Get creative with peanut butter for healthy choices rather than just spreading it on toast, advise experts. With growing knowledge of superfoods and their health advantages, peanut butter is now found in the majority of Indian households. It contains a lot of healthy fat, energy-giving carbs, and proteins.
a nutritionist and expert in weight loss, said: “Peanut Butter is the most creative addition to complement the advantages of peanut in our everyday diet. Vegetarians might add it to pulses, roasted baby spinach with peanuts, pesto with peanuts and basil, or sesame peanut chikki. Additionally, peanut butter mixes very well with tofu and dishes containing pork and prawns.
In-house chef of FunFoods by Dr. Oetker, Chef Gaurav Chadha, has provided several straightforward peanut butter recipes:
Eat nutritious and delectable muesli bars while on the go with the peanut butter variety. To make delectable bars, combine nuts, coconut, sesame seeds, and cinnamon powder in a skillet and dry roast everything. Cook dates, honey, and peanut butter in another pan for one minute. Place the dry ingredients in a bowl, add the peanut butter mixture, and stir to combine. Freeze before serving.
Bengal PB Chop: Make delicious, simple peanut butter chops for your next snack. Cooked green chilli, ginger, beetroot, potato, carrot, red chilli powder, cumin powder, and coriander powder are combined to form spheres. Fill them with a mixture of almonds, raisins, and peanut butter. Create the cutlets next, then deep-fry them with a suji and breadcrumb coating.
- Peanut Butter Chicken Skewers: Add some amazing peanut butter flavour to chicken. Yogurt, peanut butter, coriander leaves, garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes are combined to make a marinade. Alternately thread pieces of chicken onto skewers, then chill for 30 minutes. Skewers should be prepared after being grilled for three to four minutes on each side in a nonstick pan with heated oil over a medium temperature.
- Thai Style Peanut and Vegetable Curry: Place garlic, onion, red pepper, turmeric, and cumin powder in a blender jar and mix until a thick paste forms. Cook the paste for three to four minutes, stirring occasionally, until dry. Add the remaining water, salt, coconut milk, peanut butter, coriander, and boil for two to three minutes until the sauce thickens. Lemon juice, broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, and pineapple should then be added. Along with hot rice, serve.
Smoothies are a great satisfying snack and quick on-the-go option for both adults and kids. Fitness PB Smoothies Pick your favourite dessert topping—strawberry, banana, or chocolate—for the base. In a blender jar, combine the peanut butter, yoghurt, milk, honey, and ice cubes. Blend until smooth. Pour into a cold glass and serve.
