Friday, October 21, 2011

Carrot Milk Fudge(Carrot Halwa using Xylitol)

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Looking for more ways to include this naturally sweet, delicious and crunchy, vegetable in your diet? Then definitely try this carrot milk fudge. But before that let us see more about this vegetable. These root vegetables comes with wholesome health benefiting compounds such as beta carotenes, vitamin A, minerals and anti-oxidants in ample amounts.  Studies have found that flavonoid compounds in carrots help protect from skin, lung and oral cavity cancers and the vitamin A help in maintaining a good vision. This naturally sweet, root vegetable packed with vitamins may be good for lot of people, but for people who are on a low sugar this is not the vegetable to be included regularly in their diet. Will post another fudge recipe using white pumpkin, which is low in sugar but still tastes wonderful. Check back soon and now let us get on to this recipe.



Preparation Time - 10 Minutes

Cooking Time - 20-25 Minutes

Serves - 8 to 10 (small portion sizes)





Ingredients



Grated Carrots - 3 Cups

Milk - 1 1/2 Cups

Grated Paneer - 1/3 Cup(Indian cottage cheese)

Xylitol - 1/3 Cup(If using sugar go till 1/2 Cup, because xylitol is slightly sweeter than sugar I used only 1/3 cup)

Saffron - few strands

Blanched almonds -1 Tbsp

Cashew - 1 Tbsp

Clarified butter - 3 Tbsp



Method



1) Heat a heavy bottomed pan and add a Tbsp of ghee and toast the nuts and keep it aside.



2) Add another Tbsp of ghee and add the grated carrots and saute till the raw smell is gone. ( This will take any where between 7-8 minutes).



3) Now add the milk and saffron strands and boil till the carrots are well cooked and all the milk is evaporated and the mixture becomes thick.



4) Now add the xylitol and paneer keep stirring till the mixture starts leaving the sides. At this point add the left over ghee and the toasted nuts and stir well and switch off the stove. Serve hot.



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Sending this to Cooking Concepts - Festive Food hosted by Srav's Culinary Concepts.

26 comments:

julie said...

Delicious fudge with carrots..lovely clicks as well!!

Alpana said...

Very delicious & healthy......Lov the pictures . Maybe I'll have to come & grab one of those bowls.

Saras said...

Love the texture of the halwa..Healthy tooo

divya said...

wow yummy and looks so tempting with wonderful clicks ....

Swathi said...

I like that you made carrot halwa with sugar substitute. I am in to digg in.

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Lovely and delicious recipe...gud way of substituting sugar...

Kalyani's Platter said...

looks delicious and so yummy clicks .......

MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. said...

Yum Yum Carrot milk Fudge .luv this variation too.Deliciously clicked and presented well.Luv it

Now Serving said...

I am going to stock up on this new sweetened and try this out - something few of my family members with borderline sugar issues will be thankful for

looks delicious!!
Priya
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layaa said...

Great clicks n delicious halwa bcoms extradinary by adding xylitol.yummmmmmmmmmmmmy.

Gayathri NG said...

Yummylicious halwa...
I am happy to follow u dear...

Jay said...

sounds irresistable n hearty ..;)
Tasty Appetite

SinFoodie said...

Delicious and so healthy!

Uma said...

I like the texture you have got in the fudge. Love it.

Cheers,
Uma
My Kitchen Experiments

Prathima Rao said...

Deeeliiicious & irresistible halwa!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

Priya said...

Irresistible halwa, sugarfree halwa tempts me a lot..

San said...

Incredible halwa sadhana. Finger looking good. Happy diwali!

MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. said...

Dear Blogger Friend,Wish U a Warm and Happy Diwali.Enjoy the Festivities with taste-filled delights,Safe and Delicious Memorable Moments - Regards, Christy Gerald

Vidhya said...

Carrot Halwa looks irresistible.

Sobha Shyam said...

very interesting and innovative recipe, looks delicious..

Sowmya said...

Nice touch adding paneer to the carrot halwa...beautiful clicks!

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Ammu's said...

Delicious as I feel it's sugarfree..Yumm..

Malli said...

Happy Diwali.... you're tempting me to make some carrot halwa. That bowl of delicious halwa with the sheen from ghee and nuts is making me drool!!

Kalyani's Platter said...

Happy diwali ... Wow looks yummy and delicious ....

Lavanya Selvaraj said...

Looks delicious.

Wish you and your family a very happy and safe diwali.

-Lavanya
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Doll Dream said...

Wonderful recipe! Thank you for sharing it with us! I just can't wait to try it out!

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