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May 7, 2020 By Urvi Gohil 1 Comment

Healthy Eating: Oats & Besan Pancake

Eating the same or similar food everyday can be a boring affair. So if you’re tired of eating roti-sabji (flattened wheat bread and vegetables) and are looking for a change, try adding a twist to your meals! Following a healthy diet is easy, even during lockdown! Here’s a Oats & Besan Pancake recipe which is super easy, nutritious and tasty.

Ingredients

Besan / gram flour – 1 cup*
Roasted and powdered oats flakes – ½ cup
Finely chopped onion – ½ cup
Grated carrot – ½ cup
Finely chopped tomato – ½ cup
Finely chopped capsicum – ½ cup
Washed and chopped coriander – 4 tbsp*
Chilly ginger paste – 1 tbsp
Turmeric – ¼ tsp*
Chilly powder – ½ tsp
Salt to taste

Method

Mix besan and oats. Add the required amount of water to it to make a medium thick batter
Add salt as required and allow it to rest till you chop the vegetables
Add the chopped vegetables to the batter and stir
Add green chilly ginger paste, turmeric, chilly powder and coriander to the batter and stir
Add some water if required to make the batter thin
Heat a pan and spread the batter once hot
Make a thin medium sized chilla and allow it to cook on medium flame
Flip it over once cooked from bottom.
It turns out soft and thin even without a drop of oil but if you like you can add a tsp per pancake.
Serve it hot with green chutney

Highlights

It works great as a quick breakfast idea. Best for your kid’s tiffin but I love to eat it for dinner as well. Oats has Beta Glucan which is a soluble fiber and helps in losing weight. It aids blood sugar control as well and is best for the gut!

Do try this Oats and Besan Pancake Recipe and let me know if you like it! I will be back with a new healthy recipe soon! You can check out other healthy recipes in Healthy Reads and also tune in to GOQii Play for some tasty cooking sessions!

*Abbreviations: 1 cup = 200 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml

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November 8, 2019 By Urvi Gohil Leave a Comment

Healthy Eating: Vegetable Stuffed Ragi Paratha

Are you getting the most out of your breakfast? Do you find it difficult to make it more nutritious? Today, let’s take a healthy twist on the normal wheat paratha! Let’s try a Vegetable Stuffed Ragi Paratha which will give your body a punch of calcium along with required minerals!

It is slightly different in color, but definitely worth the try!

What You Will Need:

Ragi Flour – 1 cup
Water – 1 cup
Cooked Peas – ½ cup
Shredded Carrot – ½ cup
Jeera – ¼ tsp
Mustard Seeds – ¼ tsp
Ginger Finely Chopped – 1 tsp
Curry Leaves Chopped – 1 tsp
Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
Coriander Leaves Chopped – 2 tbsp
Green Chillies – 1-2
Plastic paper
Oil
Salt to taste

How To Prepare

Vegetable stuffing preparation:

In a mixture blender, add boiled peas, jeera, green chilies and make a coarse paste.
Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle, then add ginger & curry leaves and fry it for few seconds.
Once done, add the green peas mixture, carrot and salt. If the mixture seems dry, add a little water and sauté for a while.
Now switch off the flame and add lemon juice along with coriander.

Paratha preparation:

Put a pan on flame and add 1 cup of water in it along with salt. Once hot, add the Ragi flour and switch off the flame.
Mix thoroughly with a spatula and allow the flour to rest for 5-7 mins.
Knead the mixture well to make a soft dough after resting it.
Make equal quantity of balls from the dough and flatten them.
Dust a flattened ball in flour and roll it into a thin paratha on a plastic paper. Repeat the process for all balls.
Now take one Ragi paratha, place the vegetable stuffing over it and spread evenly.
Slightly wet the edges of the paratha and place another paratha over it and seal the edges by wetting your fingers.
Dust with flour and slightly roll the paratha.
Now heat a pan, brush some oil and allow the paratha to cook.
Once golden brown, flip and allow it to cook on the other side.
Your healthy, hot Vegetable Stuffed Ragi Paratha is ready! Serve it along with some raita.

Highlights of the Vegetable Stuffed Ragi Paratha

It’s a good switch from regular breakfast and it is quite nourishing for children too.
The wonderful combination of vegetables provides beta carotene and antioxidants.
Ragi is great for reducing blood cholesterol, managing blood sugar and aids weight loss too.

Did you enjoy this recipe? Do try it out and leave your thoughts in the comments below! Don’t forget to consult your doctor in case you have any allergies. For more delicious recipes with Ragi, click here!

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