- Serves
- 8
- Portion
- ≈90 g
- Time
- Cook 60 min
- Texture
- Soft
- Season
- WinterDecember
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vata-pacifying, nourishing
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (8 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrot | 6 medium, grated | 750 g | 3750 g | |
| Ghee (cow) | 2 tbsp | 30 g | 150 g | |
| Cow's milk, whole | 3 cups | 750 ml | 3750 ml | |
| Dates, seedless | 8 seedless, pureed | 60 g | 300 g | |
| Mishri / sugar | 3 tbsp | 40 g | 200 g | |
| Green cardamom | ¼ tsp | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Almonds | 15, slivered | 20 g | 100 g | |
| Raisins (kishmish) | 1 tbsp | 10 g | 50 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Cook grated carrot in ghee 8 minutes.
Step 2: Add milk; cook, stirring, 35–40 minutes until fully absorbed.
Step 3: Add date purée and mishri; cook 8 minutes until glossy.
Step 4: Add cardamom, almonds and raisins.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
193kcal
Energy
4.6g
Protein
8.8g
Fat
25.7g
Carbohydrate
3.5g
Fibre
0g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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