Krishna Modi

Recipe of steel-cut oats and quinoa for healthy breakfast

Recipe of steel-cut oats and quinoa for healthy breakfast is the best combination to make breakfast healthy and delicious. This recipe will keep you full all morning, which is full of fiber and protein.

Health benefits of Oats:

Oats are rich in antioxidants, including avenanthramides. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-itching effects.

Oats contain a powerful soluble fiber called beta-glucan. The health benefits of beta-glucan fiber include:

  • reduce LDL and total cholesterol levels.
  • Reduced blood sugar and insulin levels.
  • Increase the feeling of fullness.
  • Increase growth of good bacteria in the digestive tract.

Oats are very filling and may help you to lose weight.

Finely ground oats may help with skin care.

They may decrease the risk of asthma.

Oats may help relieve constipation.

Health Benefits of Quinoa:

Quinoa is a gluten-free alternative to starchy grains. Although it often occupies a similar role to grains in dishes, quinoa is actually a seed from the same family as beets, chard and spinach.

It is high in protein and an important plant source of all nine essential amino acids.

  • Quinoa may lower the risk of chronic disease.
  • May help you lose weight.
  • May help balance blood sugar.
  • Suitable for those with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance.
  • May improve gut health.

Ingredients for making Steel-cut oats and Quinoa:

1/2 cup steel-cut Oats (approx. 30gm)

1/2 cup quinoa (approx. 20gm)

3-1/2 cup water (approx. 350ml)

1/2 tsp cinnamon (approx. 1gm)

1/4 tsp salt (to taste)

3-4 cut strawberry (approx. 15gm)

4-5 slice of apple (approx. 15gm)

1 tablespoon of chia seeds (approx. 5gm)

3 almonds (approx. 5gm)

2 walnuts (approx. 2gm)

Steps for Cooking Steel-cut oats and Quinoa recipe:

  1. Boil water, and add quinoa, steel-cut oats, salt, and cinnamon.
  2. Leave the mixture overnight.
  3. Next morning, reheat the mixture.
  4. Serve with your favorite toppings- Fresh strawberries, apple slice, chia seeds, almonds and walnuts! Store the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge.
Note:

To make recipe of oats and quinoa, You can take milk instead of water.

You can also add nuts, bananas, chikoo, and dry fruits.

To make it very healthy can add chia seeds or basil seeds.

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Protein-rich Besan Chilla recipe for breakfast.

Protein-rich besan chilla recipe for vegetarians

Protein-rich besan chilla also known as Besan ka Cheela are simple protein- packed and aromatic spiced gram flour pancakes from North Indian cuisine.

Besan chilla are basically sweet or savory Indian pancakes made with various kinds of lentils and cereal grain flour. These besan chilla also know as pudla. These are naturally gluten-free, vegan, and nutritious. They are cooked with minimum fats like oil.

Mix vegetable besan chilla recipe for breakfast and weight loss is one of the quick, simple, delicious, and healthy Indian savory pancake recipe. It is pretty easy to make as you just need to mix all ingredients and prepare the chilla.

Moreover, Mix vegetable besan chilla are made using gram flour, spices, and lots of fresh veggies to make it more healthy and nutritious.

This nutritious and delicious mix vegetable besan chilla recipe is served as a quick breakfast, brunch, or even evening snack. You can even pack this meal for the kid’s tiffin box or office box.

Ingredients for making protein-rich besan chilla:

Gram flour (Besan) – 1 bowl (approx. 30gm)

Paneer cubes – 1/2 bowl (approx. 20gm)

Chopped Onion – 1/2 bowl (approx. 10gm)

Chopped Broccoli – 1/2 bowl (approx. 10gm)

Chopped Capsicum – 1/4 bowl (approx. 5gm)

Chopped green chilly – 1 teaspoon (approx. 1gm)

Red chilly powder – 1 teaspoon (approx. 1gm)

Black paper powder – 1teaspoon (approx. 1gm)

Salt to taste

Method for making Besan chilla recipe:

To make the besan chilla recipe, first boiled chopped broccoli for 5-10 minutes.

Now, chopped boiled broccoli, onion, capsicum, and green chilly mix in besan better.

Mix it properly. Keep it aside. Marinate paneer in red chilly powder and black paper powder. sauté paneer in a hot pan.

Put sauted paneer with onion slice on a besan chilla and roll besan chilla.

Served with curd, raita or green chutney.

NOTE:

For enhanced taste you can add cumin seeds powder, coriander powder, and garlic paste.

Also, to make it more healthy and nutritious you can add more vegetables such as spinach, mint leaves, fenugreek leaves, carrot, green onion, and tomato.

