Under 300 kcal oats recipes
Oat recipes that come in under 300 kcal a serving, computed from the ingredient list.
36 recipes on file
- Drinks · South Indian · 11 min
Ragi Oats Malt
Karnataka's ragi java, thickened with powdered oats and finished with jaggery, cardamom and warm milk. A glass of breakfast in ten minutes.
- Snacks · American · 45 min
Peanut Butter Oat Energy Balls
Rolled oats, peanut butter, honey, flax and a little dark chocolate, stirred and rolled. No oven, one bowl, and a fridge full of snacks for the week.
- Savoury · Continental · 25 min
Oats Vegetable Soup
A garlicky vegetable soup that gets its body from a handful of oats instead of cornflour or cream. Twenty minutes, one pot, and properly filling.
- Breakfast · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 50 min
Oats Thalipeeth
A Maharashtrian thalipeeth made with oat flour and a little besan: patted thin by hand, holes poked in, crisped on the tawa. No rolling pin needed.
- Snacks · North Indian · 40 min
Oats Onion Pakora
Thin onion slices, quick oats and a little besan, fried into lacy, crunchy pakoras. Rain and chai optional. An air-fryer version is included for weeknights.
- Baking · North Indian · 80 min
Oats Nankhatai
Crumbly, cardamom-scented nankhatai made with oat flour, besan and a spoon of sooji, short with ghee. The bakery classic, made at home without maida.
- Snacks · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 50 min
Oats Lauki Muthia
Grated lauki, powdered oats and besan, steamed into soft logs, sliced and tossed in a sesame-mustard tadka. A Gujarati farsan that needs very little oil.
- Snacks · South Indian · 65 min
Oats Murukku
Rice flour, roasted oat flour and pottukadalai, pressed into spirals and fried till they crackle. A Diwali tin staple, with an air-fryer route too.
- Snacks · North Indian · 90 min
Baked Oats Mathri
Flaky ajwain mathri made with oat flour, atta and a spoon of sooji, baked rather than fried. Crisp, layered and very hard to stop eating with chai.
- Savoury · Asian · 45 min
Oats Vegetable Manchurian
Vegetable manchurian balls bound with oats and pan-cooked in an appe pan, then tossed in a glossy garlic, soy and chilli gravy. No deep-frying.
- Desserts · North Indian · 47 min
Oats Laddoo
Toasted oats, peanuts and seeds ground with jaggery and bound with a spoon of ghee. No sugar syrup, no stove-side panic, and they keep for weeks.
- Desserts · North Indian · 95 min
Oats Khajur Rolls
Soft dates cooked down in a spoon of ghee, packed with toasted oats and nuts, rolled into a log and sliced. Sweet from the dates alone, no sugar added.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 50 min
Instant Oats Idli
Soft, spongy idlis with no overnight fermentation. Ground oats, rava and curd, a quick tadka and a spoon of fruit salt, steamed in 12 minutes flat.
- Savoury · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 75 min
Oats Handvo
Gujarat's savoury vegetable cake, made instantly with oats, besan and curd. A crackling sesame tadka on the base, lauki for softness, and a crisp golden crust.
- Snacks · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 55 min
Instant Oats Dhokla
Soft, spongy dhokla from ground oats, rava and curd, steamed in under 20 minutes and finished with a mustard, sesame and curry leaf tadka. No soaking, no fermenting.
- Snacks · North Indian · 40 min
Vegetable Oats Cutlet
Potato, carrot, beans and peas bound with roasted oats, rolled in more oats and pan-fried till crunchy. No bread, no maida, about 2 tbsp oil for the lot.
- Breakfast · Asian · 40 min
Oats Congee
Congee made with steel-cut oats instead of rice: a slow, gingery, savoury porridge with mushrooms and carrot. Soft, warming and done in a third of the time of rice jook.
- Desserts · North Indian · 95 min
Oats Coconut Barfi
Roasted oat flour and desiccated coconut cooked in a jaggery syrup with ghee and cardamom, set in a tray and cut into squares. Festival-ready in under two hours.
