Flaxseeds In Your Diet: Easy Ways To Add Fibre To Everyday Food

For a simple everyday breakfast, add 1–2 teaspoons of ground flaxseeds to banana, berry or mango smoothies. Grinding them first gives a smoother texture to the smoothie and helps them blend easily. The seeds have a light, nutty taste, which usually gets hidden by fruit, yoghurt or milk without changing the taste too much.

Dry roast some flaxseeds with dried red chillies, cumin and garlic until the seeds begin to pop and you get a nutty fragrance. Let the seeds cool down, then grind with salt to make a coarse powder. Mix it with a little oil or serve it dry along with dal, rice or rotis for a nutty, spicy condiment.

Ground flaxseeds can be easily added into everyday roti dough. Add 1–2 tablespoons of flaxseed powder to a cup of everyday wheat flour, then knead with water to make dough. The dough may feel a bit denser, while the cooked roti have a slight nutty taste. Begin with a small amount if you are new to it.

Use the roasted, ground flaxseeds as a topping for oats, poha, yoghurt, fruit bowls or even for overnight oats. About a teaspoon is usually enough to add a little crunch and nutty taste without overpowering the taste of the dish. For a sweeter bowl, mix them with banana, dates, cinnamon or a little honey.

Flaxseeds work well in simple homemade laddoos as well. Dry roast the seeds, grind them coarsely and mix them with some roasted atta, nuts and jaggery. Add a little ghee so that the mixture can get bound easily. The roasted flaxseeds give the laddoos a toasted, nutty taste and pleasant bite.