Celebrating UAE National Day with Zero Oil, Homemade & Healthy ‘Oats & Peas Paapri (Gluten-free Flat Bread), Beetroot Bhalle (Savory Donuts), Spinach Bhujia or Sev (Savory Snacks), Black Chickpeas & Thick Yogurt’. Who need artificial colors when we have healthy food and its natural colors. Delighted with the colorful magic !!!

^{Preparation – 10 mins (if below ingredients are prepared a day in advance just like I did J to enjoy my breakfast), Makes – 4 small Jars}

Ingredients to prepare Healthy Chaat :

1. Oats Paapri (flat bread)
2. Beetroot Bhalle (savory donuts)
3. Spinach Bhujia or sev (savory snacks)
4. Chickpeas (Brown)
5. Mint & Coriander Spread
6. Savory Yogurt
7. ¼ cup roasted peanuts
8. Few tbsp. of Dates syrup
9. Nuts (optional)

Ingredients for Oats Paapri (flat bread) :

1. 1 cup boiled & mashed Peas
2. 1 ½ cup Oats (churn to make it a flour)
3. Very little Water to knead
4. 1 tbsp. Canola Oil or any oil
5. Condiments (Asafoetida, Black Salt, Fennel seeds powder, Coriander powder, Caraway seeds, Black Pepper powder)
6. ¼ tsp. Baking Soda

How to Prepare Oats Paapri (flat bread) :

1. Knead a soft dough by combining all the above ingredients
2. Let it rest for 15 mins
3. Now roll the dough with the help of a rolling pin & cut round-shapes using cookie cutter
4. Prick both the sides with the help of a fork. Thus, ensuring it doesn’t fluff while baking
5. Pre-heat Air Fryer @ 180 degrees for 5 mins
6. Place the prepared paapris shape in air fryer & bake for 7 mins @ 180 degrees. Bake for another 3 mins in case paapris aren’t crisp. Remember they turn crisper while they cool. Therefore, avoid over-baking
7. Remove from air-fry once they are crisp

You can store this in an air-tight container, do not refrigerate & it will stay crisp

Ingredients for Beetroot Bhalle (Savory donuts) :

1. ¼ cup Split Black gram Lentils (soaked for 2 hours & churned coarsely)
2. ¼ cup boiled & mashed Beetroot
3. Very little Water
4. 1 tbsp. Canola Oil or any oil
5. Condiments (Asafoetida, Black Salt, Fennel seeds powder, White pepper powder, Coriander powder)
6. ¼ tsp. Baking Soda

How to prepare Beetroot Bhalle (Savory donuts) :

1. Churn together all the above ingredients , except Baking soda; making it a smooth batter, not so runny or thick
2. Pre-heat Air Fryer @ 180 degrees for 5 mins
3. Brush oil to a baking dish
4. Add baking soda to the batter & mix well
5. Immediately transfer to baking dish
6. Bake it for 15 to 20 mins @ 170 degrees or until skewer comes out clean
7. Remove from air-fry & allow it to cool

Ingredients for Spinach Bhujia or sev (savory snacks) :

1. ¼ cup blanched Spinach (pressure cook for 1 whistle to kept it’s color intact)
2. 2 cups Gram Flour (known as garbanzo bean flour or chickpeas flour)
3. ¼ cup Mint Leaves
4. 8 to 10 Curry Leaves
5. 1 tsp. Lemon Juice
6. Condiments (Asafoetida, Black Salt, Fennel seeds powder, White pepper powder, Coriander powder)
7. ¼ tsp. Baking Soda

How to make Spinach Bhujia or sev (savory snacks) :

1. Knead all the above ingredients to make it a soft dough
2. Take a Sev maker and add the dough to it
3. Grease an aluminum foil & start making bhujia on it through sev maker
4. Pre-heat Air Fryer @ 180 degrees for 5 mins
5. Bake the sev for 10 to 15 mins @ 170 degrees. Flip in-between to ensure it’s baked from all the sides
6. Remove from air-fry & allow it to cool. It becomes crisper during cooling process

Ingredients for Chickpeas (Brown) :

1. ¼ cup chickpeas
2. 1 tbsp. Canola Oil
3. Condiments (Asafoetida, Black Salt, Fennel seeds powder, White pepper powder, Coriander powder)
4. A pinch of Baking Soda

How to make Chickpeas (Brown) :

1. Soak chickpeas overnight
2. Pressure cook for 25 mins & keep it on low flame for 15 mins
3. Pressure cook more until they are tender
4. In a steel wok add little oil & condiments. Add little water & mix well
5. Now add boiled chickpeas and baking soda
6. Cover the pan & Cook at low flame for 15 mins. Keep stirring every 5 mins to ensure water do not evaporate from the wok. If it evaporates, add little water
7. Turn-off the flame & allow it to cool. Within an hour or so you will find Brown chickpeas turning black

Ingredients for Mint & Coriander Spread :

1. ½ cup Coriander Leaves
2. ½ cup Mint Leaves
3. Condiments (Asafoetida, Black Salt, Fennel seeds powder, White pepper powder, Coriander powder)
4. 1 small Red Onion
5. 1 small Tomato
6. 2 Garlic
7. 1 tsp. Ginger

How to prepare Mint & Coriander Spread :

1. Churn the above in a blender or mixer
2. Add water to achieve a smooth paste
3. You can refrigerate in an air-tight container & it will stay for a week

Ingredients for savory Yogurt :

1. 1 cup Yogurt
2. Condiments (Asafoetida, Black Salt, Fennel seeds powder, White pepper powder, Coriander powder)
3. Mint & Coriander spread

How to make savory Yogurt :

1. Whisk well all the above ingredients ensuring no lumps

How to Serve Healthy Chaat :

1. Take serving Jars or Glass or you can prepare it in a plate just like traditional chaat
2. Crush the paapris into 4 pieces & place it as 1^st layer & add little yogurt to make it moist
3. Place a layer of Bhalle & add little yogurt
4. Add few chickpeas & yogurt
5. Now add Bhujia, peanuts & yogurt
6. Top it up with Dates syrup & Nuts & enjoy a healthy chaat