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Bajra Carrot Cake Recipe

Bajra Carrot Cake is a healthy dessert and is full of fibre for a healthier lifestyle.

The easy carrot cake that I bake with pearl millet flour.

Pearl Millet Carrot Cake is a simple twist on the classic carrot cake. This cake is so easy even beginners can make it.

Makes a great option for breakfast on days you are in a hurry. Or pack them as your child's short break snack. Your teen will love some after a stressful day in school.

The best is no one knows you have used bajra or pearl millet to make the cake. So healthy millets into tummies with no complaints.

Need more cake recipes? You can my simple yet delicious recipes here. We are however partial towards Mocha Coffee Cake with Coffee Glaze, Honey Cake for the Jewish New Year.

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Why MSK Bajra Carrot Cake recipe
How to make Carrot Cake with Pearl Millet
For Your Questions
Some Carrot Recipes we like
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There are many types of millet available to us and used as food by us humans. Millets are a good source of gluten-free nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. They also provide energy and can boost health. You can check the different millets that I have listed out here.

One of the millets is Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), known as bajra in India.

The other names are

Kambu in Tamil,
Kambam in Malayalam,
Bajri in Rajasthani, Gujarati and Marathi,
Sajje/ Kambu in Kannada,
Bajra in Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi and
Sajjalu in Telugu.

Pearl Millet can be used to make Khichidi, bhakri also known as roti. This is where the usage of pearl millet stopped for me. But with health issues, we (read me) have decided to include millet for a healthier lifestyle.

Here are some of the common foods that I make with millet.

Being diabetic does not mean that you have to stop enjoying food or sweets. Include them in your food but in moderation.

The next time I bake this Carrot cake I am going to frost it I plan to follow this carrot cake recipe.

Why MSK Bajra Carrot Cake recipe

Make this Carrot Cake with pearl millet as it is

It uses a healthier flour
Can be made vegan
Easy to make
Delicious

How to make Carrot Cake with Pearl Millet

These are the ingredients you will need. For quantities please check the recipe card.

Ingredients:

Carrots
Oil
Brown sugar
Bajra flour/ Pearl millet flour
Wheat flour
Cinnamon powder
Baking powder
Ginger
Salt
Eggs
Milk
Walnuts

Method:

Begin with the optional step of toasting walnuts. Toast them for the wonderful nutty flavour toasting brings out.
To toast in the oven you can spread the nuts on a baking sheet in a single layer. Toast them for about 6-8 minutes at 150C.
I prefer to add it to a wok and slowly roast them on low flame. Cool them completely before using them.
Grease an 8-inch by 3.5-inch tray with a little oil and line it with parchment paper. Set aside.
- You can also use 6-inch baking pans. I like to use 2 of the 6-inch pans and so I divide my batter.
You will need 2 mixing bowls one for the dry and one for the wet ingredients.
Whisk the dry ingredients together in 1 bowl, and the wet ingredients in another bowl.
Fold the two, along with shredded carrots and the toasted nuts.
Add the milk to make a smooth batter not too thick or too runny.
You are done the cake does not need a mixer.
Add the batter to the lined cake pan of your choice.
Bake in the oven at 180 degrees C for 20-25 minutes.

Substitutes:

Substitute pearl millet flour with all-purpose flour.
If you want to bake this cake eggless use yoghurt. ¼ (check) for every egg.
Substitute walnuts with pecans.

Variations:

In place of walnuts add cashew nuts or seeds. I will love to add some pumpkin seeds.
You can frost the cake with cream cheese frosting or buttercream.

Equipment:

You will need

Grater
Peeler
2 Big bowls
Spatula
Oven
Baking tins
Parchment paper
Cooling rack

For the frosting:

Bowls
A mixer to beat the frosting

How to serve:

Remove from the mould and cool before slicing
Serve the cake warm with some milk as an after-school snack.
How about some ice cream, whipped cream or warm custard on the side?
I particularly like my cakes with strong black coffee.

How to store:

Cut the cake and store the slices in an air-tight container. I will recommend storing the cake in the fridge for about a week.
For a longer time frame use the freezer. Defrost the cake and serve warm if stored in the freezer. Do not save the thawed cake.

This is an old post that I am updating with newer pictures and a write-up as a part of the group Foodies_RedoingOld Post.

For Your Questions

Protips:

To make a moist Carrot Cake follow these tips.

Now the millet flour and whole wheat flour we have used need little extra liquids. Add 1-2 tablespoons at a time to make a smooth batter that is not too thick or too runny.
The quantity of liquids will depend on the flour. Each batch will vary so this is the general guide.
Use Brown Sugar as it sweetens and flavours the cake. It also provides the moisture which the cake needs.
Use oil in place of butter while baking the carrot cake.
- Why? Butter has its own flavour that goes well in plain cakes.
- When making a flavourful cake use oil. I find that the cakes where I use oil are softer and more delicious.
- The only thing is to use flavourless oil in India refined sunflower or rice barn oil is the best.
Apple sauce keeps the cake moist so use some.
Last and not least use freshly shredded carrots.

Some Carrot Recipes we like

Summary:

Pearl millet carrot cake tastes just like regular carrot cake. Since the millet is well-hidden your job of getting the family to eat healthily gets easier. Try it.

Recipe card

Bajra Carrot Cake| Pearl Millet Recipes| Millets Special

Bajra Carrot Cake also Pearl Millet Carrot Cake is a dessert that is healthy and full of fibre for a healthier lifestyle.

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Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Bachelor Recipes, Bajra Carrot Cake, Bake, Baked, Breakfast, Diabetic Friendly Food, Festive Cooking, kid friendly, Kid Friendly Food, Party Dishes, Pearl Millet Recipes, Simple and healthy diet in old age, Snack, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 35

Total Time: 45

Servings: loaf

Calories: 0.4kcal

Ingredients

1 cup Carrot grated
½ cup Oil
½ cup Brown sugar
½ cup bajra flour
½ cup wheat flour
½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Ginger grated
a pinch Salt
2 eggs
¼ cup Milk
½ cup Walnuts chopped

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 180 °C.
Grease a 6-inch baking tray with a little oil and line with a butter paper. Set aside. I used an 8 inch by a 3.5-inch tray.
Sift together the bajra flour, wheat flour, cinnamon powder, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl place the oil, add sugar a little at a time whisk.
Add the eggs and whisk well.
Fold carefully the sifted flour one teaspoon at a time, to the egg mixture the batter should be without any lumps.
Add the milk to make a smooth batter not be too thick or too runny.
Add the carrots, ginger and walnuts, and fold again.
Bake in the oven at 180 degrees C for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes in the pan.
Remove from the mould and cool before slicing.