May 9, 2008

Carrot Milkshake


I got the idea for the carrot milkshake from my dear friend AK. When we went over to her house for dinner, she served this lovely cool shake to us. The shake looked great with the frothy top and a slight peach shade of color. We never knew that it was carrot but got a wonderful flavor of the cardamom. I really thought it was made with some exotic fruit! (Goes to show how much I know about carrots!) I would never have guessed that it was a carrot shake and was pleasantly surprised! This is an excellent beverage to cool you down during the hot summer months and is healthy too! This here is the best way to get your kids to have a healthy drink! It makes a good breakfast too. The addition of cardamom really gives an added layer of taste and makes it great. Final verdict: fantastic!

This is my entry to "Think Spice: Think Cardamom" event hosted by EasyCrafts of Simple Indian Food. The "Think Spice" event was started by Sunita of Sunita’s World. Cardamom is frequently used in Indian cooking for everything from curries, rice to even desserts. It definitely is one of my favourite spices!

Recipe (Serves 2):

Whole milk - 10 oz
Carrot - 1 large, grated
Cardamom seeds - from 3 pods, powdered or 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
Granulated sugar - 1 1/2 tbsp
Ice cubes - 4

Method:

Wash, peel and grate the carrot.

In a blender, add milk, sugar, carrot, powdered cardamom and ice cubes.

Blend well until frothy.

Strain the shake through a seive.

Serve immediately.


Tips:
  1. If using cardamom seeds, crush the seeds finely.
  2. Low-fat milk can be used instead of whole milk.
  3. The carrot can be cut again after grating to make it finer so that it can be served without straining, with an occasional bite into grated carrot.

9 comments:

Deeba PAB said...

What a great post...never thought of a carrot shake. I love blogging; introduces you to SO MUCH more in the world. WOW...this is lovely!!

EC said...

Thats quite an healthy one and should have tasted great tooo....

Divya said...

wow no one can guess it is carrot milkshake ..very healthy and looks yummy too ..thanks for sharing

Cham said...

Love the carrot shake ! quiet healthy and fun way to have this drink!

Unknown said...

This looks too inviting to me..love the peach colour..the addition of cardamom should have enhanced the taste i guess..nice entry..

@the_whisk_affair said...

Thanks Deeba, EC, Divya, Cham and Divya Vikram! It sure was yummy...Try this one out, its easy. you all would love it!

Bhawana said...

Nice shake u made. so far I made only carrot kheer and halwa.. nice one.

@the_whisk_affair said...

Thanks Bhawana, give the shake a try sometime..

Jo said...

Wow thanks for the healthy carrot milkshake recipe! Will try this one out!