- Snacks · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 50 min
Roasted Oats Chivda
Rolled oats and thin poha, dry-roasted and tossed with peanuts, roasted chana, coconut and curry leaves. A jar of crunch that keeps for weeks.
- Snacks · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 50 min
Oats Peanut Chikki
Roasted oats, peanuts and sesame set in a glassy jaggery syrup and snapped into squares. The Lonavala classic with an oaty crunch, ready in half an hour.
- Drinks · North Indian · 40 min
Oats Badam Milk
Classic kesar badam milk, thickened with a spoon of oats ground into the almond paste. Saffron, cardamom, warm or chilled, ready in about 40 minutes.
- Savoury · American · 40 min
Oat and Rajma Veggie Burger
Firm, smoky rajma patties held together with oats instead of egg or breadcrumbs. They brown well on a tawa, bake or air fry, and do not fall apart in the bun.
- Savoury · Middle Eastern · 60 min
Oat Tabbouleh
The Lebanese herb salad with toasted steel-cut oats standing in for bulgur. Lots of parsley and mint, crunchy cucumber and tomato, and a sharp lemon dressing.
- Drinks · Continental · 7 min
Oat Milk Hot Chocolate
Thick, dark hot chocolate made with oat milk, cocoa and a square of real dark chocolate. Five minutes on the stove, no dairy, no lumps.
- Drinks · Asian · 7 min
Matcha Oat Milk Latte
Bright green matcha whisked smooth in warm water, poured over oat milk, hot or iced. A cafe latte at home in five minutes, with no lumps and no bitterness.
- Breakfast · North Indian · 25 min
Vegetable Masala Oats
The homemade version of the packet: rolled oats simmered with tomato, onion, garam masala and real vegetables into a loose, savoury porridge. One pot, 25 minutes.
- Chia Pudding · Continental · 250 min
Mango Chia Oat Pudding
Layers of set chia-oat pudding and thick mango purée in a glass, made the night before. Wobbly, creamy, sweet from the mango alone.
- Drinks · Continental · 10 min
Homemade Oat Milk
Rolled oats, ice-cold water, a 30-second blend and a cloth. Our method for oat milk that stays creamy, not slimy, and costs a fraction of the carton.
- Breakfast · American · 65 min
Eggless Berry Baked Oatmeal
One bowl, one dish, six breakfasts. Rolled oats, milk, banana and berries bake into a soft, sliceable oatmeal that reheats in a minute all week.
- Savoury · Middle Eastern · 45 min
Baked Oats Falafel
Herby chickpea falafel bound with oat flour and baked, not fried. Crisp outside, soft and green inside, and good in a pita, a bowl or straight off the tray.
- Baking · British · 95 min
Oat Flapjacks
The British oat bar, not the pancake. Four pantry ingredients, one tin, chewy in the middle with crisp caramel edges. Eggless, and it keeps for a week.
- Baking · British · 78 min
Oat Digestive Biscuits
Crisp, lightly sweet digestives made with atta, ground oats and jaggery. The tea-time biscuit, eggless, with no maida and no long ingredient list.
- Baking · Continental · 105 min
Seeded Oat Crackers
Rolled oats and five kinds of seeds, soaked into a gel, pressed thin and baked twice until they snap. No flour, no rolling drama, and they keep for two weeks.
- Snacks · American · 143 min
No-Bake Oat Granola Bars
Toasted rolled oats, peanut butter and honey, packed with seeds, almonds and raisins, pressed into a tin and chilled. Chewy, sturdy bars with no oven involved.
- Snacks · North Indian · 50 min
Hara Bhara Oats Kebab
Spinach, peas and potato kebabs bound with oats instead of breadcrumbs. Bright green inside, crisp outside, and happy in a pan, an oven or an air fryer.
- Baking · American · 52 min
Eggless Banana Oat Muffins
Overripe bananas, rolled oats and atta, held together with curd instead of eggs. Domed, soft muffins that keep for days and travel well in a tiffin.