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Oats and Poha/Avalakki/Beaten rice – Upma/Spicy porridge


Oats Poha Upma2

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Savory oats, wheat porridge in breakfast to start our mornings healthy and wholesome! It should have a good balance of nutrients and a healthy dose of protein.

I’vemade this morning breakfast with half Oats and half rice flakes.

Health Benefits:

Oatmeal is a whole grain, and eating whole grains can lower your risk for several diseases, including high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Oatmeal also contains lignans, a plant chemical that has been found to prevent heart disease. Eating oatmeal can lower your cholesterol, especially your LDL, or “bad” cholesterol.

Flattened rice contains no cholesterol and saturated fat at all. Also, the sodium content is very less and thus the calories in the beaten rice are not harmful. Moreover, it contains nutrients like iron, vitamin C, vitamin A and calcium too.

Yields-3-4 servings
Preparation time-10 minutes
Waiting time-15 minutes
Cooking time-20 minutes

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