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Sattu is the powder of several pulses and cereals, which is widely consumed in India.

Often called a poor man's protein powder, Sattu is a powerhouse of nutrients.

Only in recent years, the potential of sattu in weight loss has been discovered by weight watchers and sattu is very popular among those who are aiming to lose weight.

Ready made sattu powders are available in the market, which you can get easily.

But depending on how serious you are for your health and how concerned you are about the foods you consume, you can prepare sattu powder at home.

To prepare sattu, you need dry roasted bengal gram. You can add dry roasted almond, millet, barley, and chickpea to this as well.

Clean the ingredients properly.

Dry roast them over low flame for 10-15 minutes or until they turn aromatic. Do not roast them over high flame because you may burn the grains or their outermost shell.

Let the ingredients cool down completely.

Grind them in a mixer grinder and store the powder in a moisture free container.

Here are 3 quick sattu recipes for you:

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Add 2 tablespoons of sattu to 1 glass of buttermilk, add salt, black pepper as per taste.

To this you can add chopped onion, coriander leaves, lemon juice as well depending on how tangy you want you sattu sharbat to be,

Mix all the ingredients properly and drink it.

Preparing sattu paratha is similar to preparing aloo paratha.

To prepare the filling of the paratha you need to take 2 tablespoons of sattu, add one tablespoon of mustard oil to this, add chopped garlic and onion to this.

To this mixture add salt, black pepper powder and cumin seeds.

Make round balls of dough and stuff the sattu filling to this. Flatten the ball just like you roll a paratha. Cook on both sides with oil

In some parts of the country, sattu is eaten as a sweet porridge made from milk and sugar/ jaggery.

Take milk in a bowl, hot milk preferably, and sattu powder to this. Add sugar as per taste and nuts and seeds if you want. Mix these together and sattu porridge is ready.

A mixture of the healthiest grains available natively in the country, sattu is a powerhouse of energy.

It improves metabolism and supports good digestion.

Sattu helps maintain the blood glucose level in the blood. It is a good food for those having high cholesterol.

If you have a low appetite, sattu is good for you.

It is needless to say how sattu helps in weight loss. It is nutritious, dense in fibre, and keeps the person full for a longer period of time.

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