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Here's How You Can Whip Up A Healthy Bowl Of Oats Chaat
There is nothing more appetising than starting your day with a bowl of oats. If we had our way, we would've surely loved to eat oats for all three meals of the day.
Apart from being extremely tasty, oats are known to be very healthy and are a versatile food item. Oats, which is known as "Jai" in Hindi, are packed with carbs, essential fatty acids and vitamins.
There are innumerable health benefits of oats that not many people are aware of. Here's a look at some of them.
1.
Helps
Keep
Skin
Problems
At
Bay
Oats
are
extremely
beneficial
for
the
skin.
Did
you
know
that
oats
have
been
used
since
2000
BC
by
the
early
Arabs
and
Egyptians
to
beautify
their
skin?
Yes,
cooked
oats
is
one
of
the
best
remedies
to
alleviate
most
of
the
skin
problems
such
as
acne
and
blemishes.
2.
Helps
Treat
Obesity
And
Aids
In
Digestion
Oats
are
great
in
treating
obesity-related
issues.
Interestingly,
it
aids
in
the
process
of
digestion
due
to
its
high
fibre
content,
thereby
helping
you
tackle
the
problem
of
obesity.
This
versatile
food
is
easily
digestible
and
it
also
helps
keep
hunger
pangs
away.
3.
Contains
Antioxidants
That
Are
Beneficial
In
Treating
Heart
Diseases
The
antioxidants
present
in
oatmeal
are
called
avenanthramides
that
help
keep
free
radicals
at
bay
in
the
body,
thereby
helping
in
treating
many
of
the
heart
diseases.
4.
Helps
Control
The
BP
Level
With
regular
consumption
of
oats,
you
can
drastically
reduce
your
high
BP
levels.
Stress
and
our
change
of
lifestyles
are
two
of
the
culprits
that
are
causing
undesirable
differences
in
the
body.
Well,
now
there's
an
easy
solution
to
regulating
the
BP
problem
in
a
better
way!
So, we all got to know the health benefits of oats; however, did you know that this extremely nutritious food item is also highly versatile and can be cooked in a number of ways?
There are days when we crave tangy, sinful food and we are guilty to sometimes overindulge ourselves in it.
But, what if we told you that you could make your favourite guilty pleasure food with the help of oats? Don't believe us? Read on.
The
Chaat
Challenge
Now,
who
doesn't
like
munching
on
chaats,
right?
Crispy
fried
potato
patties
with
oodles
of
tangy
and
sweet
sauce
seems
like
a
perfect
pick-me-up
dish
when
you
are
feeling
down.
However, what if you could transform this high-calorie snack into a healthier version. Let's look at one such healthy oats chaat recipe.
Oats
Tikki
Chaat
Recipe
A
low-cal
option
for
the
fitness
enthusiasts,
Oats
tikki
chaat
is
a
perfect
comrade
for
those
rainy
days.
Ingredients Required:
-
1
cup
of
oats
-
1
cup
of
diced
carrots
and
bell
peppers
-
1
tsp
of
ginger
&
garlic
paste
-
½
tsp
of
garam
masala
powder
-
½
tsp
of
chaat
masala
powder
-
½
tsp
of
chilli
powder
-
1
or
2
boiled
and
mashed
potatoes
-
Curd
-
Tangy
or
sweet
chutney
- Fried crushed corn and coriander strands for garnish
Method Of Preparation:
- Dry roast the oats.
- Add all the masalas, chilli powder and ginger & garlic paste to it.
- Now, add the carrots, bell peppers and mashed potatoes to it.
- Form the mixture into small tikkis.
- Now, shallow fry or grill the tikkis on a tawa.
- Sprinkle a spoon of curd along with some tangy and sweet chutney.
- Garnish it with some lightly fried crushed corns and coriander strands.
This healthy chaat is what you need to pick up after a tiring day at work.
Food enthusiasts, if you like to indulge and yet keep it healthy, including oats in your favourite chaat recipes is a great option.
Now, here's the interesting part, for those food enthusiasts who like to keep it healthy and yet fun, Quaker oats along with Chef Vikas Khanna have come up with an interesting competition called the Quaker Bring Your Tastiest Bowl challenge.
Well, here's your chance to come up with a drool-worthy recipe using oats. So, yes people, think oats!!Oats sev puri, Oats masala chaat, Oats basket chaat, yumm...just let your imagination run wild....
Lucky food enthusiasts stand a chance to win a grand prize worth Rs 50 lakhs and two lucky winners will get to participate in the show hosted by chef Vikas Khanna himself!
Just log on to Quaker Oats and submit your entry to get started! So, hurry up, take out your aprons, whip up your favourite bowl of oats chaat and send in your entries NOW!
Don't miss to take a look at 'Bring Your Tastiest Bowl' (#BringYourTastiestBowl) challenge. See you on the other side!
To Participate In The Contest CLICK HERE
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