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November 19, 2020 By Urvi Gohil Leave a Comment

Healthy Eating: Oats and Gram Flour Cookies

With all those delicious festive sweets now being out of reach, we’re sure your sweet tooth is craving for some of that sweet goodness! Those sweets often come with unhealthy baggage but don’t worry, we’ve found a way in which you can stick to your healthy eating routine without guilt. Here’s a crispy, crunchy oats and gram flour cookies recipe with the goodness of healthy fats. Let’s start!

What You Will Need

Rolled Oats – ½ cup
Besan – ½ cup
Cinnamon powder – ½ tsp
Flax seeds – 1 tsp
Raisins – 2 tsp
Ghee – ¼ cup
Olive oil – 2 tsp
Jaggery powder – 4 tsp
Vinegar – 1 tsp
Vanilla essence – ½ tsp
Warm milk – 1 tbsp
Dark chocolate chips – 2 tbsp
Baking soda – ¼ tsp
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Salt – ½ tsp

How To Prepare

In a bowl, add oats, besan, cinnamon powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Give it a good mix and keep it aside.
In another mixing bowl, add ghee, oil, vinegar, vanilla essence, warm milk & jaggery powder. Mix it well till the jaggery powder melts and it is converted to a smooth paste. It will have very small jaggery particles so it will not be a very smooth textured paste. Once done, add chocolate chips, flax seeds and raisins.
Time to mix the dry and wet ingredients thoroughly. Take a baking tray and put butter paper on it. Now, portion the dough into small parts and flatten in between two palms. Place the cookies on the tray and sprinkle some chocolate chips & raisins on the top for extra flavor.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180°c for 18-20 minutes or in a microwave in convection mode. You can also make the cookies in an air fryer at 180°c for 15-20 minutes. Keep checking the cookies after 12 minutes.

Note: You can use coconut sugar or stevia powder instead of jaggery powder.

Highlights of the Oats and Gram Flour Cookies Recipe

A complete guilt free cookie that everyone in the family can enjoy
It has the goodness of protein and healthy fats too
Healthy sugars are not to be afraid of (for diabetics, it is better to add stevia powder)

We hope you enjoy this Oats and Gram Flour Cookie recipe. Do share it with your friends and family and leave your thoughts in the comments below! For more healthy recipes, check out Healthy Reads or tune in to LIVE cooking sessions on GOQii Play.

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November 13, 2020 By Urvi Gohil Leave a Comment

Healthy Eating: Quinoa Kheer Recipe

No Diwali celebration is complete without a spoonful of that tasty, delicious kheer! It is the most versatile sweet and is extremely simple to make. In this recipe, we’re going to add a healthy twist to light up your Diwali with good health! Let’s try the exciting, healthy Quinoa Kheer recipe!

What You Will Need

Quinoa – ½ cup
Milk – 1½ cup
Ghee – 1 tsp
Cashews – 4 chopped
Almonds – 4 chopped
Walnuts – 4 chopped
Pistachios – 4 chopped
Jaggery – ½ cup
Saffron strands – 5-6

How To Prepare

Rinse and wash the Quinoa thoroughly and cook it in a pan at low to medium heat for 15-18 minutes. Once done, use a fork to mix it up and transfer it to a plate to avoid over cooking.
Heat a pan, add ghee and roast all the chopped nuts for 3-5 minutes until they slightly change the color.
Time to pour the milk. Keep the flame on medium and add the jaggery. Give it a nice mix and wait till the jaggery melts. It will take around 10 minutes.
Now, add the cooked Quinoa and mix it well and allow the kheer to simmer for 5 more minutes.
Soak the strands of saffron in some milk and then add it to the kheer. Give it a gentle mix and you will have the desired color of the kheer.
Your delicious Quinoa Kheer is ready! Serve hot.

Note: You can use oats instead of quinoa. Just replace the quinoa with oats and follow the same method.

Highlights of the Quinoa Kheer Recipe

With the goodness of healthy fats and protein, this sweet will be most loved by all!
It will provide more satiety in less quantity
Ideal for celebrating a healthy Diwali, guilt-free!

We hope you enjoy this Quinoa Kheer recipe and share the joy of guilt-free sweetness with your friends and family. Do let us know your thoughts in the comments below. For more Healthy Recipes, check out Healthy Reads or tune in to LIVE cooking sessions on GOQii Play.

Wish you all a happy and healthy Diwali!

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November 11, 2020 By Meenakshi Sharma 1 Comment

Healthy Eating: Eggless Whole Wheat Gulab Jamun Cake

Can we imagine a Diwali without Gulab Jamun? It’s one of the most delicious Indian desserts! It’s prepared with a blend of all-purpose flour, sugar solution and more. One Gulab Jamun contains 125 calories and while thinking about health and weight, we definitely can’t afford to indulge in this treat. But don’t worry! We’ve found a way to make it healthy with this eggless whole wheat Gulab Jamun Cake recipe! It has the essential flavour without the guilt of eating a deep fried, calorie-laden sweet.

