Sunday, 15 December 2013

Five seed mix – power snack

Ingredients 
50 gms Sesame seeds (white)
50 gms sesame seeds (black)
50 gms flax seeds
50 gms sunflower seeds
50 gms pumpkin seeds
about 3-4 tablespoons of palm jaggery (optional)
Method
Its quite simple actually, just toss them into a pan and roast for about 5-6 minutes. Add the palm jaggery after the seed mix has cooled off and then preserve in a bottle. Its a healthy, full of nutrition, guilt free snack. 


Stay Conscious! Stay healthy!

Monday, 25 November 2013

Sheesha V/s Cigarettes

So you think Sheesha is a better substitute to cigarettes??
Here's what all we sheesha lovers think and why we should think again!!

"It is better than cigarettes cause the water acts as a filter for toxins."

Well, that's not true. In fact the water moisture just makes the smoke less irritating and enables us to take longer smoother drags.

"There is less tobacco in Shisha than in cigarettes."

That may be true, but a typical Shisha session lasts from 40 mins to 60 mins and most of the time, we people do get a fresh batch after.
WHO advisory have shown that one is exposed to as much as 200 times more smoke containing tobacco from a Shisha session than a single stick of cigarette.

"Sheesha has lesser harmful toxins compared to cigarettes"

A 45-60 minute session exposes us to appx the same amount of tar and carbon monoxide as one pack of cigarettes.The no.1 cause of early aging and poor saggy skin.(Increasing our risk of getting lung cancer fails to instill in any fear in us these days..)

"Sheesha is not addictive cause it does not have nicotine."

Well,this may be true..the flavoured ones have negligible or no nicoteine but lets be honest with the typical dubai winter culture we smoke sheesha atleast 2-3 times a week..So i'd say it is a habit we dubaiets have cultivated which can become a slow addiction.
An obese or overweight child = Bad parenting!

Obese kids are at a very high risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes, heart diseases and cancer, leave alone the psychological consequences it has. They are picked on at school, made fun of, bullied around and grow up with a very low self esteem. 

The main cause is easy availability of junk food, portion sizes which are triple than what they should be and inactivity along with all this is a perfect recipe for disaster!

But the leading cause is LACK OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT! Stuffing kids with wrong food comes down to a matter of time and convenience for parents. You are your child's biggest role model. But if you are going to be misinformed, dunk diet cokes and go on crazy diets next to your child, eat junk and don't remove time to exercise, then what will your child emulate?

The problem is you don’t see it as a disease yet.

You won't allow your child to walk alone on the streets or run across the road, right? Allowing them to make bad food choices is equally dangerous. The psychological and health issues they face while growing up is not worth your carelessness.

Be a better parent and be the change you want to see in your child.

Start when they are young. Don't allow them to eat frosties for breakfast! Don't allow them to skip meals, make them cook healthy meals with you, take time out to exercise with your child instead of going for that movie and bingeing on popcorn and hot dogs! 


Stop childhood obesity. You're the cure!



Friday, 6 September 2013

The future of shopping

The future of shopping

Are you a fitness freak? Or a foodie? Or a sports lover or may be classical music lover? How about  technology that understands you and your nature and reflects the digital mirror of your personality through a handheld device or gadget. Does it not sound great that someone understands your likes and exactly offers you what you are looking for with great deals on it, Nearest locations, Price information, Bargains all on your device.

Let's imaging you are a fitness freak walking around a mall and your device, your social presence, your likes says a lot about you. Imagine a phone that senses and understand what you like based on apps installed and preferences set on your device. It automatically triggers deals and promotions on your device for you to grab. So you may see a deal for sport shoes, Healthy meals right on your device trying to get attention of yours and result in active engagement.

Shopping in 2030 will not be only need driven. it will be experience driven. People will shop more to experience a feel good factor and technology will be at core of this experience.

More networked, More connected, More social, More active - that's GenX.

With rise in mobile data users across the world. Shift in buying behavior it's not only about Point of sale or bill board advertising. Companies tap lot of their potential buyers through social networking sites where like minded people and groups can be targeted. so you hit the bulls eye.

Virtual wall:
Imagine this one. You are a shopper at E-bay and you have your customised virtual wall welcoming you while you turn on your PC/Mobile device. This virtual wall from e-bay presents you with wide list of choices and bargain offers that are just like you. The browser automatically captures cookies and hence reads and encrypts your online behavior and has his own recommendation for you.


