Weight Loss Breakfast Recipe | Oats Kozhukattai

 This Oats recipe is rich in protein and fiber and keeps you fuller for a long time. This is a simple and wholesome recipe for weight watchers and diabetics. This recipe is suitable for kids as well as adults. Oats is easily available in all shops and online stores now.

 

Ingredients

Oats - 1 cup

Rava( semolina) - 2 tbsp

Moong dal - 1 1/2 tbsp

Onion - 1

Carrot - 1 small

Green chili - 1

Curry leaves - few

Oil - 1 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

For this recipe first, boil 1 1/2 cup of water. 

Chop the onion, green chili & curry leaves. Grate the carrot.

Dry roast 1 1/2  tbsp of moong dal. Once the dal gets roasted, add a cup of oats and 2 tbsp of rava/semolina. Roast for two minutes. Transfer to a plate and keep aside.

In the same pan, add 1 1/2 tsp of oil and season with urad dal, mustard seeds & asafoetida. Once the mustard splutters add onion, green chilies and curry leaves. 

Once the onions become translucent add the roasted rava mixture, grated carrot & salt. Mix well.

Add grated carrot and enough salt.

Add the boiled water little by little to this mixture and make a thick dough. Cover & rest for five minutes.

Make kozhukattais from the prepared dough. For this quantity, we can make 8 to 9 kozhukattais.

In the meantime, boil 2 cups of water in a steamer or idli cooker. 

Place the Kozhukattais into the idli cooker and steam for 8 to 10 minutes on medium flame.

A healthy and tasty breakfast is ready. This kozhukattais are very soft and smooth. 

We can have this kozhukattai without any side dish or with any chutney or sambar. 

                                      

Ragi Kali Recipe | Ragi Health Benefits

Ragi / Finger millet is gluten-free and rich in calcium, iron, and fiber. Fiber-rich foods make us feel fuller for a long time because they will get digested slowly. This will help with weight loss. Calcium helps us to get strong bones and teeth and iron help to get rid of anemia.

We can prepare this simple ragi dish in 10 minutes. We can take this kali as breakfast or lunch. You can also try this instant Spicy Oats pancake for breakfast.

Ingredients

Ragi flour - 1/4 cup 

Shallots - 5 or 6 

green chilli - 1 

Curry leaves - few 

Sesame oil - 3 teaspoons 

Water - 3/4 cup

& Salt to taste 

Method

Chop the shallots, green chili & curry leaves. Instead of shallots, you can use 3 tbsp of chopped onion.

Add the ragi flour to a bowl and add 3/4 cup of water. Mix well without any lumps.

In a heavy-bottomed pan, add a tsp of oil and pour the flour mixture. 

Add salt.

Add chopped onion, green chili & curry leaves.

The batter will get thicker in 1 or 2 minutes. Cook for 2 more minutes mixing continuously. 

After 2 minutes, reduce the flame fully and add 1 or 2 spoons of oil.

Mix well and cover the pan with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes in low flame.

The kali will be cooked soft and it will not stick to your fingers.

Serve with raw onions, green chilies, or any curries.

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Oats Pancake | Spicy Oats Adai | Weight Loss Breakfast Recipe

 

Healthy, instant pancake recipe with fiber-rich oats.10 Minute spicy oatmeal pancake with a lot of vegetables. This quantity is enough for 2 people.

Ingredients:-

Oats - 5 tbsp

Wheat flour - 2 tbsp

Besan/gram flour - 1 1/2 tbsp

Potato - 1 small 

Carrot - a small piece 

Shallots - 2 to 3 

Green chili - 1 

Curry leaves - few

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 pinch 

Chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida/Hing - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste 

Method

Chop shallots and green chili into small pieces.

Grate the carrot and potato.

Add oats and flours together.

Add water and prepare a thick batter.

Rest for 5 minutes.

Add shallots, green chilies, curry leaves, and grated carrot and potato. 

Add cumin seeds, turmeric powder, chili powder, salt, and asafoetida and mix well. 

adjust the consistency by adding enough water. The batter should be thick.

Pour a ladleful of batter and spread evenly.

Sprinkle half teaspoon oil.

Flip and cook both sides till golden. 

Healthy 10-minute oats breakfast is ready!

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Easy Oats Dosa | Instant Dosa Recipe

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 1 cup
Oats -1 cup
Onion -2
Green chili -3
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 10 Nos

Method

Dry grind the Oats and make a coarse powder.

Mix wheat flour and oats. Make a batter out of them with enough water. Keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes.

Chop the onions and green chilies.

Heat oil in a pan, add urad dal and mustard seeds. Allow it to splutter.

Add curry leaves, onion, chilies, and curry leaves. Saute for 3 minutes.

Mix the above mixture into the batter.

Pour a spoonful of batter onto a hot griddle (dosa tawa) and cook both the sides well with little oil.

Serve hot with chutney or sambar. 

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