Haris Padiyar
Jul 27, 2017 · 2 min read

Simple Oats Recipes

Looking for something gluten-free and chock full of fibers, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants? Here’s one of the healthiest option you can try. Oats! It has several health benefits that include weight management and regularization of blood sugar level. Eating oats also reduces the risk of heart diseases and acts as an energy booster. It is a store house of magnesium, an essential for enzyme function and energy production.

Oats can be eaten as part of any meal. Oats recipes are simple and easy to make. A few healthy and easy recipes for breakfast include oatmeal poha, oats bread upma, masala oats porridge, spring oats dosa, oats paratha, oats rawa dhokla, etc. There are multiple recipes with oats as it is a grain that can be had with almost any ingredient. It can be added in protein bars, confectionary items and even soups. Several savoury dishes that can be prepared from oats are spinach oats khichdi, Rajasthani oats gate ki sabzi, oats tikki in spinach sauce, oats baingan ka bharta, paneer oats chilli, malai oats kofta, veg oats munchurian,matar paneer, chicken oats cutlets and many, many more.

The famous Punjabi dish most commonly known as ‘baingan ka bharta’ has a new variation to it. The addition of masala oats!Baingan ka bharta oats recipe is an easy 20-minute cook that is simple to follow. Combining masala oats to the dish not only gives it more flavor, but also increases the nutrition of the meal. A spoonful of the smoked and chargrilled brinjals mixed with spices and oats is a taste of heaven! Relish this dish with some parathaorroti.

For a sweet ending to a delicious meal, you can throw in some oats in your desert as well. Preparing oats in a desert can be done by freezing, broiling, baking and steaming. Among the delicacies and sweets made from oats are ragi oats ladoo, oats mango and yoghurt parfait, chocoats chip cookies, nuts and oats kulfi,eggless oats chocolate cake, fruit and nut oats payasam, oats sakkarai Pongal, oats and strawberry pancakes etc.

In addition to the nutritional purposes, oats have medicinal benefits as well. It is used to treat skin conditions like acne, dried skin and evens the skin tone. It works as a moisturizer as well. Oatmeal is used to get rid of dandruff and excess hair oil.