Shop is a playground:
In line with experience based selling shopping becomes more impulse and to tap this impulse shopping behavior a shop is a playground.
Imagine you have just walked in to shop with intention of window shopping and you see a fantastic outfit. You have a wall which captures your image and presents your look real time in that outfit. Probably good enough to trigger shopping at that moment.

Imagine hangers or list of items that displays facebook likes and makes you feel more confident about how good the product is amongst your generation. You can invite real time feedback of your loved ones.



Always ON world:
Imagine you are watching latest Bollywood film of your favorite star and app that allows you to immediately like and order outfits, accessories, holidays for locations and it redirects you to its right e-comm service provider and finds you best deal. You are proud owner of your favorite Bollywood stars stuff and moreover you get the best deal for it in the town. 

Shopping in 2030 will be E-commerce everywhere. The always ON world is coming. 

My imagination for shopping in 2030 is enormous and unlimited.

Retailers are you ready for experience based selling and be more interACTIVE.

 
 
 

Thursday, 29 August 2013

Harmful effects of harsh Diets by Celebrities




Baby food diet - this diet calls for people to eat up to 14 jars of puree or baby food each day. This diet says that it is a restrictive diet as baby food provides few calories and lacks fibre or texture. Without chewing on firmer food at meal times you may be left feeling hungry. The people will not get the complete nutrition as the requirement is different as of Babies diet.

Raw Food diet- Raw foodism (or rawism) is the practice of consuming uncooked, unprocessed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. Nowadays it has become popular and a kind of fashionable. The raw food diet is not weight loss diet, it is more life style choice.
The essential idea of The Raw Food Diet  is that plant foods in their most natural state – uncooked and unprocessed – are also the most wholesome for the body.  Alcohol, refined sugars, and caffeine are taboo in this diet. For some people it may cause digestion problem

Diet Pills -Diet pills, both can cause nervousness, restlessness, insomnia, high blood pressure, fatigue and hyperactivity, heart arrhythmias and palpitations, congestive heart failure or heart attack, stroke, headaches, dry mouth, vomitting and diarrhea or constipation, intestinal disturbances, tightness in chest, tingling in extremities, excessive persperation, dizziness, disruption in mentrual cycle, change in sex drive, hair loss, blurred vision, fever and urinary tract problems. Overdoses can cause tremors, confusion, hallucinations, shallow breathing, renal failure, heart attack and convulsions.

The IV Drip Diet -  Intravenous (IV) therapies involve administering nutrients directly into the bloodstream. Poor nutrition, chronic stress, improper sleeping patterns and lack of physical activity all contribute to premature aging, loss of skin elasticity, weight gain, abdominal fat, anxiety/depression, digestive disorders, skin problems, fatigue and illness. 

Dukan Diet- The popular Dukan diet has been slammed as “ineffective and without scientific basis.  This restrictive, complicated diet includes phases of eating only protein and avoiding a number of foods.  When a fat cell breaks down it also releases any toxins which then need to be excreted, but without sufficient nutrients (as a result of removing all fruit and vegetables from the diet during the initial stages of the Dukan Diet) our bodies cannot naturally detoxify and become increasingly toxic.  In the short term this may resulting in headaches and nausea,  the long-term effects will include  free-radical damage to cell membranes, arterial walls, inflammation and (ironically) even increased fat storage.


The Coffee Diet- Depending on if you are taking dieting products caffeine can block them from working as well as they should. Coffee isn't bad for diets in general as it is a natural fat burner due to the caffeine. Finally, heavy caffeine use — on the order of four to seven cups of coffee a day — can cause problems such as restlessness, anxiety, irritability and sleeplessness, particularly in susceptible individuals. Coffee is also an addictive stimulant that could come with enough side effects to give some experts the jitters.

Saturday, 29 June 2013

20 Apple recipes for healthy eating

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" was the first nutritional advice many children heard from their moms. Apples are good for heart health and filled with soluble fibre.
This fibre reduces intestinal disorders, including diverticulitis, haemorrhoids and possibly some types of cancer. It helps lower cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure. It cleanses and detoxifies the liver and boosts immunity. Here are the few ways by which you can add this amazing fruit to your diet in a delicious way.


