• ½ tsp cardamom powder

• ½ tbsp. of finely chopped almonds ( optional)

Method :

1. Place the carrot on a sieve and steam cook the carrots for 5mins.

2. Remove it and keep aside.

3. Heat the ghee in a non stick pan, add the steamed carrots and cook for 2-3mins.

4. Now add the sugar and mix well, cook on medium flame for 2mins.

5. Then add skimmed milk and milk powder, keep stirring continuously and cook for 3-4mins.

6. Finally add cardamom powder and serve it warm.

Tips :

• Sugar can be substituted with stevia sweetener.

• It tastes best when it is warm. It can be reheated in microwave.

• Almonds are optional and can be eliminated to reduce calories.

Recipe by Dr Viswanathan