Breakfast and Oats are friends, aren't they? But those
with diabetes always have a question in mind – what all cereals can I take?
Oats, is an absolute boon for the people
with diabetes. What special recipe can you have for Oats in breakfast? The same old porridge?
One
can enjoy oats in some 100 ways and yes you can make oats very interesting! I
have learnt that recently while trying to lose some pregnancy weight!
Diabetic Oats Breakfast is low on
calorie and protein rich.
HEALTH BENEFIT
Oatmeal
has a low glycemic index, it can help
maintain blood sugar levels.
Oatmeal can
also promote heart health, which is
important because diabetes patients are prone to heart disease.
You can add
your favourite vegetables to make the recipe healthier
Green gram
is full of proteins
DIABETIC OATS
BREAKFAST
Prep Time
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Cook Time
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Total Time
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5 min
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15 min
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20 min
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Recipe Type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 1
INGREDIENTS
- Green
Gram – handful, soaked overnight
- Rolled
Oats - ½ cup
- Red
Onion – 1 small chopped
- Green
Chili – 1 chopped
- Carrot
– ½ finely grated
- Lime
Juice – 1 teaspoon
- Salt
& Pepper – to taste
- Green Pea - a handful
For
Tempering
- Vegetable
Oil – 2 teaspoon
- Curry
Leaves – 1 sprig
- Cumin & Mustard Seeds – a pinch
- Ginger
– ½ teaspoon grated
- Turmeric
powder – a pinch
INSTRUCTIONS
- Pressure cook soaked green grams with little salt till 2
whistles
- Heat oil in a pan and temper with cumin and mustard seeds and
curry leaves
- Add onion, grated ginger, grated carrot and turmeric powder
- Add the cooked green gram in the pan with its stock and let it
cook for 2 minutes or till stock lessens
- Add rolled oats, green chili. peas and cook in the stock
- Add seasoning
- Cook in low heat, till stock evaporates
- Serve hot
TIPS
You can add the choice of your vegetables
If you want you can add tofu, mushrooms, corns, peas – all are
high in protein
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Enjoy a good healthy breakfast.
Until next time, Cheers!
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