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Sugar Free Carrot Cake / Diabetic Friendly Cake

Sugar free dairy free eggless carrot cake.
A cake with whole wheat, soya bean flour and only 2 tablespoon oil. Sugarless and butter less diabetic friendly cake.
Sugar free yet delicious. Even you don’t recognise its sugar free. So its a perfect cake for diabetic and diet conscious people. Yes a guilt free treat for health watchers 😊

Diabetes is a global epidemic nowadays.
An estimated 285 million people worldwide are affected by diabetes.
Source

Maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle is very important to control blood sugar level.
But we have to make something for diabetic people for their sweet craving. So tried this cake for them. A guilt free cake made with shredded carrot, orange, dates, walnuts and raisins. These ingredients made this cake enough sweet. So a cake with whole wheat flour, soya bean flour, carrot, orange, raisins and walnuts definitely a healthy option to satisfy your sweet tooth.

You don’t need butter to make it. I have used only 2 tablespoon olive oil in it.
Diabetic or diet conscious people everyone can enjoy this guilt free cake.
You can increase the amount of oil 1/4 to 1/2 cup if you want your cake more moist. Oil or butter provide moistness. But if you are making it for diabetic or diet conscious people don’t increase. The cake is delicious with only 2 tablespoon oil.

Recipe

Whole Wheat flour or atta – 1 cup

Soyabean flour – 1 cup

Chopped dates – 1 cup

Raisins – 1/2 cup

Chopped walnut – 1/2 cup

Baking powder – 1 teaspoon

Baking soda – 1 teaspoon

Cinnamon powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Shredded carrot – 1 & 1/2 cup

Orange juice – 1 & 1/2 cup

Orange zest – 1/2 teaspoon

Vinegar – 1 tablespoon

Olive oil – 2 tablespoon

Carrot juice – 1/3 cup

Almond to garnish

Method

1. Grease a cake tin. Dust with flour and keep it aside.
Preheat oven at 170° for 10 minutes.

2. Soak dates and raisins in hot water. Use water just to soak not too much.
Let it cool down and grind to make a smooth paste.

3. In a bowl sieve whole wheat flour, soyabean flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon powder and cardamom powder.

4. In a large bowl mix oil, date and raisin paste, orange juice, orange zest and vinegar. Mix well.

5. Add all the dry ingredients gradually and mix well.

6. Add shredded carrot and mix.
Add carrot juice as require to make a thick but flowing batter.

7. Fold in chopped walnuts.
Pour the batter into the baking tin. Tap the tin gently. Garnish with almond.

8. Bake in preheated oven for 25 – 30 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.
Let it cool down completely before slicing.

Stay healthy stay happy!!
Happy baking 😊

Notes

1. You can make this cake with only whole wheat flour or refined flour or mix of both flour.

2. You can use 1/4 to 1/2 cup oil instead of carrot juice if you want your cake more moist. But if you are making it for diabetic or health conscious people don’t increase oil.

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Green Moong Idli 


Green gram lentil or whole green moong idli with semolina or suji.

A very healthy and delicious breakfast. You don’t need to soak for long hours. Just mix everything and after 15 minutes make idli.
 

Green moong or green gram are loaded with nutritional benefits. This lentil is also low calorie and packed with protein, vitamins and minerals. A best filling option for those who wants to shed kilos.

And I have added semolina or suji in it. 

Low calorie and protein rich semolina is made from hard variety durum wheat which is digested slowly and prevent you from overeating. And its good for diabetic and perfect for weight loss. In other words, you will be able to lose weight in a shorter period of time and maintain body weight. Semolina is increases your chances of shedding more fat because it digested very slowly. Semolina is energy booster too. It keeps your body charged throughout the day.

So its a perfect breakfast for weight watchers and diabetic people. Serve hot with any chutney or sauce. 

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This delicious and healthy idli is very easy and quick to make. You need only equal amount of green moong and semolina with curd and some spices. And its absolutely fat free. We need very little oil only for greasing the idli moulds. You can make pancake or appe with this batter. 

Recipe 


Green whole moong lentil or green gram – 1/2 cup 

Semolina or suji – 1/2 cup 

Ginger – 1/2 inch piece 

Green chilli – 2-3 

Chopped coriander leaves – handful 

Salt to taste 

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon 

Curd – 3 tablespoon 

Eno fruit salt – 1 teaspoon 

Cashew nuts – as required 

Oil for greasing

Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon, optional 

Method 


Soak the green moong lentil overnight. 

Grind the lentil with ginger, green chilli and coriander leaves. You can add little water if require to make a smooth paste. 

Mix the ground lentil mixture with semolina. Add curd, salt and cumin powder. Mix well. You can add 1 teaspoon chaat masala if you like. Add little water if require to make idli batter like consistency. 

Cover and keep aside for 15 minutes. 

Grease the idli moulds with little oil. 

After 15 minutes add eno fruit salt. I have used lemon flavoured eno. If you are using plain eno add 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Give a good stir. 

Place half cashew nut in each mould. You can use full cashew nuts too. 

Fill the moulds with lentil and semolina mixture. 

You can also place a cashew nut over the idlis. 

Steam the idlis for 6-7 minutes or until done. You can make pancake or appe with this idli batter. 

I have made these in microwave for 7 minutes on full power. 

Serve hot with Peanut chutney or Onion tomato chutney. Click on the name to get recipe. 

Or serve with any chutney or sauce. 

Enjoy the healthy and yummy idli as breakfast or snack. 

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