Monday 7 May 2012

Magaj for Diabetics (A Chick pea flour Indian sweet suitable for diabetics)


Magaj is a popular Gujarati sweet usually made during the Diwali celebrations.  I have been thinking about making some sweets which could be sitable for diabetics but have refrained from trying them out as a lot of Indian sweets require you to make a sugar syrup.  Magaj is one sweet where you can add sugar at the end of the cooking so I decided to experiment and make a small batch.  I would say - they turned out OK....may be 9 marks out of 10.... Now this is one sweet a diabetic can enjoy.

Ingredients for 10 magaj:

2 cups of chick pea flour (also called gram flour or besan)
1 heaped cup of Sugar substitute (I used Splenda)
3/4 cup of ground almonds
1/4 cup sliced almonds
2 cups of ghee (clarified butter)
1 teaspoon of ground cardomon (Elchi)
1/2 cup milk

Method:

1. Sieve the chick pea flour through a fine sieve

2. Take a 1/4 cup of milk and 1 tablespoon of ghee and add it to the chick pea flour.  Using a spoon mix this up.

3.  Cover this mixture and leave it for half and hour.

4.  Stir this mixture and sieve through a large holed sieve.  This gives the flour a nice grainy feel.



5.  Once sieved -add one and a quarter cups ghee to the flour and cook it slowly on medium heat.



6.   Continue to stir the mixture until it gets to a golden brown colour.  This could take 15-20 minutes.


7.  Once it starts to bubble slightly, add the ground almonds and cardomon powder.




8.  Continue cooking for a further 5 minutes.



9.  Once it gets a brown- take it off the heat and add the heaped cup of sugar substitute. ( I used Splenda)






10.  Mix everything well and allow to cool




11. When the mixture is cool enough to handle - shape them into small round flat bottomed sweets. Sprinkle some sliced almonds on to the magaj.

Note: when using a sugar substitute -the mixture may be a little dry and not bind together.  If that happens, add a couple of tablespoons of milk or ghee to the mixture to enable you to make the magaj ladoos.

Note:  If you wish to use sugar - You may need three quarter cup of sugar (or one cup if you have a sweet tooth) which  I suggest that you grind  before adding the mixture.






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15 comments:

  1. Chef Mina ji,

    Thanks for so many good diabetic recipes. My parents are now both diabetic, so we have all become more conscious about eating less carbohydrates & especially sugar/sweets. I would love more diabetic recipes!!

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  2. Wow magaj looks absolutely delicious..

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  3. Wow..that's an really very interesting recipe....looks yum...

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  4. Thanks Minaben, I could use sugar replacement as Organic Agave and make this. We are not diabetic but prevention is any day better.
    Love Ash.

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  5. this is my fav sweet. looks awesome

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  6. wow...
    looks delicious and very tempting :)

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  7. This is a lovely recipe and I love the diabetic version perfect for my mil. But can I use same quantity of normal granulated sugar ?

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  8. omy goodness..! how delicious does that look...love it..:)
    Tasty Appetite

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  9. Magaj is wonderful, haven't had any for almost two years, since I was in Folsom, California. I didn't realise how easy it is to make - even I could do this!

    Beautifully presented, Mina.

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  10. Magaj is wonderful, haven't had any for almost two years, since I was in Folsom, California. I didn't realise how easy it is to make - even I could do this!

    Beautifully presented, Mina.

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  11. Woww.. looks super delicious and perfect.. awesome pictures too.. gr8 job !!
    Indian Cuisine

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  12. ab main apne huby k liye bana sakti hun.

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