Oatmeal or Semolina Pancake
This recipe is a great way to eat oatmeal or semolina while avoiding a mushy porridge texture.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup whole wheat semolina flour Vata - Pitta - - Kapha ++
Or
- 1/2 cup instant oatmeal Vata - - Pitta 0 Kapha +
- 1 egg Vata - - Pitta + Kapha +
Optional additions:
For a salty version:
- 1/2 cup or more grated vegetables (zucchini, onion, pumpkin, butternut squash, sweet potato, carrot)
- 1 tsp. seeds:
- For Vata: Black Sesame
- For Pitta: Sunflower seeds
- For Kapha: Pumpkin seeds
- Choose from the following spices - pinch of salt black pepper, turmeric, ginger, cumin, caraway seeds and coriander seeds.
For a sweet version:
- 2 bananas crushed
- 3 dates chopped, or 1 Tbs. black raisons
- 3-6 nuts chopped:
- For Vata: pecan or walnuts.
- For Pita: almonds or pistachio
- Spices - dried ginger cinnamon and cardamom.
Instructions
- Mix well in a bowl the oatmeal/semolina, egg and the desired additions.
- If the mixture is too dry, add a little water or milk (cow’s/goat’s/oatmeal etc.)
- Heat a nonstick skillet on a medium flame with a little ghee/butter/coconut oil or sesame oil. Pour the mixture and flatten with a spatula.
- Cover and lower the flame.
- Cook covered for 5-7 minutes, flip, cover, cook 5 more minutes and serve.
Notes
Optional serving additions:
Salty:
For Vata: add to the mixture crumbled salty cheese like feta/Bulgarian/salty white cheese. Eat the pancake with extra ghee or yoghurt.
Sweet:
For Vata: it is optional to eat the pancake with a variety of additions like ghee/sour cream/yoghurt/maple syrup etc.
For Pitta: add ghee/sour cream/honey/date syrup.
Salty:
For Vata: add to the mixture crumbled salty cheese like feta/Bulgarian/salty white cheese. Eat the pancake with extra ghee or yoghurt.
Sweet:
For Vata: it is optional to eat the pancake with a variety of additions like ghee/sour cream/yoghurt/maple syrup etc.
For Pitta: add ghee/sour cream/honey/date syrup.