Simple Gluten Free Kitchen

Basic Oatmeal

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“Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as necessity.”
                                                                                                                                                                                        Voltaire
After eating all meals in a restaurant for two days and then weekend gatherings at friends’ made me feel bloated. I felt as if my waistline has expanded in 4 days and pants suddenly felt tight.
No matter how hard I try to make good choices while eating out, I would still experience that uncomfortable overstuffed feeling from restaurant food.
And, my husband finds the opportunity to say to me, that I often forget I am aging and my metabolism is slowing down. So what I need is, more exercise and less calories. 
I think I am doing pretty good with my exercise. I often go for long walks,  practice yoga and do group exercise once a week. Sometimes it just get difficult to maintain the routine with being busy, but I try to keep my meals balanced and healthy.
Let me share what I ate yesterday.
My breakfast was a bowl of oatmeal (so good).
In Lunch I had dhuli mung daal with oven roasted baingan and dinner was quinoa salad.

 

 

Oats are a very healthy grain containing wide array of vitamins, minerals and anti oxidants. I have used rolled oats in this recipe. They are byproduct of oat groats and are referred to as old fashioned oats.  Oatmeal made with rolled oats cook faster and is a versatile recipe. You can experiment with the flavor as your heart desires. add fresh fruits, even grated carrots, dry fruits or nuts. To sweeten add maple syrup or brown sugar or honey. Jams and fruit preserve also taste good and are more liked by kids.

Basic Oatmeal

Ingredients:

1cup gluten free rolled oats

1 1/2 cup water

1 1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup raisins

3/4 chopped apple (or any other fruit)

2 1/2 tbsp maple syrup or any other sweetener

1/4 cup sliced almonds

 

Method:

Toast slivered almonds in oven.

Combine oats, milk and water in a saucepan.

Bring it to boil. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered about 5 minutes.

Stir at regular intervals. Cook until mixture thickens.

Peel, core and chop apple. Add chopped apple, maple syrup and raisins to the cooked oatmeal.

Serve in bowls garnished with cinnamon, raisins and toasted slivered almonds.

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