Winter is here. It’s the perfect time to incorporate healthy ingredients into your favorite sweet and savory snacks. There is no shortage of seasonal delights that can be turned into mouth-watering recipes, so you can choose both taste and health during the colder months. You can indulge in a wide range of winter foods that you can consume without worrying about your weight getting out of control. Eating the right foods at the right intervals can definitely help manage diabetes easily during the winter months. (Read also: Diabetes: Blood Sugar) 6 delicious and healthy recipes to keep your prices down)
Chef Gaurav Malhotra of The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi proposes delicious and healthy winter desserts for diabetics.
1. Oats & Amaranth Philney (sugar free)
material
amount
oats – 40 gm
Amaranth Seeds – 80 gm
Milk – 1 liter
Sugar Free – 20 gm
Green cardamom powder – ½ tsp
sliced almonds – for garnish
chopped pista – for garnish
Method
– Wash the amaranth seeds well and soak them in water for 30 minutes.
– Lightly roast the oats in a skillet and mash them lightly with your hands.
– Put the milk in a thick-bottomed pot and simmer for a while, then add the amaranth seeds and simmer for a while until soft.
– Add roasted crushed oats and cook for a while longer.
– Add cardamom powder and sugar free.
– Serve saccolat with sliced almonds and chopped pista.
2. RAGI BESAN BARFI (no sugar)
material
Gram flour (besan) – 200 gm
ragi flour – 100 gm
Desi Ghee – 250 gm
Sugar Free – 25 gm
Elaichi Powder – 02 gm
Almonds – 50 gm
Pista – 25 grams
Cranberries – 50 gm
Method:
– Take kadai, add desi ghee and heat for a while. Add the besan and ragi flour and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
– When you can smell the cooked besan, add the chopped almonds, pista and cranberries.
– Add unsweetened green cardamom powder and mix well.
– Allow to cool for a while, then place the mixture on a tray.
– Use butter paper to evenly spread the mixture on the tray.
– Garnish with sliced almonds, pista and cranberries.
– Cut into squares of your preferred size and serve.
3. Multigrain Atta Ladoo (sugar-free)
material
Whole grains (atta) – 250 gm
Desi Ghee – 200 gm
Sugar-free powder – 100 gm
Green Cardamom Powder – 01 gm
Multigrain (Oats, Flax Seeds, Melon Seeds, Tills) – 200 gm
chopped almonds – 25 gm
chopped cashew nuts – 25 gm
Chopped pista – 15 gm
Method:
– Add digigy to kadai and heat for a while.
– Then add the atta and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.
– When you can smell the cooked atta, add the multigrain and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
– Add sugar free powder, green cardamom powder, almonds, cashews and pista. Mix well.
– Let cool for a while, then divide the mixture into 20 equal balls.
– Your multigrain ata laddoo is ready.
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