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Easy Healthy Oat Crepes

August 27, 2021 No Comments

These easy and healthy Oat Crepes are making a comeback on my blog! I explain below!! I think they certainly deserve their very own blog post!

One of the very first posts on my blog was about 5 quick and healthy breakfast ideas. This was almost 4 months ago! These crepes were one of the 5 healthy options.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, at least in my opinion! So, I am always looking for healthy options rather than processed food which is full of preservatives, sugar, and lots of unwanted things. These crepes are a healthy and quick option even for a busy morning as everything is dumped in a blender! Anyone who loves oatmeal will love this, and it just might convert the oatmeal haters too! 😄

These easy oat crepes are a staple at my house for breakfast! I love making them as they are healthier than pancakes or regular crepes and have no processed all-purpose flour in them. I make them every week and my kids love them, so it’s a win-win situation at breakfast time!

This is not my original recipe, it is based on this recipe from the website powerhungry.com.

What Ingredients do you need for these Easy Healthy Oat Crepes?

Only 5 simple ingredients!!

These ingredients are very simple and straightforward:

Whole grain oats

Egg

Milk

Vanilla essence

Sugar ( I have used maple syrup in place of sugar and it gives the same great results!)

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How do you make these Easy Healthy Oat Crepes?

In a blender, add the whole grain oats, blend the oats to a flour consistency. ( does not have to be very fine).

Add the milk, vanilla essence, egg, and sugar.

Blend the mixture till it is all mixed up well.

Easy healthy crepe batter — The crepe batter will be thin.

Pour your mixture into a bowl. It will be a thin batter. Remember to stir every time you make a crepe as the oats will settle at the bottom.

Heat up a non-stick pan on medium heat. When hot, spread a little butter, pour a spoonful of batter into the pan. Swirl the pan around so the mixture spreads into a circle. Cover with a lid and let it cook for 2 minutes.

Flip after 2 minutes. Cook on the other side for another 2 minutes.

Take the crepe out of the pan, spread with Nutella, Strawberry Jelly, peanut butter, etc

Enjoy your breakfast crepes!

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Easy Healthy Oat Crepes

Easy 5 ingredient recipe, just blend and fry in a non-stick pan, you get delicious tasting healthy crepes in no time!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine French

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Ingredients

½ cup Whole grain oats
3/4 cup milk (whole milk or 2%)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp sugar (or maple syrup)
1 egg

Instructions

Add oats into a blender, and make the oats into oat flour. ( It does not have to be very fine)
Into the same blender jar, add the milk, egg, vanilla, and sugar.
Blend this mixture into a smooth batter.
Pour the batter into a bowl, it will be a thin batter.
Heat up a non-stick pan on medium heat. When hot, brush a little butter on the pan. Mix the batter and pour a ladle full of batter on the pan.
Just swirl the batter around by moving the pan in a circular motion.
Cover and cook for 2 minutes. When the crepe is set and you can see that the bottom part is cooked, turn the crepe using a flat spatula or turner.
When the crepe is slightly brown, take it out and put it on a plate.
Make the rest of the crepes the same way, remembering to stir the batter well before pouring it onto the pan.
Spread Nutella, Strawberry spread, honey, peanut butter, etc, roll up and enjoy!

Notes:

Use whole grain oats and not instant oats. Make sure to powder the oats first in your blender.
Maple syrup can be used instead of sugar. A pinch of salt can be added to balance out the flavors.
If you want savory crepes, skip the sugar and add some salt instead.
The most important part is making sure you use a non-stick pan.
Stirring the batter every time you make a crepe is necessary as the oats will tend to settle at the bottom.
Do not try to spread the batter with a spoon or spatula, just swirl by moving your pan around.
This recipe can be doubled or tripled. This recipe only makes about 6 crepes which are perfect for my kids.
I’m sure these can be made in advance and frozen too! I have not personally tried but If you do let me know if it works for you. It’s actually so easy to make so I have not found a reason to freeze them. But I’m sure if you are a mom who likes to meal prep and plan ahead this might be a good recipe to make and freeze.

Hope you will try this easy breakfast recipe! I’m sure if you do, it might become your family favorite!

