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Volume I · Dec 1

Spiced Steel-Cut Oats with Dates & Ghee

DecemberBreakfast
Serves
4
Portion
1 bowl (≈220 g)
Time
Soak overnight · Cook 25 min
Texture
Soft porridge
Season
WinterDecember
Dosha
  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha

Vata-pacifying

Ingredients

What you need

Ingredients for 4 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (4 servings)Café batch ×5
Oats, rolled / steel-cut¾ cup steel-cut (or 1⅓ cups rolled)120 g600 g
Water1⅔ cups400 ml2000 ml
Cow's milk, whole1⅔ cups (or almond milk)400 ml2000 ml
Dates, seedless5 seedless, chopped40 g200 g
Green cardamom⅛ tsp0.5 g2.5 g
Cinnamon¼ tsp powder0.5 g2.5 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)pinch0.5 g2.5 g
Ghee (cow)1 tsp per bowl (≈4 tsp)15 g75 g
Walnuts5 halves, chopped20 g100 g

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Soak steel-cut oats overnight; drain.

  2. Step 2: Simmer in water 15 minutes.

  3. Step 3: Add milk; simmer 10 minutes, stirring, until creamy.

  4. Step 4: Add dates, cardamom, cinnamon and a pinch of salt.

  5. Step 5: Serve with 1 tsp ghee per bowl and chopped walnuts.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

274kcal
Energy
8.1g
Protein
12.8g
Fat
32.9g
Carbohydrate
4.1g
Fibre
0.1g
Salt

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

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