Diabetes unte we make sure to not eat any kind of sweets with a feeling that asalu sweet option eh undadu ani. But there are many options to make and eat at home. Here are a few that you can definitely make.
1. Apple Rabri
· 3 cups low-fat milk, 99.7 percent fat-free
· 3/4 cup grated apples
· 1/4 tsp. cardamom (elaichi) powder
· 1 teaspoon(or less, is you do not want it to be too sweet) sugar substitute (Date Sugar)
What to do?
· Boil the milk. Simmer it for 12-15 minutes.
· Add the grated apple and let it boil for another 2-3 minutes.
· Add cardamom powder and keep it aside to cool.
· Once cooled down, add the sugar substitute. If the temperature is too warm, then you can use honey too.
· If you like the flavor of jaggery, use it instead of any other substitutes of sugar.
2. Coffee Mousse
· 4 cups low fat milk
· 10 gms (1 packet) unflavoured agar-agar , cut into small pieces
· Honey (depends on the sweetness you need)
· 3 tbsp cocoa powder dissolved in 2 tbsp low fat milk
· 2 tsp coffee powder dissolved in 2 tbsp warm water
· 1 tbsp low fat cream
What to do:
· Cook over a small flame agar agar and 1 ½ cups of water. Dissolve ainaka keep it aside. Strain the mixture and keep it aside.
· Oka small pan lo milk ni boil chesi, add agar agar, cocoa powder and coffee syrup. Slow flame lo mix chesi .. pakka pettandi for it to cool down. Andulo cream and honey add cheyyandi.
· Ee mixture ni small bowls lo place chesi refridgerate cheyyandi.
· Tarvata spoon eskoni tineyyandi.
3. Date and Apple Kheer
· 1/2 cup chopped apples
· 1 tsp sugar
· 2 1/2 cups low fat milk
· 1/4 cup chopped dates (khajur)
What to do:
· Combine the apples, sugar and 3 tbsp of water in a non-stick pan and cook over a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes. Refrigerate to chill.
· Combine milk and dates. Mix well and simmer it for 10 minutes.
· Refrigerate the above mixture to chill.
· Serve chese mundu add the cooked apple mixture.
· Garnish with walnuts.
4. Stuffed Lyches
· 1/2 cup low fat paneer (cottage cheese)
· 2 tbsp low-fat milk , 99.7% fat-free
· 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
What to do:
· Slit the lychees horizontally and carefully remove the seeds.
· Mix the ingredients to make a mixture and stuff the lychees with it.
· Serve the above dessert chilled for best taste.
5. Date Rolls
· 1/2 tsp ghee
· 3/4 cup deseeded and finely chopped dates
· 1 tbsp chopped almonds
· 1 tbsp chopped pistachios
· 1 tbsp chopped walnuts
What to do:
· Oka small pan lo dates ni ghee lo vesi cook cheyyandi for around 5-7 minutes.
· Remove and add the almonds, pistachio nuts and walnuts and mix well.
· Divide the mixture into equal portions and roll them.
· Ee rolls ni coat in any dry fruit powder and eat it.