Let me know if you like it and please rate it. Thank you for reading, I appreciate each and every one of you!

If you have not seen my post on 5 healthy and quick breakfasts, do check it out here.

Have a great day!

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Quinoa Upma

August 14, 2021 No Comments

Quinoa Upma is a different, more flavorful way of cooking your quinoa. I started eating quinoa instead of rice as it has more protein and it is a much healthier option. You can read about the 11 proven health benefits of Quinoa here.

On its own quinoa is pretty tasteless, so you need to add some flavors to it.

I decided to try out this Quinoa Upma and I was pleasantly surprised. Upma is a very common Indian breakfast usually made with Semolina. (Sooji/Rava in India) it is made with vegetables and a few spices. It is vegan and gluten-free as well!

What are the ingredients for Quinoa Upma?

Quinoa – I used white quinoa, but any kind of quinoa will work.

Mixed vegetables like carrots, beans, and peas

Onion

Ginger

Green chili

Turmeric powder ( optional) – I use it for most of my recipes because of its medicinal value, you can read more about it here. If you leave it out, your Upma will not be yellow but white.

Salt to taste

Cilantro

Oil

For seasoning:

Mustard seeds

Channa dal ( split yellow peas)

Split Urad dal ( white split dal)

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How do you make this Quinoa Upma?

Heat some oil in a pan. Add seasoning ingredients., when they splutter, add chopped onions, ginger, and green chilies.

Next, add the turmeric powder if using. After that goes in the vegetables along with salt to taste. Mix well.

Put in the washed and drained quinoa. Add double the quantity of water. Mix and cover it.

Check after about 10 to 15 minutes. The quinoa would have absorbed all the water. Mix gently and make sure that it is not too wet nor too dry.

Garnish with chopped cilantro. Serve with coconut chutney or peanut chutney. ( any kind of chutney will do)

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Quinoa Upma

Quinoa cooked with mixed vegetables and a few Indian spices.

Course Breakfast, Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Author Nandini

Ingredients

1 cup Quinoa
1 cup Mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, beans, cauliflower, potato, etc)
½ Onion (chopped)
1 inch Ginger (chopped)
1 green chili (chopped)
¼ tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
2 tbsp cooking oil
Cilantro (for garnishing)

For Seasoning

½ tsp black mustard seeds
½ tsp split white urad dal
½ tsp yellow split pigeon peas (chana dal)

Instructions

Heat the oil in a wide pan, add seasoning ingredients, when the mustard seeds splutter, add chopped onions, ginger, and green chili.
Add turmeric powder if using it.
Next, add in the vegetables and salt to taste. Mix well.
Put in the washed and drained quinoa, adding double the quantity of water. (2 cups)
Mix and cover it on medium to low flame. Check after about 10 to 15 minutes, the quinoa would have absorbed all the water.
It should not be too dry or too wet. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
Serve with coconut chutney or peanut chutney on the side.

NOTES:

Make sure to wash the quinoa a couple of times to get rid of its bitterness.
When adding water, use the same measuring cup used to measure the quinoa.
You can add different vegetables like carrots, peas, green beans, potatoes, cauliflower, etc

Do give this a try, it’s something different using quinoa! Makes a great filling breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

You might also like these easy vegetarian recipes:

Crispy Zucchini Fritters

Fried Masala Mushrooms – Deep-fried Vs Air-Fried!

Broccoli and Quinoa Patties

Chickpea Masala

Paneer Masala

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5 Healthy and Quick Breakfasts

May 7, 2021 No Comments

These 5 Healthy and Quick Breakfasts will get you going and help you be ready to slay your day! 🙂

Do you get into a breakfast rut where you have the same thing almost every day? Sometimes I do and wish that I could change it up to have something different on my menu.

After giving it some thought, I decided on this list of 5 healthy and quick breakfast options.

These are very common recipes but thought I will share the recipes I use.

Granola
Avocado Toast
Egg in the nest
Oat crepes
Quick French Toast

French Toast — French toast dusted with powdered sugar

Granola

There are millions of granola recipes out there! In an attempt to find the best one, I have been experimenting for the last few years. (yes you read right, I did say years!!)