What You Will Need

Whole wheat flour – 1 cup
MTR gulab jamun mix (or replace with whole wheat flour) – 1 cup
Curd – 1 cup
Odourless oil/pure ghee – ½ cup
Jaggery powder/syrup (melt jaggery in ⅛ cup water) – 1 cup
Cardamom powder – 1 tsp
Saffron – 1 pinch (soaked in 2 tsp milk)
Grated nuts (almonds/cashews) – optional
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Baking soda – 5 gm
Warm water – 1 cup

Please Note: 1 cup = 200 gm, 1 tbsp = 15 gm, 1 tsp = 5 gm

How To Prepare

Preheat the oven at 180*c for 10 mins
Sieve the flour ,baking soda and baking powder all together in one bowl
In another bowl add ghee/oil, curd and mix them well. Now, add the jaggery powder/syrup and beat the mixture till jaggery dissolves
Add cardamom powder, all dry ingredients and mix gently with a cut and fold method
Add saffron milk and ¼ cup warm water and fold it again. If you feel the batter is thick, then slowly add warm water/milk till the batter is in flowing consistency (do not overbeat the batter)
Grease a cake tin and line the butter paper in it. Pour the batter in the pan and tap it 4-5 times. Garnish with your favourite nuts. Keep it in the oven for 30 mins at 180*c
After 30 mins, check the cake with a toothpick. If it comes out clean then remove the cake tin from the oven and keep it on a cool down wire rack. Demould the tin when it completely cools down. If the cake sticks on the toothpick, bake it for another 10 mins. at 160*c (temperature may vary in different ovens/OTGs)
Cut into small pieces as per your choice and store it in a steel or glass container in the refrigerator for a week.

How Is The Gulab Jamun Cake Healthier Than Gulab Jamun?

We are adding whole wheat flour in a cake which has more fibre, packed with B vitamins and gulab jamun is made up of maida (refined flour). Eating maida also raises your bad cholesterol (LDL), makes you fat, clogs arteries, raises blood pressure, disrupts blood sugar, keeps you hungry, makes you crave for sweets, causes mood swings and ruins your health, looks and relationships. People eat it because they are probably unaware of its consequences.
We are also using jaggery as a sweetener in the cake which is a good source of iron, helps in maintaining the electrolyte balance ,digestion and helps prevent water retention thanks to its potassium content .Gulab jamun is loaded with white sugar syrup in more quantity and contains only empty calories without any nutrients. Excess sugar creates higher blood pressure, inflammation, weight gain, diabetes, and fatty liver disease.
1 piece Gulab jamun contains 125 calories and 1 piece cake has 90 calories.

Do try this Gulab Jamun Cake recipe and light up your Diwali celebrations! We’re sure your family and friends will love it! Do share your experience with us and if you want us to do any healthy versions of sweets and savoury items, let us know in the comments below!

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November 7, 2020 By Neha Goyal Leave a Comment

Healthy Eating: French Beans Khichdi

If you are on your weight loss journey, you must have heard the advice of keeping your dinner light, low in carbs and high in protein and fiber. But do you feel that this simple tip is actually one of the most difficult to follow? As the entire day goes chasing work, after a tiring day, dinner feels like the only meal we can eat with all the time in the world and actually indulge in. Even if we decide to eat healthy, there are very few meals that support the low carb and high protein idea, especially for vegans. So, I want to share one of my favorite recipes which is not just good when you are chasing your weight loss goal, but diabetes friendly, vegan and gluten free too. Let’s learn how to prepare the delicious French Beans Khichdi!

What You Will Need

Yellow moong dal – ¼ cup, soaked for 2 hours
French beans – ½ cup, chopped
Carrot – ½, grated
Onion – 1 medium sized
Green chilly – ½ tsp, chopped
Ginger – ½ tsp, grated
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Garam masala – ¼ tsp
Ghee – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp
Lemon juice – ½ tsp
Green coriander – 1 tbsp, chopped
Roasted sesame seeds – 1 tsp
Hing – 1 pinch
Salt to taste

How to Prepare

Heat ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds. As the seeds start crackling, add hing powder, onion & sauté for 2 minutes.
Drain soaked dal and add it to the same pan. Sauté with onion for 2 more minutes.
Now, add ½ cup water, salt, turmeric powder, green chilly, ginger ,garam masala, beans & carrot. Mix everything & cover the pan. Let it steam cook for around 10 minutes and stir 1-2 times in between.
After 10 minutes, turn the flame off and let it team in the hot pan for another 5 minutes.
Take the lid off and add lemon juice, fresh coriander and sesame seeds over it. Mix everything together and your French Beans Khichdi is ready!

Highlights of the French Beans Khichdi Recipe

Being Low in carbs & high in fiber, protein & good fats, it is a good dinner option for people suffering from diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, thyroid, PCOD or even high uric acid levels.
It is weight loss friendly as it is low in calories but still very filling.
It is gluten & lactose free, so people who are allergic to gluten or are lactose intolerant can also enjoy it.

Do give this healthy, delicious and simple French Beans Khichdi recipe a try and let us know your feedback in the comments below! For more healthy recipes, check out Healthy Reads or tune in to LIVE cooking sessions on GOQii Play.

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