I love baking muffins and my kids enjoy it too, I try my best to bake healthy ones too..., As Anuradha gives a free hand in baking these muffins I was looking at it and thinking as an Indian!, Carrot and spices, Hmm.., well that got me into a new world so I baked two different muffins and changed somethings from the original recipe.
This recipe is basically adapted from Whole foods for the whole family by Laleche League international cookbook.
Coming back to the recipe, I have halved the recipe for two different types of Muffins, If you are after the Original recipe I will give it you in italics.
CARROT SPICE SWEET MUFFINS
INGREDIENTS:
3/4th cup Whole wheat flour (Original Recipe calls for 1 and 1/2 cup Whole wheat Flour)
1/4 Cup Plain flour (I added)
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8th tsp all spice
1/8th tsp of Ground Ginger
1/3 Cup Brown Sugar (Original recipe calls for 1/2 cup Brown sugar/honey, I used both!)
1/4 Cup Honey
1 Egg
1/4 Cup Buttermilk/Yogurt
1/4 Cup Butter ( Original recipe calls for 1/3 cup oil/butter/apple sauce)
1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
Pinch of Cardamom powder
3/4th Cup Grated Carrot ( Original recipe calls for 1 and 1/2 cup carrot)
1/4 Cup Sweetened dessicated Coconut (I added)
1/4 cup Raisins
1/4 Cup chopped Cashewnuts ( original recipe just says chopped nuts)
Used some Fudge Chunks to top it.
METHOD:
Preheat the oven to 400 dF/ Gas Mark 6/
Take all the Dry ingredients together in a bowl flour, soda, powder , salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and all spice, cardamom together and sieve.
In another bowl, mix together wet ingredients honey, brown sugar, buttermilk, Egg, vanilla essence, butter, carrots, raisins, coconut and cashew nuts together.
Now Gently fold in the dry Ingredients with the wet Ingredients together until well incorporated.
Then fill up the muffin cases and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
CARROT SPICE SAVOURY MUFFINS
INGREDIENTS:
1 Cup Whole wheat flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1tsp Baking powder
1 Egg
1 and 1/2 tsp Salt (Adjust salt according to your taste)
1/4 tsp sugar
1/8th tsp Ground Ginger
1/4 cup Buttermilk or Yogurt
2 and 1/2 tbsp Oil/butter/apple sauce (I used Oil)
1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
1/2 Cup Grated Carrot
2 Green chillies
1/4 cup Onion chopped finely
1 tbsp Coriander leaves
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp Coriander powder
METHOD:
Preheat the oven to 400 degree F/Gas mark 6/
In a large bowl take the flour, spices, salt (adjust salt to taste as this is going to be a spicy muffin), Baking soda, Baking powder Mix everything well together and keep aside
In an other bowl, take all the wet ingredients together Buttermilk/yogurt, oil/butter/apple sauce, lemon juice, Egg then add grated carrots, onion and coriander leaves, combine well together.
To this above mixture gently incorporate the dry ingredients until just moistened
Bake for about 20 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
That's it done
Enjoy this wonderful Indian spiced muffins as a breakfast or as an evening snack, My kids took one of each to school!.
NOTE: If you want it Eggless Just omit the eggs in the recipe and Lo! you get Eggless Sweet and Savoury Carrot Spice Muffins!
C u soon with an other recipe tomorrow...,
Anonymous
soda was too much..otherwise perfect..next time i will leave the soda and only use baking powder
Charishma
these look good...very innovative recipe..
charishma
Kalyani's Platter
muffins looks wonderful and yummy !!!!!!!!
MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.
Hi Jayashri,U have a delicious blog of interesting recipes here.Nice to know a fellow blogger from TamulNadu.Luv ur recipes and Following U.
Kalyan
Just mouthwatering...looks so easy to prepare and delicious!
Jayasri Ravi
Thanks Anu
Thanks Anu, I sure am glad to join u next week too
Thanks Krithi Mmm.., I liked the savoury version!
thanks Nitya, Tina, vardhini, Priya, premalatha, Ramya and rajani
Thanks Reshmi, love to have you!, It is an honour
Thanks Raji, do try it out, My kids thought it was Vegetable pakoda!
Caroline
wow you made two version, love them both.
Torviewtoronto
delicious looking muffin
RAKS KITCHEN
I always wanted to make spice muffins, looks and sounds great with carrot!
Reshmi Mahesh
Yummy looking muffins...First time here...joining ur lovely space..
Rajani
Wow these are cool!
Ramya
Wow..that one healthy delight! Perfect for breakfast:-)
Premalatha Aravindhan
wow love this muffin,luks delicious...
Priya
I dont bother to have some muffins rite now, extremely spongy and inviting.
Vardhini
Yummy muffins .. nice way to get kids to eat carrots.
Vardhini
Zesty Palette
Tina
Healthy muffins..Looks perfect and delicious...
Nithya
Delicious muffins 🙂
Krithi's Kitchen
Love the savory version a lot! So good..
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Hey! So glad you could bake with us this week! Hope you'll continue to stay a part of our muffin madness. 🙂
ANU
awesome muffins...sweet and savory...love both..
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