Apple cinnamon oats
Ingredients
Oats (Rolled/Quick) - 1 cup
Cinnamon powder- 1/4 tsp
Nutmeg powder -1/4 tsp
Sugar - 2 tblsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Apple - 1 (chopped into small pieces/grated)
Water - 1 cup

Method
1. Bring the water to a boil with the apple pieces in it.
2. Add the cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, sugar and the oats and let it simmer for 5
minutes till it becomes nice and creamy.
3. Add the milk and cook for another minute stirring continuously. Add more water if
needed.
4. Serve it hot as a snack or as a healthy breakfast

Apple halwa
Ingredients
Grated apple - 1 cup (fuji apple, hard ones)
Milk - 1 cup
Milk powder - 2 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Pure ghee - 1 tsp
Saffron - few strands
Cardamom powder
Dry fruits for garnishing

Method
1. Wash and grate the apples, transfer the same immediately in the milk to avoid discolouration of the apple.
2. In a Kauai, add the ghee, milk and apple, saffron and boil.
3. The milk will start curdling due to the sourness of the apple. Continue stirring.
4. When the mix becomes dry, add the sugar, and stir continuously.
5. When the halwa starts leaving the sides of the kadai, add milk powder, cardamom powder and stir.
6. When it is done, remove from the kadai and transfer in a bowl. Garnish with dry fruits.

Apple fritters (Sweet)
Ingredients
Apples -2 (peeled and sliced in thin rings)
All purpose flour (maida) - 3/4 cup
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Oil - to fry

For syrup
Sugar - 1 1/4 cup
Water - 1 cup
Lemon juice - 1/4 teaspoon
Cardamom powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Method
Batter
1. Dissolve the sugar in 1/4 cup warm water, and let it sit for about 5 minutes.
2. Mix the flour and oil together.
3. Add the sugar solution to the flour and mix. Add more water as needed to make a smooth batter. The consistency of the batter should be like pancake mix to coat the apple slices.

Syrup
1. Boil the sugar and water together.
2. Add the lemon juice, cardamom and boil for about 8 minutes until syrup is about 1/2 thread consistency. Lemon juice keeps the mixture from crystallizing

How to proceed
1. Heat the oil in a frying pan.
2. Dip the apple slices completely into the batter.
3. Slowly drop the slices into the frying pan in small batches.
4. Turn them occasionally and fry until both sides are golden-brown.
5. Transfer them immediately into the warm syrup.
6. Let fritters soak in the hot syrup for a few seconds. Take out and gently place over a wire rack so that the excess syrup can drip from the fritters.
7. Serve this hot/cold as such or with some vanilla ice cream.


Apple pie
Ingredients:
3 Apples peeled, cored and sliced
2 tablespoons water
3/4 cup oatmeal
1/4 cup crushed walnut
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup butter

Method:
1. Preheat the oven 370 degree F.
2. In a bowl mix oatmeal, walnut, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, and butter. Set aside.
3. Spread the sliced apple evenly in the 9-inch pie pan.
4. Sprinkle the water evenly over the apple.
5. Spread the oatmeal mix evenly over apple.
6. Put the pie plate over the center rack of oven.
7. Let it bake for 20 minutes.
8. Take it out from oven. Tilt the pie plate a little and use a spoon to move some of the apple juice; put it over pie evenly.
9. Put the pie plate again back in oven and bake for 10 more minutes.
10. Serve hot. Tastes great topped with scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Apple chutney
Ingredients:
3 Apples
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp Dry Coriander Powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Cardamom
2 Bay leaves
2 Cinnamon Sticks
4-5 tsp Sugar
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Oil
2 tbsp Water

Method
1. Peel off and cut the apples into small pieces.
2. Grind with little water.
3. Heat oil in pan and add cardamom, bay leaves and cinnamon sticks.
4. Add apples, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder.
5. When the mixture is cooked, add sugar and salt.
6. Cook for 3 minutes.
7. Apple Chutney is ready.

Apple rice
Ingredients
Basmati rice - 1 cup
Onion ( big ) - 1
Apple - 1
Carrot - 1
Beans - 10
Peas - 1/4 cup
Cashew - 50 gm
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Salt - as needed
Ghee - as needed
Oil - as needed

Method
1. Peel skin of carrot and cut into pieces.
2. Cut onion, beans finely.
3. Soak basmati rice in water for 15 minutes, strain and set aside.
4. Heat ghee in a frying pan.
5. Add rice, fry and set aside.
6. Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
7. Add onion, ginger garlic paste and fry.
8. Add carrot, beans, peas and fry.
9. Add turmeric powder, pepper powder, cashew, apple, rice, 2 cups of water, cover with a lid and cook.
10. When cooker whistles, switch of the stove.

