Though I have been exercising
for the past 5 years, I never gave importance to my diet as I am doing now.
As long as I was burning
those calories, I need not diet…this was my thought and I convinced myself to do
that. But I was wrong.
I went on a gluten-free diet
for two months and I lost 3.5 kilos, of course combined with exercising. And being a vegetarian and very rigid about
my food preferences and tastes I was forced to research the Internet to make
foods that I can eat and yet not feel bored eating the same things over and
over.
All other recipe
website/blogs had rice, urad dal, rava as an ingredient either as flour or as a
whole grain. I wanted to modify this a bit.
Ingredients: -
Soya beans – ½ cup
Quiona – ½ cup
Flaxseeds – 2 tbsps.
Whole black pepper – 1 tbsp
Salt to taste.
Makes about 8 to 10 medium
sized dosas/pancakes.
Method:
· Soak soya beans, quiona and flaxseeds overnight.
· Grind them together in the morning by adding salt and
whole black peppers to the dosa batter consistency.
· Place a non-stick gridle or tawa on the gas and heat
it on a medium flame.
· Pour a big spoonful of batter on the gridle and gently
spread it like a dosa.
· Flip the dosa and let it cook the other side too.
· Serve hot with chutney or curry of your choice.
NOTE – Like
the regular dosa batter, this does not need fermentation.
You have
to use the batter immediately after grinding it. If the batter is allowed to
ferment, the dosa/pancakes will start breaking.
The batter is
a bit thicker than the regular dosa batter and hence you cannot spread it out.
These dosas are medium sized and bit thick.
HEALTH BENEFITS –
SOYA BEANS – is rich in
proteins and hence called the ‘meat without bones.’ The discovery of very small
and unique proteins in soya called the ‘Pepticides,’ is now known to provide us
with health benefits like better control of blood sugar levels, regulation of
blood pressure and improved function of the immune system. Soya beans are rich
in Vitamin K2 and B12.
FLAXSEEDS – contains both
soluble and insoluble fibers, omega 3 fatty acids that are good for the heart
and also is rich in Lignans with antioxidant properties.
Eat Nutrilicious foods and
stay healthy :)
It sounds good. Pl can you tell me what is quinoa in hindi tamil or Malayalam?
ReplyDeletePrema, quinoa is not grown in India and hence do not have an Indian name. It is available in stores like Big Basket. You can order online. If it is not available just use soya beans and flax seeds.
ReplyDeleteUseful one Janu.!
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