As a mother, you may find it difficult to get your child to eat vegetables. After all, they don’t taste as good as fries or burgers or noodles. Every vegetable has its own health benefits. And carrots are no different. Orange root vegetables are loaded with nutrients essential to maintaining good health. which falls on the 4th of April every year Going beyond gajar gi subsi and gajar halwa, you can get your kids to eat carrots by preparing delicious food!
Health Shots reached out to Dr. Namita Nadar, a nutritionist at Fortis Hospital Noida, and she shared a long list of the health benefits of carrots.
She says this root vegetable contains antioxidants like beta-carotene and vitamin C. which helps strengthen the immune system
There is food for good eyesight. And carrots are one of them. They help maintain vision health, which is why ophthalmologists recommend that you always eat carrots. It is also a good source of fiber which promotes good digestion.
has a low glycemic index This means it doesn’t cause your blood sugar to rise rapidly. This makes carrots a good choice for diabetics.
carrot recipes for kids
It’s easy to make healthy and delicious carrot recipes. Even if you want to experiment with different types of cooking! This is healthy advice.
1. Carrot Salad
raw material
• 2 apples
• 3 cups shredded carrots
• Pineapple pieces 200 g.
• 3 tbsp. raisins
• 1/4 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Whipped Cottage Cheese
• salt (as you like)
way
• Mix the apples into the pineapple juice that has been drained. • Combine the carrots, apples, raisins and pineapple chunks in a large bowl.
• Lemon juice, cottage cheese, yogurt and salt should be mixed together in a bowl.
• Mix well before adding the carrot and fruit mixture.
• Keep in the refrigerator for half an hour and chill.
2. Carrot Soup
raw material
• 10 grams of butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 celery stalk, 1 chopped onion and 2 cloves of garlic
• 5 cups chopped carrots
• 1 chopped parsley
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• 2 cups of water
way
• Start by putting oil and butter in a pan.
• When butter melts Add onions and celery and cook until tender.
• Add garlic and parsley. and cook for a short time
• Add water, vegetable broth, salt and pepper along with chopped carrots.
• Cook the carrots for half an hour. or until soft It should be blended until smooth and sent hot.
3. Carrot Smoothie
raw material
• 1 cup shredded or chopped carrots
• ½ cup banana slices
• ½ cup plain yogurt
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup chopped pineapple
• 1 tablespoon of toasted walnuts
• Cinnamon powder ¼ teaspoon
• a little nutmeg
way
• Blend yogurt, milk, pineapple, walnuts, cinnamon and nutmeg in a blender with carrots, bananas and other ingredients. until it becomes smooth to make a smoothie
• Can be served cold or at room temperature.
4. Carrot Rice
raw material
• 1 cup broth (vegetable or chicken)
• 1/4 of carrot juice
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• Onion ½ head
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• 1 cup long grain rice
• ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoons parsley or coriander
way
• Put broth, carrot juice and two cups of water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
• In another pan, melt the butter and add the onions.
• Fry onions and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook four minutes after adding rice.
• Stir half a cup of broth until absorbed.
• Add the broth mixture one cup at a time until the rice is thoroughly cooked.
• Mix 1 teaspoon of butter with grated cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve hot.
5. Carrot Dosa
raw material
• Dosa
• grated carrots
• 1 small piece of minced ginger
• Minced curry leaves
• Finely chopped coriander
• Half onion (finely chopped)
• Salt to taste.
way
• Stir-fry carrots, curry leaves, ginger, coriander and onions in the batter.
• If necessary, season with salt.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a pan.
• Spread one ladle of flour into a flat circle in the pan.
• Cook until the edges of the pan turn golden brown.
• Cook for a few more seconds on the other side before flipping the dosa.
• Serve the dosa with ketchup on a plate.
Aren’t these interesting carrot recipes? Try them out!