Apple rasam
Ingredients
Apple - 1
Dal water (water in which dal is cooked ) - 3 cups
Tomato - 1
Rasam powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Peppercorn - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - a few
Salt - as needed
Oil - as needed

Method
1. Peel skin of apple, grate and set aside.
2. Cut tomato finely.
3. Powder pepper.
4. Mix tomato, rasam powder, turmeric powder, salt, apple with a cup of dal water in a pan and cook.
5. When the raw smell subsides, add 2 cups of dal water, pepper powder, 1 cup of water.
6. When bubbles form on top, remove pan from the stove.
7. Heat a little oil in a frying pan.
8. Add mustard, curry leaves and when mustard splutters, add to the rasam.

Apple phirni
Ingredients
Basmati rice - 1/4 cup
Milk - 3 cups
Apple - 1
Sugar - 1 cup

Method
1. Soak basmati rice in water for 10 minutes.
2. Grind to a fine batter with milk.
3. Peel skin of apple and cut if finely.
4. Setting aside a few apple pieces, grind remaining to a paste.
5.Cook rice batter with, sugar, apple paste.
6. When contents have boiled well, switch off the stove.
7. Sprinkle apple pieces and serve.

Apple custard
Ingredients
Apple - 1
Milk - 1/2 liter
Custard powder - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup

Method
1. Mix custard powder with 1/4 cup of milk in a bowl and stir well.
2. Boil remaining milk in a pan.
3. When it starts boiling, reduce the flame, add custard mix and stir till contents have mixed well.
4. Add sugar, stir till it dissolves and switch off the stove.
5. When cool, refrigerate.
6. Peel skin of apple and cut into pieces.
7. Mix apple with custard, before serving.

Apple beetroot salad
Ingredients

Apple - 1
Beetroot (small) - 1
Carrot - 2
Ginger - a small piece
Lime juice - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - as needed

Method
1. Peel skin of apple and cut into small pieces.
2. Peel skin of beetroot, carrot, grate and set aside.
3. Remove skin of ginger, cut finely.
4. Mix apple, beetroot, carrot, ginger, pepper powder, cumin powder, salt, lime juice in a bowl and serve immediately.

Apple payasam
Ingredients
Milk - 4 cups
Khoa ( sweetened ) - 1/4 cup
Apple - 2
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee - as needed
Vanilla essence ( if needed ) - a drop

Method
1. Peel skin of apple, remove seeds and cut into small pieces.
2. Heat ghee in a frying pan, add apple, fry and set aside.
3. Boil milk with sugar in thick bottomed pan.
4. When the milk starts thickening, add khoa, apple and cook.
5. When the contents have boiled well, remove pan from the stove and add essence if needed.

( If unsweetened khoa is used, 1/4 cup condensed milk can be added )
Apple dessert
Ingredients

Apple -2
Brown sugar- 1/2 cup
Raisins - 1/2 cup
Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp
Nutmeg powder - 1/4 tsp
Butter - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 3 tsp
Vanilla ice-cream - 1 cup

Method
1. Peel skin of apple and cut into pieces.
2. Mix apple, brown sugar, lemon juice, butter, raisins in a pan and cook.
3. When apple is cooked, transfer to serving bowls.
4. Add ice-cream and serve immediately.

Apple carrot mango juice
Ingredients
Apple ( cut into pieces ) - 1 cup
Carrot ( cut into pieces ) - 1/2 cup
Mango ( cut into pieces ) - 2 cups
Sugar - as needed

Method
1. Blend all the ingredients with water and serve chilled.
Apple soda
Ingredients
Apple - 1
Lime juice - 1 tsp
Sugar - as needed
Soda - as needed

Method
1. Cut apple into pieces, extract juice and set aside.
2. When needed , mix apple juice, lime juice, sugar, soda and serve.

Apple stew pancake
Ingredients
Apple - 2
Icing sugar - 50 gm
Maida - 50 gm
Salt - 1 pinch
Ghee - 2 tsp

Method
1. Steam apple, mix with icing sugar.
2. Transfer the apple mix to a pan.
3. Cook on a low flame for a few minutes and remove the pan from the stove.
4. Mix maida, salt, ghee in a bowl and set aside.
5. Smear ghee on a plate.
6. Sprinkle maida mix , spread the apple stew, and sprinkle another layer of maida mix .
7. Steam the plate for a few minutes.
8. Serve hot or cold.

