Whole wheat carrot cake

Carrot cake ahaaa😋so yummy I think u all know health benefits of carrots so now speaking about my cake it has all the flavours of carrot , whole wheat flour, nuts and cinnamon . This cake is so moist and melts in mouth . It is a healthy cake😋😘

Ingredients I used
Whole wheat flour - 1  and 1/2 cup
Grated carrot - 1 and1/2cup
Sugar - 3/4cup
Eggs - 2
Cinnamon powder - 3tbs
Oil(flavour less) - 3/4 cup
Baking powder  - 1tbs
Baking soda - a pinch
Chopped nuts and raisins - 4tbs
Vanilla flavour- 1tbs

Method
Wash peal and grate carrots, to grated carrots add chopped nuts and raisins

 To this add 4 tbs of wheat flour , gently mix every thing so that flour coats nuts and carrots well

 Keep a side

Now in a mixing bowl take whole wheat flour, to this add cinnamon powder ,baking powder and baking soda , whisk every thing well , Now keep a side

 Take another mixing bowl ,break eggs and add sugar

 Whisk well till frothy this may take 5 mins

 After 5 mins add oil ( u can add butter also, same measurement)

 Now goes in vanilla , now whisk till oil mixes with egg and sugar mixture

 Time to add whole wheat flour(which we kept a side)

 With whisk or spatula mix gently inwards do not
Over mix

Batter looks like this

Now add grated carrots and nuts mixture and mix gently ,do not over mix

Batter is done , keep a side

Take baking tray,  rub tray with butter on sides and dust with flour and place a aluminium foil or butter paper in the bottom

Now transfer cake batter in to the baking tin , tap twice and now goes in to the onen ( pre heat oven at 180degrees for 5 mins , after 5 mins keep cake tin in to oven and bake at 180 degrees for 40 mins

 After 40 mins check with your knife , poke the cake if knife is clean it is baked completely,  if batter attaches to knife bake for another 5 more mins .

Yes done 😋😘

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Beetròot rasam

Beetroots firstly I like velvety pink color of this vegetable , beetroots are rich in folate , vitamins  minerals and also fiber which helps in weight loss. Beetroot has beauty benefits too , this works with in and on the surface of skin too . Drinking a glass of juice removes toxins and leaving you healthy and glowing skin. Applying on the surface will remove dead cells and make you look younger and glowing.

 Ingredients I used

Beetroot - 1 big
Curry leaves - 3 to 4 strings
Coriander leaves - hand full
Rasam powder - 2 tbs
Salt - according to taste
Lemon - 2
Hing - a pinch
Water - 3 big glasses
Pressed garlic - 5pods
Mustard , jeera and dry chilli for tampering

Method
Wash peal and grate beetroot . Now transfer grated beetroot in to thick bottomed vessel , to this add curry leaves, chopped Coriander leaves , rasam powder and salt

Add water and turmeric

Keeping flame on medium , place on stove

Let rasam bring to boil (do not over cook)

Take out of  the stove and strain the pulp

Extracted beetroot water , keep a side

Rince same vessel under tap , keeping flame on medium place the vessel on stove  and add 2 tbs of oil, when oil gets heated tamper , when you hear splattering sound add pressed garlic curry leaves and coriander leaves and  hing ,fry for 30sec .

When tampering releases nice aroma it's time to add beetroot water now immediately switch the flame , keep aside and let rasam cool for a while

After 10mins squeeze lemon in to rasam , taste it and adjust taste by adding salt and lemon (if required). Now your rasam is done.

Serve hot with rice😊 . This is so tasty and u don't taste and feel any beetroot flavour. It's super healthy, give this a try and let me know how you like .

Simple snack (paneer veg tikka) for healthy weight loss

 Simple  and easy snack for healthy weight loss , nice right. This recipie didn't take much time too😘
I used lot of veggies and paneer for making tikkas . The veggies I used are rich in vitamin ,minerals and fiber which helps in weight loss , now paneer is rich in calcium and protein I think this is a great snack idea and lastly one good thing I did not use oil🤗

Ingredients I used
Chopped veggies
Carrots - 2
Beet root - 1
Capsicus - 2
Paneer - 150 cms
Curd - 1cup
Salt - according to taste
Red chilli powder- according to taste
Garam Masala - 1 1/2 tbs
Ginger garlic paste - 1tbs
Skewers

Method
Firstly I cubed paneer and  all veggies. Now boil cubed carrots and beetroot , keep a side
Now Take curd in a wide bowl , now add all Masala powders , salt and ginger garlic paste. Mix well and to this add veggies and paneer and let marination sit in fridge for 2hours

After 2 hours take out of the fridge and now insert marinated paneer and veggies into skewers

Keep flame on simmer place grill on the flame(if u don't have grill u can fry on a pan adding little oil

Now place skewers on grill

Turn skewers on all sides (be carefull your skewer may burn)

Fry on all sides till veggies turn brown and well cooked

Place remaining skewers on grill and fry on flame till cooked

Done , transfer in to a plate and serve hot
My kids ,hubby and nanna loved this give this a try and let me know how u liked this.

Wheat oats uthappam

Uthappam with oats and wheat flour , sounds good right . Oats are low in calorie ,rich in antioxidants, lowers cholesterol and keeps you full and helps in weight lossand high in soluble fibre and same with wheat flour and I combined these super ingredients to make super tasty uthapam. 

Ingredients I used 

Wheat flour - 1 cup

Oats - 1/2cup

Bombay rava - 2tbs

Buttermilk  - 1cup

Jeera - 1tbs

Eno - 1tbs 

Salt (according to your taste)

Chopped onion , chopped Coriander and shredded carrot , chopped tomato for topping

Oil

Method

Take a bowl , goes in wheat flour ,oats, rava ,salt and jeera

 Now add buttermilk

Whisk with out any lumps,if needed u can add water 

Batter should not be runny, it should be thick (dropping consistency)

Now add 1tbs spoon of eno

Now your batter looks airy forming bubbles and done with batter ,keep a side (no need of resting)

Keep flame on medium high and let tawa gets heated now drizzle oil on tawa

Pour a laddle full of batter on a heated pan 

Spread out the batter

Now apply little oil and add your toppings

When sides turns brown it's time to flip uthapam 

For extra crisp again flip and fry for another half minute

Done , serve hot with peanut chutney

Give this a try and let me know how you like this😊