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Healthy and Tasty vegetable Stuffed Paratha for breakfast

Staffed vegetable paratha is a very healthy, delicious and nutritious traditional recipe prepared with lots of fresh vegetable and wheat flour. It has various health benefits. Wheat flour is good source of fiber, protein and variety of vitamins and minerals. Vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. In this recipe we also include paneer which is rich in protein. Stuffed vegetable paratha is highly rich source of protein. So that, for the vegetarian people who can not have more options for breakfast they can add this recipe in their breakfast.

INGREDIENTS:

Chopped Cabbage – 1/2 cup (approx. 5gm)

Chopped Carrot – 1/2 cup (approx. 5gm)

Chopped Beetroot – 1/2 cup (approx. 5gm)

Chopped Capsicum – 1/2 cup (approx. 5gm)

Chopped Coriander – 1/2 cup (approx. 5gm)

Chopped Onion – 1/2 cup (approx. 5gm)

Chopped Tomato – 1/2 cup (approx. 5gm)

Boiled Potato – 1-1/2 cup (approx. 15gm)

Grated Paneer – 1 cup (approx. 20gm)

Garlic Ginger Paste 1 tablespoon(approx. 2gm)

Chopped green Chilly 1 teaspoon (approx. 1gm)

Cumin seeds Powder 1 teaspoon (approx. 1gm)

Red chilly powder 1 teaspoon (approx. 1gm)

Coriander powder 1 teaspoon (approx. 1gm)

salt to taste

METHOD:

For making vegetable mixture:

First of all, to make staffed vegetable paratha, take a bowl. Add all chopped vegetable like cabbage, capsicum, beetroot, onion, tomato and capsicum. for taste add garlic ginger paste, chopped green chilly, coriander powder, turmeric powder , red chilly powder and salt. After that add boiled potato, coriander leaves and grated paneer. Mix it properly.

Dough Preparation:

Take a whole wheat flour. Add 1 teaspoon of ghee. Add small amount of water. Bring everything together and properly knead the dough. Make smooth texture dough.

Making Stuffed Vegetable paratha:

Pinch a medium sized ball from the dough. Then on a rolling board flatten the dough ball with the help of rolling pin. Then, put 2 tablespoon of vegetable mixture in it and make a momos like pack. Dust it with some flour. Again, gently roll to the size of chapati or roti. Then place the stuffed vegetable paratha on a pre-hot tawa. Keep the flame to medium heat. When the base is one fourth cooked, flip with a spatula or with the help of spoon. Spread some ghee on this side. When the second side is half cooked then flip it again with the help of spatula. Continue this process until paratha become brown in color. We usually prefer well browned and crisp parathas.

Stuffed vegetable Paratha ready to eat. Enjoy it in your breakfast or dinner. Served with curd, raita, or green chantey.

NOTE:

you can add more vegetable to make it more healthy such as spinach, fenugreek leaves, and sweet corn.

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South Indian style Tadka Oats Recipe

Tadka Oats Recipe is inspired by Indian style curd rice. In this dish we are using oats instead of rice. Tadka Oats Recipe are high in fiber, vitamins, minerals and also have antioxidants. Oats have various health benefits, it lowers the cholesterol level, promotes weight loss, regulates blood glucose level and controls blood pressure.

Tadka Oats Recipe is very healthy because it contains curd which is high in protein and also good for gut health. Vegetables which are high in fiber, vitamins and antioxidants. Tadka oats recipe must be included in your breakfast as well as dinner. This recipe is suitable for all age type.

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Tadka Oats Recipe is easy to prepare. It’s easy to carry. All the ingredients are easily available in the market. All-time favorite for children, adults and elderly people. Easily digestible. It can also be taken as an evening snack. 

Ingredients:

¼ cup oats (approx. 30 grams)

1 ½ cup curd (approx. 45 grams)

1 teaspoon salt (approx. 2 grams)

1 tablespoon onion (approx. 5 grams)

1 tablespoon carrot (approx. 5 grams)

1 tablespoon cucumber (approx. 5 grams)

1 tablespoon mint and coriander (approx. 5 grams)

1 tablespoon ginger (approx. 2 grams)

1 tablespoon oil (approx. 5 grams)

½ teaspoon urad dal (approx. 5 grams)

1 tablespoon peanuts (approx. 5 grams)

1 tablespoon curry leaves (approx. 5 grams)

Method:

First of all to make Tadka Oats Recipe, soak the oats with curd and salt in a covered jar. Keep it in a refrigerator overnight.

Then, add chopped vegetables such as onion, carrot, ginger, mint leaves and cucumber in a soaked oat. Mix it properly.

For tadka, take mustard seeds in oil, add curry leaves, groundnut and urad dal. Mix it well

Pour it in a soaked overnight oat jar

Then, garnish with chia seeds, cashew nuts and coriander leaves.

Tadka Oats recipe is ready to eat. Enjoy in your breakfast, evening snacks as well as in dinner.

NOTE:

You can also add more vegetables like beetroot, cabbage and capsicum. 

For tadka, you can also add cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds. 

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