After all the searching and a lot of experiments, I finally found the best one that has become my go-to granola recipe! Hurray! This recipe is from the blog Cookie and Kate. Thank you, Kate! My search is finally over. You can find her recipe here: http://cookieandkate.com

I follow her recipe with a few variations. The combination of nuts that I use are almonds, pecans, walnuts, and cashew nuts. Additionally, I use 1/4 cup of flaxseeds. However, I do not use any dry fruits as that is my personal preference.

The fun part about making granola is you can customize it to your own taste and make it your own. I recently made another batch and added 1/4 cup quinoa before baking, it turned out quite delicious and crunchy.

If you whip up a batch over the weekend, granola is an option any day of the week without much effort!

Enjoy it with milk and berries/bananas etc or like a parfait with yogurt and berries, or just as is!

Avocado Toast

Avocado Toast is as simple as it sounds! Toast up a slice of bread, slice or dice or mash an avocado, put it on the toast, add a little lime juice, salt, and pepper, that’s your basic avocado toast.

Make it healthier with whole grain bread!

There are so many ways to make it yummier., here are just a few options:

Add cheese slices, grated cheese

A fried egg on top

Some bacon, ham, sausages, etc

Add everything seasoning

Sliced/Pickled Jalapenos, Siracha, Hot sauce if you like it spicy

Avocado Toast with Tomatoes — Avocado Toast with tomatoes

Avocado toast with tomatoes, fried egg, cheese and onions — Avocado toast with tomatoes, cheese, fried egg and onion

Egg in the nest

This one is a favorite of my kids, I guess it’s the name that makes a difference, they just find it interesting!

So easy to make and can be done in under 5 minutes.

Heat a pan on medium heat.

Make a hole in the middle of a slice of bread. ( I use a plastic medicine dispenser, it is just the right size).

Butter one side of the bread, put that side down on the pan, then butter the other side while it’s on the pan.

Crack an egg into the hole on the bread. Try to spread the egg white evenly. Season with salt and pepper. Let it cook for a few minutes. Place the bread circle that you cut out on top of the hole lightly. Gently flip the bread, and let it cook on the other side.

My kids like the egg fully cooked so I break it up to cook it faster. My personal preference is a runny yolk, I think that it’s almost like a sauce, but hey that’s just my choice!!

Your egg in the nest is ready. This too can be topped with cheese, bacon, avocado, spinach, etc

Egg in the nest with tomatoes, avocado and cheese — Egg in the nest with tomato, avocado and cheese

Oat Crepes

This is an easy blender recipe with just a few ingredients, made with heart-healthy oats for the win!

In a blender add,

1/2 cup rolled oats

Blend oats into oat flour.

Add:

3/4th cup milk, 1 egg, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp vanilla essence

Blend all together. Make crepes. It is essential to use a non-stick pan to keep your crepes from sticking to the pan. The batter is thin and the oats tend to settle, so mix it every time before you make another crepe.

Makes about 6 crepes. These are filling and tasty so you might end up doubling the recipe!

My kids love them with Nutella. So I just roll them up and it is a healthy tasty breakfast ready in no time.

Quick French Toast

There are lots of recipes for french toast. However, I follow my Mom’s recipe that she used to make for us when we were kids. It is a very basic recipe and can be whipped up any time not just for breakfast.

A childhood memory of mine which I remember is coming home from school in the afternoon and my Mom would have made french toast for us, we could smell it as we opened our front gate to get to our house! Those are really happy memories that I will cherish forever. Thank you, Mom!

Firstly In a shallow bowl, beat one egg with a fork till frothy, then add 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, and finally around 3/4th cup of milk. Beat the mixture until it’s mixed.

Dip your bread slices in this mixture and fry on a preheated pan with a little butter or ghee. Fry on both sides till sugar has caramelized and it’s nice and brown, be careful not to burn it.

Dust with powdered sugar. Serve hot.

Options that it can be eaten with are strawberries, maple syrup, honey, bananas, blueberries, etc.

Hope you enjoyed reading about these 5 Healthy and Quick Breakfasts. Let me know if you try any of them and if you enjoy them, I would be thrilled to hear from you!

Have a Great Day!