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Savoury Carrot and Herb Eggless Muffins

November 12, 2014

Eggless savoury muffins: Savoury carrot and herb eggless muffins combine the goodness of carrots, protein from the paneer and cheese. Using a mix of all purpose flour and whole wheat flour, keeps it soft and springy.

eggless savoury muffins

Muffins make an easy snack for kids, either in school or at home. But most commercially available muffins have loads of sugar and fats (even transfats) that make it quite an unhealthy choice.

The worst part is that, as compared to cake, they are considered to be a healthy option while in fact, they are as loaded with the wrong kind of  ingredients as any other bakery product.

Muffins when made at home easily lend themselves to all kinds of healthy modifications, make them sweet or savoury, add fruits or veggies, add bran or millets, it’s totally up to you. Muffins are one of the easiest and forgiving recipes to try out at home, when you get an oven. You can also use your air fryer to make a small batch of 4-5 muffins using the silicon baking cups.

This recipe for savoury carrot and herb muffins, I put together this morning for my son’s lunchbox and I did sneak in one for my breakfast and boy, they are good!

savoury carrot herb muffins

savoury carrot herb muffins

Savoury carrot herb muffins going into airfryer to bake

You could also try these eggless savoury muffins with other healthy flours like millet or corn meal.

The grated carrots also keep the muffins moist despite minimal oil in the recipe.

Try it out for a tea party or for your kid’s lunchbox. You can also double the recipe, and refrigerate in an airtight box, makes for a super healthy after school snack.

eggless savoury muffins

Lots more easy muffin recipes that I know you’d love to try

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  • Blueberry and Vanilla yogurt
  • Banana muffins with choco swirls
  • Eggless Choco Muffins – Airfryer
  • Savoury Carrot and Herb
  • Lemon and Blueberry
  • Apple Fig & Poppyseed
  • Morning Glory

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Savoury Carrot & Herb Muffins {eggless} Yum
These savoury carrot herb muffins combine the goodness of carrots, protein from the paneer and cheese. Using a mix of all purpose flour and whole wheat flour, keeps it soft and springy.
Savoury Carrot & Herb Muffins {eggless}
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
medium muffins
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda (a pinch)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 medium carrot coarsely grated
  • 1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs (I used Keya)
  • 3 tbsps paneer grated
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup yogurt whisked
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 3 - 4 tbsps water (if required)
To top
  • 1 tbsp grated cheese
  • 4-5 walnuts coarsely chopped
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
medium muffins
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda (a pinch)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 medium carrot coarsely grated
  • 1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs (I used Keya)
  • 3 tbsps paneer grated
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup yogurt whisked
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 3 - 4 tbsps water (if required)
To top
  • 1 tbsp grated cheese
  • 4-5 walnuts coarsely chopped
Savoury Carrot & Herb Muffins {eggless}
Instructions
  1. Preheat the airfryer or oven at 180°C. Line a 6 hole muffin tray (if using oven) and keep it ready or 6 silicone muffin cups (for airfryer).
  2. In a bowl, mix all the dry ingredients with a whisk. Keep aside.
  3. In another bowl, mix the grated carrot, paneer, herbs, vegetable oil, vinegar and yogurt - until they are well combined.
  4. Make a well and add the dry ingredients. Stir gently to mix through. Do not over mix, any small lumps can be left alone.
  5. If you think the mix is too dry, add water 1 tbsp at a time, until it is of the right consistency.
  6. Divide the batter into 6 cupcake molds. Top with a little grated cheese and walnut bits.
  7. The airfryer will fit in only 4 at a time, so you need to do it in 2 batches. If you are baking in an oven, then by all means, use a 6 cup muffin tin and bake as per instructions.
  8. Place the filled molds in the airfryer basket. Close it in and bake at 180°C for 7 minutes or so.
  9. Remove, allow to cool for 2-3 minutes, unmold and serve warm.
Recipe Notes

As there's very little oil added to the  batter, you can top the warm muffins with a pat of butter for extra flavour.

 

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says: November 12, 2014 at 6:21 am

    What an idea in the air fryer… the muffins look delicious…

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says: November 12, 2014 at 6:32 am

    looks yummy…is the baking time the same for an OTG also Nandita?

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says: November 21, 2014 at 12:56 pm

    i like to your all recipes an am want to use this racipes in my restaurantAggarwal Sweets in canada.

    Reply
  4. Anonymous says: November 26, 2014 at 4:59 am

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  5. Anonymous says: April 7, 2015 at 6:20 am

    Hi Nandita, I tried these muffins twice in the oven but both the times they didnt seem to cook well,despite baking at 185 degree celcius for 25 mins.What do you think could be the reason? I ended up making patties of them by cooking them on a pan..they tasted good. I havent tried making them in the airfryer though.

    Reply
  6. Anusha Srinivasan says: November 30, 2017 at 9:53 pm

    I tried these muffins too, they took almost 35 mins in my oven. They tasted great though!

    Reply

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