Thursday, September 6, 2007

Carrot-Almond Cooler

This is a very nutritious, filling drink that my friend Raji makes. It was a tasty way of getting carrots, badam and saffron in her diet during her pregnancy. Since we all enjoyed it as well, I've made this quite often since then ...

CARROT - ALMOND COOLER

Ingredients:

Carrots - 5 to 6, peeled and cut into chunks
Almonds (Badam) - 20, whole, soaked in warm water for an hour and peeled
Milk - 3 cups or more (depending on consistency required)
Sugar - to taste
Saffron strands - few

Method :

1) In a vessel that fits into the pressure cooker, add carrot pieces, peeled almonds, few strands of saffron and 1 cup of milk.

2) Pressure cook this for 2 to 3 whistles until soft and allow to cool.

3) In a blender, grind this carrot-almond mixture with the rest of the milk and required amount of sugar .

4) Chill this and serve.
I am sending this to Meeta's Monthly Mingle : Liquid Dreams
Sreelu, Thank you for suggesting this.

31 comments:

Asha said...

Carrot and Almonds, what's not to like! YUMMY!:))

Madhu said...

Beautiful colour and super combination.

TBC said...

Never tried making or drinking anything with carrots in it. This looks very good & the pic is beautiful.

Pooja V said...

Very nice recipe. The color, texture and i sure taste is wonderful.

Tee said...

mmmm...looks so inviting, and what a great way to eat carrots! :)

Sreelu said...

looks really cool,hey you know what you should send this to meeta for her Mingle this month theme is drinks

Sirisha Kilambi said...

Nice one...I am sure the combination rocks :-)

Laavanya said...

Asha, yes it makes a good combination.

Thank you madhu.

TBC, Cooking the carrots makes them taste mild. Glad you liked the picture.

Pooja, yes it definitely tastes good too.

Tee, sure it's a good way of sneaking in carrots. I even use 1% milk.

Sreelu, thank you so much for suggesting that I send this to Meeta :) I have a tough time keeping track of all the events.

Sirisha, thank you.

Manasi said...

Interesting! pressure cooking the carrots , almonds with milk!!! i thought I read that wrong!
Thanx, will try, i have a bag of carrots (baby) sitting inthe fridge for ages!!

Richa said...

looks delicious! It is so refreshing.
works well with kaju as well :)

Jyothsna said...

Looks very interesting and healthy.

Rajitha said...

laavanya...this looks delicious and healthy too ..very nice color :)

Cynthia said...

I can just imagine how smooth and creamy this is. It's like a dessert all by itself.

archana said...

This is a nice recipe, healthy and must be tasting great. I have never seen something like this :)

lakshmi said...

carrot kheer with almonds - yummy.

lakshmi
The Yum Blog

Raaga said...

like carrot kheer in a glass :-) yummy!!!

Happy cook said...

Intresting recipe.
I have only had just carrot juice alone

Coffee said...

Now thats some combo!! Lovely colour. :)

Rina said...

New and Healthy combination Laavanya

sunita said...

That's quite a cooler...looks lovely:)

Sharmi said...

this sounds delicious!! I am bookmarking it and trying it out sometime.

Laavanya said...

Manasi, You did read it correctly. I pressurecooked them. :) Hope you try it.

Richa, yes, I think cashews would work well too.

Thank you Jyothsna.

Rajitha, i love the colour too.

True Cynthia, this is more of a dessert drink since it's quite filling.

Archana, Thank you.

Lakshmi, yes that is a yummy combo - quite similar to carrot kheer right.

Happy Cook, This is definitely better than carrot juice :) so ifyou like carrot juice, then you'll love this.

Thank you Coffee, Rina and Sunita.

Sharmi, I hope you try it sometime.

Laavanya said...

Raaga, yes this is pretty much like carrot kheer.

Latha Narasimhan said...

Lovely drink! such a pretty colour! Almonds are always welcome for me!

Nupur said...

LOVE this recipe! It looks gorgeous, and I always have carrots on hand. Will try this.

Meeta said...

Carrots and almonds - wow lovely idea!

Vcuisine said...

How did i miss this Laavanya. Very tight at office. Lovely drink. Viji

Rajani said...
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Rajani said...

Hi Laavanya,
I tried your carrot almond drink. It tastes awesome
and very simple to make too. Thanks for sharing.

cheers
rajani

Laavanya said...
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Laavanya said...

Rajani, thank you so much for your feedback.. So glad that you enjoyed it. We love it at home too and right you are about how simple it is.