Baby Carrot Pickle (Gajar Aachar)
Carrot Health benefits
– improves digestive system with fiber that keeps full for a longer time and invigorating digestive juices
– decrease cholesterol levels by eating raw carrots
-brings down malignancies of breast, prostate, stomach and colon cancer
Carrot Soup(Shorba)
-Carrots are a good source of Thiamin, Niacin, Folate, Manganese, and Vitamin B6.
-Cooking helps release the Carotenoids similar to Lycopene in tomatoes and helps more nutrients to be absorbed by the body.
Cooked carrots (chopped or pureed ) are more nutritious since Beta Carotene’s presence is more readily available for absorption.
Fresh Carrot Bake
Carrots health benefits
-improve bone health with vitamin K & calcium
– blood pressure and cardiovascular health wit fiber and Potassium that help manage blood pressure
– immune function and healing with vitamin C providing collagen and help body fight disease
Carrot Sauté (Thoran)
Carrot health benefits for pregnant mothers
-boost immunity with Folate & Vitamin B6
– Calcium helps development bones and teeth and maintain healthy cell membranes
-Potassium (K) helps improve mother’s heart condition
– reduce risk of gestational diabetes by helping to keep blood sugar levels down during pregnancy
Carrot Lentil Salad (Gajar Kosmalli)
Carrot Health Benefits
– low in calories
-help in liver cleansing, toxemia and swelling
-help with vision improvement with vitamin A
– rich in vitamins A, B-6, C, K, fiber and potassium
– reduce lung cancer risk by 40% with 3mg beta carotene/ carrot
Carrot Halwa(Gajar Halwa)
Carrots can
-improve vision and boost the immune system
– provide many vitamins and minerals
– prevent heart attacks and protect from certain cancers
– reduce cholesterol and prevent premature aging
– increase skin health and boost oral health
– help guard against food poisoning
– Steamed carrot contain large amounts of beta carotene
– Potassium in steamed carrots facilitates nerve communication
