Eat Healthy with Millets, Palm Jaggery and Cold Pressed Oils
You don’t have to feel guilty indulging in these delicious deserts. By replacing traditional ingridients with healthier alternatives, you can satify your sweet tooth the right way!
Mahaprasad is the term applied to the 56 food items offered to Lord Jagannath in the holy Temple of Puri, located in Odisha, India. The Prasada offered to him and later to Maa Bimala in the Grand Temple (SriMandir) is known as 'Mahaprasad'. One of the item of Mahaprasad is Kanika which is a simple spiced sweet pulav. Try this unique recipe with millets. Today's post is offered at the lotus feet of Lord Jagannath.
Pinni is a Punjabi delicacy that is mostly prepared during winters. This laddu is made with wheat flour, desi ghee, dry fruits and jaggery. For this recipe, I used dates as a natural sweetener and replaced wheat flour with jowar flour.
Malpua is a popular dessert of North Indian cuisine which can be easily prepared. It is a famous delight during festivals. The pua is made with refined flour, deep fried and then dipped in sugar syrup. But I used a mixture of ragi and bajra flours for this recipe, pan fried and then dipped them in jaggery syrup. Try this easy and healthy recipe and satisfy your sweet cravings!
Pearl millet/Bajra/Kambu is rich in insoluble fibre which helps in slow absorption of sugar and aids in digestion. Even though I have shared many recipes with this particular millet, this is the first time I baked using this. This recipe comes from my friend Rekha Madhusudan who shared it with me sometime back and I tried it today. Treat your loving brothers with this healthy muffin, for Rakshna Bhandhan!! The muffins are soft, moist and vegan too!Thanks Rekha for sharing the recipe to the world through me!
Nowadays we get a variety of millet vermicelli/semiya. A lot of dishes can be prepared using these vermicelli. This kheer recipe with the goodness of mango, palm candy sugar and non diary milk is a perfect healthy dessert. Try this recipe before mangoes vanishes from the market!
