5 Easy Breakfast for Weight Loss

5 Easy Breakfasts for Weight Loss CHANA POHA Ingredients: ● ½ cup soaked kabuli chana ● 2 cup thick poha ● 1 medium size onion ● 1 medium size tomato ● 1 green chilli ● 1tsp lemon juice ● Turmeric powder ● Chili powder ● Salt to taste ● ½ tsp sugar (optional)

METHOD Boiled the kabuli chana in a pressure cooker. Wash the poha in running water and keep aside. In a pan add 1 tsp of oil, in hot oil add 1 tsp of jeera, add chopped onion. Saute until it is soft, add 1 chopped tomato and turmeric powder.

Saute for 1 min. Then add boiled kabuli chana, season with green chili, red chili powder, salt as per your taste. Add 2 tbsp of water and mix it well. Now add poha and keep it for 2-3 minutes. Switch off the gas and add lemon juice to it. You can also add ;little sugar ( it is optional).

TIP: Try to keep it less spicy to avoid acidity.

KABULI CHANA IS A GREAT SOURCE OF PROTEIN WHICH HELP TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN MUSCLES AFTER THE WORKOUT. WHEREAS POHA IS NUTRITIOUS GLUTEN FREE. IT IS HIGH IN CARBOHYDRATE, IRON, FIBER,ANTIOXIDANT AND HAS ESSENTIAL VITAMINS.

BAJRA UTTAPAM

INGREDIENTS: ● ¼ cup soaked bajra over night ● 1 ¼ cup bajra flour ● 1 chopped green chili ● 2 greeted garlic clove ● Grated carrot, ● 1 small chopped onion ● ¼ tsp turmeric powder ● 1 tsp lemon juice ● Salt to taste ● Water

METHOD: Pressure cook the whole bajra, water and salt for 5 wristlets. In a bowl add boiled whole bajra, add bajra flour, green chili, garlic, carrot, onion, termuric, salt, lemon juice and then add water to it. Consistency of batter would be of dosa type.

Grease the pan with little oil and spread the batter. Cook it well on both sides.

ENJOY!!

BAJRA IS VERY RICH IN INSOLUBLE FIBER WHICH HELP IN WEIGHT LOSS, CHOLESTEROL REDUCTION, AND BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL.

OAT DOSA

INGREDIENTS: ● ½ cup rolled oats ● ¼ cup rice flour ● ¼ cup suji ● ¼ cup curd ● Veggies you like ( onion, carrot, capsicum..) ● 1 chopped green chili ● Grated ginger ● Black pepper powder ● Salt to taste ● Water

METHOD: Grind the rolled oats into fine powder. Add it into a mixing bowl and now add rice flour, suji, curd and all the veggies. Season with chili, ginger, black pepper and salt. Add water and make a batter. Keep aside for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes check the consistency and water as required. Grease the pan with little oil and make dosa. Have it with tomato chutney.

TIPS: Don't eat dosa with coconut chutney because coconut contains fat.

MOONG DAL CHILLA

INGREDIENTS ● 1 cup moong soaked overnight ● ½ inch ginger ● Black pepper ● Salt to taste ● Oil

METHOD Soaked moong dal overnight. Next day grind it with ginger. Take it into a bowl and add water to make it into a batter. Season with black pepper and salt. Make chilla with less oil.

MOONG DAL CHILLA IS LOADED WITH LOW DIETERY FIBER THAT IMPROVES METABOLISM. IT KEEPS YOU SATIATED FOR LONG AND REDUCES HUNGER CARVING. IT IS GOOD SOURCE OF PROTEIN AND SUPPORTS WEIGHT LOSS AND BUILDING BODY MUSCLES GAIN.

WEIGHT LOSS IDLI INGREDIENTS: ● ½ cup of instant oat ● ¾ cup ragi flour ● 1 tsp chana dal ● Cashew nut ● 1 small onion ● Few curry leaves ● Green chili ● Mustard seeds ● Turmeric ● Hing ● Salt ● Coriander

METHOD: Dry roast the oats in a pan. Now heat the oil in a pan and add ½ tsp mustard seeds. Add curry leaves, then add chana dal broken cashew and saute it till golden brown. Now add onion saute for 1 minute. Add green chili, turmeric powder, hing, salt, coriander leaves. Now add roasted oats. ¾ cup of ragi flour.

Add water and make thick batter. Cook idlis in the steamer for about 10 - 12 minutes.

Your healthy idlis are ready!!

Have it with tomato chutney or sambar.