Carrot Chocochip Cupcake

Carrot Chocochip Cupcake

Ingredients

Whole wheat flour – 1 cup

Carrot (grated) – 3/4

Dates (pieces) – 3 tbsp 

Chocolate Chipsweetened) – 4 tbsp

Curds (sour) – 3/4 cup

Egg – 2

                                Jaggery powder – 1 cup

                                Baking powder – 1 tsp

                                Baking soda – ½ tsp

                                Butter (melted) or  Oil –2 tsp

Method

Remove the seeds from the dates

Cut them into small pieces

Sieve the flour with baking powder and soda

Add jaggery powder and mix well

Beat the eggs and add to the dry mixture

Add butter

Add curds to adjust the consistency

Mix carefully

Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 170 degree for 20 to 30 minutes

Cool

Cut into slices and serve

Health Benefits

Carrot

Exceptionally rich source of carotenes and vitamin A which protects from skin, lung and oral cavity cancers

Maintains good eye health

Rich in antioxidants, vitamins and dietary fiber

Rich in in vitamin C

Rich in B-complex groups of vitamins- folic acid, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), thiamin, pantothenic acid

Has healthy levels of minerals like copper, calcium, potassium, manganese and phosphorus