Apple crepes
Ingredients
For the pancakes
1/4 cup plain flour (maida)
1/4 cup cornflour
3/4 cup low fat milk (99.7% fat-free)
a pinch salt
1/4 tsp melted low fat butter

For the apple filling
2 tsp low fat butter
2apples, thickly sliced
1 tbsp sugar substitute
1/4 tsp cinnamon (dalchini) powder
1 tsp lemon juice

Other ingredients
1/2 tsp low fat butter for greasing

Method
For the pancakes
1. Combine the plain flour, cornflour, milk, salt and ¼ cup of water in a bowl, mix well till no lumps remain. Keep aside.
2. Grease a non-stick pan with the butter and pour 2 tbsp of the batter, tilt the pan around quickly so that the batter coats the pan evenly.
3. When the sides starts to peel off, turn the pancake around and cook the other side for a few seconds.
4. Repeat with the remaining batter to make 4 more pancakes. Keep aside.

For the apple filling
1. Heat the butter in a non-stick pan, add the apple slices, sugar substitute, cinnamon, lemon juice and 2 tbsp of water and mix well.
2. Cook on a medium flame till the apple slices are cooked, stirring once in between.
3. Divide the apple filling into 5 equal portions. Keep aside.

How to proceed
1. Place a pancake on a dry, flat surface and place a portion of the apple filling on one half of the pancake.
2. Fold the pancake over the filling to make a semi circle.
3. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 4 more crepes.
4. Serve immediately.

Apricot and apple smoothie
Ingredients
18 to 20 apricots , soaked and chopped
4 medium sized peaches , deseeded and chopped
4 medium sized apples , peeled and cored
4 cups chilled apple juice
4 tbsp chilled curds (dahi)
4 medium sized banana , chopped
2 cups chilled soya milk or milk
4 tbsp powdered sugar

Method
Combine all the ingredients together and blend in a mixer till smooth.
Pour equal quantities of smoothie into 4 individual glasses and serve immediately
Health booster juice

Ingredients
2 pineapple slices , with skin
1/2 medium cucumber , peeled
1/2 apple , deseeded

Method
Cut the pineapple, cucumber and apple into big pieces.
Push pineapple through hopper (juicer) with cucumber and apple for a healthy drink.
Serve immediately.

Lettuce apple salad
Ingredients
For the salad
1 1/2 cups roughly torn lettuce leaves
2 cups apple cubes (unpeeled)
1/4 cup finely chopped celery (ajmoda)

To be mixed into a lemon dressing
1/2 cup low-fat curds (dahi), whisked
2 tbsp roughly chopped basil
2 tbsp grated apple
Salt and powder to taste
1 1/2 tsp lemon zest

For the topping
1/2 cup cornflakes

Method
1. Combine all the ingredients for the salad, except the corn flakes in a bowl and mix well.
2. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
3. Just before serving, add the dressing and toss well.
4. Serve immediately topped with cornflakes.

Apple cinnamon sandwich
Ingredients
4 slices multi grain bread
1 apple , sliced
a pinch of cinnamon (dalchini) powder
1 tbsp of honey
butter as required

Method
1. Put the apple slices in a bowl, add the cinnamon powder and honey and mix well till all pieces are coated well.
2. Apply little butter on the bread slices.
3. Place one slice on a clean and dry surface and spread the apple mix generously and cover with another buttered slice of bread.
4. Grill in a sandwich maker till crisp and serve immediately.
5. Make more such sandwiches using remaining ingredients.
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Founder + Wellness Expert
www.oomph-nutrition.com


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2.  Healthmeup.com

 

