Oats Kheer

I just can’t resist sweets. It becomes extremely difficult for me to avoid eating sweets. So people like me, who have a major sweet tooth, also need some healthy alternatives for sweets. When we talk about eating healthy and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, the first thing that we hear we should avoid are sweets. But sweets always needn’t be loaded with calories and refined sugar. There a lot of recipes you will find which use better alternatives to sugar to sweeten the dish. And this oats kheer is one such recipe – it packs all the macro nutrients needed by your body in the right amount.

This recipe has been curated by Parina Midha, founder of Neiki.in. She certified in Personal Training from National Academy of Sports Medicine. With the the motto ‘Give More. Get More’, she designed NEIKI, her fitness program, wherein she strives to reduce injury risk and prepare our bodies to bear the impact they need to. On this excursion, her endeavour is to help people stand upright – physically and mentally.

It is not just recipes that Parina is sharing with us – it is a lot of other information too. Head over to my YouTube channel to see all that we discuss around food and nutrition! Cheers to a balanced and healthy start to 2021..:)

Oats Kheer

Course: DessertDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Calories

602

kcal

Soaking Time

12

hours

Total time

25

minutes

A healthy dessert with no added sugar for those with a sweet-tooth!

Ingredients

• Steel Cut Oats – 50 gms

• Milk – 170 ml

• Cardamom – 3, powdered

• Almonds – 5 gms

• Cashews – 5 gms

• Raisins – 5 gms

• Pistachios – 5 gms

• Whey Protein Powder – 25 gms (Salted Caramel flavour works well for this recipe)

• Apple slices – for garnish

Directions

• Soak the steel cut oats in water overnight. Do not drain the water.
• In a pan, add the oats, powdered cardamom and milk and let this cook on low heat for 5-7 min.
• Keep stirring at short intervals.
• Next, add the chopped almonds and cashews and stir. Cook this for another 4-5 min.
• Next add the raisins and pistachios and stir properly. Turn off the heat at this stage.
• Finally, add the whey protein powder and stir well. Why protein doesn’t need any cooking, hence add it after turning off the heat. Also, it could makes lumps if added while the cooking is still happening. See my recipe notes below about whey protein.
• Serve this kheer garnished with some apple slices.

Recipe Video

Notes

• Whey Protein Powder: We have used the caramel flavour for the whey protein powder for this recipe. You can use any flavour as per your preference. Whey protein doesn’t need any cooking. So if you are not using the entire quantity of kheer prepared immediately, then it’s better to add it whenever you are consuming it rather than adding it and then reheating.