Friday, 21 June 2013

Oat recipes: 20 ways to add oats to your diet :Powered BY - Mitalee Doshi

Oats are a good source of fibre, which can help to regulate blood sugar and lower cholesterol levels. They also contain vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. It reduces risk of heart diseases. It regularises bowel function due to its high fibre content.
It also forms an important part of weight loss diet. It also enhances immune response to disease.
Smoothie
You can go on to add apple, banana, pear, roasted walnut or almonds to 2 cups milk/yoghurt and ½ cup oats to make a delicious smoothie, anytime during the day to give your body a healthy punch.
Salad
Let your family applaud you for this healthy creation. Get oats transformed into a healthy salad along with minced onion, cherry tomato, sprouted beans, boiled potato, cucumber, lemon herbs like, mint and parsley. Do not forget to boil oats (salted water) for 25 min, drain and rinse under cold water.
Porridge
Make oats porridge in the milk with cinnamon powder, honey added to it. Later, while serving add grated apple, nuts and dry fruits to prepare a delicious and healthy breakfast
Oats Dosa
Combine one cup quick cooking rolled oats, ¼ th cup urad dal and salt in a bowl and blend in a mixer to a fine powder.
Add 1¾ cups of water and mix well to make a batter of pouring consistency. Cover and keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes and then prepare dosas from that batter.
Oats Idli
First coarsely powder six tbsp oat . Add salt , ½ cup yoghurt and beat well.
Add water to make a smooth batter of thick but pouring consistency
Add chopped coriander leaves and one grated carrot. Add vaghar of one tbsp urad dal, ½ tbsp chana dal and ½ tbsp mustard seeds. Now put it into the idli molds and steam for 15- 20 min.
Oats Dhokla
Roast one cup of Instant oats and ½ cup sooji separately for five min. Mix both and add salt, two cup curd, chilli powder and pepper powder to the mix. Add water if you need to make batter of Idli consistency. Mix one tsp eno fruit salt to the batter. Boil water in a deep pan for steaming. Transfer batter in a greased thali .Steam for 15 - 20 min.
Oats Upma
Roast four tbsp oats in a pan without oil for about 3-5 mins and keep it aside. Heat one tsp oil in the pan and add one tsp urad dal, ½ tsp chana dal, ½ tsp mustard seeds, chopped green chilli and fry for some time till the dal turns golden brown. Now add ½ sliced onions, ginger and three curry leaves. Saute the onions till they are tender, add pinch of hing and salt. Add two cups water and allow it to boil for some time and then add the roasted oats and veg of your choice. Keep stirring till all the water is absorbed and oats are thoroughly cooked
Oats In soup
In a pan, combine one cup quick cooking rolled oats along with three cups of water and cook for 10 minutes, till the oats are cooked.They can then be added in any veg soup .
Oats Sheera
Heat the ghee in a non-stick pan, add the oats and saute till they turn light brown in colour while stirring continuously. Add the pineapple puree and saute for 5 to 7 minutes while stirring continuously. Add the sugar, milk and water and simmer for 10 minutes or till the liquid evaporates.Garnish with nuts
Oats Paratha
To one cup Wheat flour , add ½ cup Coarsely ground quick cooking rolled oats and ½ cup curd. Add chopped onion , coriander , phudina leaves , ginger chilli paste , jeera powdr , salt and prepare dough with little water if needed and make parathas.
Oats Bhel
One cup Dry roast the quick cooking rolled oats in a pan for 4-5 min on a medium flame . Once it cools add, ½ cup mixed veg like onion , tomato , cucumber , ¼ th cup boiled chana , one cup curd . Later add meetha chutney , chaat masala , chilli powder , jeera powder and salt . Garnish with coriander and pomegranate .
Oats Khichdi
Heat the oil in a pressure cooker, add the green chilli garlic paste and saute on a medium flame for a few seconds. Add the oats and yellow moong dal and saute on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring continuously. Add hot water , turmeric and salt, mix well and pressure cook for two whistles.
Oats Poha Chiwda
Heat the oil in a non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds, green chillies and curry leaves.
When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and turmeric powder and mix well.
Add the roasted oats, roasted poha, papad, chana dal, sugar and salt and toss well. Cool and store in an air-tight container.
Oats veg Cheela
Mix quick cooking rolled oats , wheat flour , jowar flour in equal proportion along with chopped onions, tomatoes, ginger green chilli paste , salt , coriander . Mix well and add water to make batter like uttapa and make cheelas on non stick tawa using little oil .
Oats Sandwich
Roast oats in a pan . Once it cools add curd , carrot , capsicum , boiled corn , tomato ketchup , salt , pepper , coriander and mix well . Use this as the filling in the sandwich and heat it on tawa
Oats and Ragi Rotis
Mix equal proportion of powdered quick cooking rolled oats and ragi . Add jeera , salt, green chilli paste , chopped onion and prepare dough using water and then make rotis and serve with raita.
Oat Cakes
Mix 1 egg and 1 egg white with milk, 1 pack of instant oatmeal and little sugar.
Cook in a pan in the shape of pan cakes and enjoy .

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Founder + Wellness Expert
www.oomph-nutrition.com



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Healthmeup.com -
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