OATS KHEER !!!!!

OATS KHEER...i cant say this is for diet concious people coz i have added milkmaid & dry fruits roasted in ghee into it :P But i can say diabitic peaple can have it coz i made it less sweet & added chopped banana while sevring. In original recipe said to add sugar & dates but i skipped both & added milkmaid & added more milk too. It tasted awesome ! You can it it hot or chilled.  I adopted this recipe from Anjali Singh, SMART COOKY,  NDTV food

INGREDIENTS:-

Oats - 1 cup
milk - 1 ltr
condensed milk - 200 gm or 1/2 tin
almonds & cashewnuts, chopped - a handful
ghee - 1 tblsp
raisins - 15
bananas, chopped - as desired

Method

Roast oats for 4 to 5 minutes.

In a pan add milk, sugar, cardamom, dates, almonds and raisins. Boil for about 5 minutes.

Add oats and let it boil until it becomes thick.

Once the kheer is done add fruits if you like and serve hot or cool. 

HAPPY COOKING :))))))))

INSTANT OATS IDLY WITHOUT CURDS !!!!!!

My today's recipe is from MY TASTE.IN. Its an easy, quick & healthy breakfast. Here, i have added fresh green peas to the idly batter. But i felt original recipe is better than mine.

Ingredients:

Oats- 1 cup(i used Quaker oats)
Rava/sooji/Samba rava-1\2 cup
cooking soda- 1\2 tsp
Salt to taste

Temper ( i didn't do ,if u wish add)

Oil
mustard
Onion
green chilli
grated carrot
curry leaves

METHOD:

1.Dry roast oats until a nice aroma comes be careful not to burn it.

2.Cool and powder it(not needed to be a fine powder).

3.Dry roast sooji too.

4.Mix powdered oats and sooji in a bowl,add water and mix well make it a batter similar to idli batter,add cooking soda & salt to it.

5.Pour the batter in greased idli plate and steam it.

Serve hot  with your favourite chutney

Note:

1.Heat oil in kadai add all items under "Temper " in same order,saute for some time to get off carrot raw smell.

2.Add it to the batter ,mix and pour it on greased idli plate.

By adding so your idli will be little colourful with orange &green.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

QUICK OATS DOSA !!!!!!!

I adopted this recipe from TARLA DALAL. Very good breakfast for those who are trying to reduce their weight. It tasted just like uththapam. No accompany is needed to eat this dosa. 

Ingredients

4 cups quick cooking rolled oats
1/2 cup rice flour (chawal ka atta)
4 tsp semolina (rava)
4 tsp whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1 cup chopped onions
3 chopped green chillies
1/2 cup grated carrot
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
chopped coriander (dhania) for garnishing
salt to taste
oil for cooking

Method

1. In a bowl add all ingredients except oil.
2. Make dosa batter by adding water. Keep it aside for 10-15 minutes.
3. Heat a tawa, apply oil and pour a ladleful of batter and spread it.
4. Cook from both the sides.
5. Serve with any chutney.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

OATS UPMA !!!!!!!

Its time to reduce some fat frenzz...so, i am trying different recipes using oats now a days :D. This is my first recipe using oats. I adopted this yummilicious recipe from TARLA DALAL.  I forgot to add turmeric powder while making upma...but you guys please add it as it is good for health.

Ingredients

2 cups quick cooking rolled oats
3 tsp oil
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) ( i skipped this)
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
5 to 6 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 whole dry kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
2 green chillies , slit green chillies
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1/4 cup finely chopped carrot (i skipped this)
1/4 cup green peas
1 tsp sugar
salt to taste

For The Garnish

2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Method

1. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a non-stick pan, add the oats and ½ tsp of turmeric powder and saute on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes or till it turns light brown in colour, stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
2. Heat the remaining 2 tsp of oil in a broad non-stick pan and add the mustard seeds.
3. When the seeds crackle, add the urad dal, curry leaves, red chillies and green chillies and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
4. Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute or till the onions turn translucent.
5. Add the carrots and green peas and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
6. Add the oats mixture, sugar, salt and remaining ½ tsp of turmeric powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, stirring continuously.
7. Add 2 cups of hot water, cover and cook on a slow flame for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Serve immediately garnished with coriander.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

OATS IDLY !!!!!!!

I adapted this recipe from my sweet & cute FB friend Pallavi Nayak. & she got it from the blog KAMALAS CORNER. This is just like rava idly & takes no time to cook. Low in cholesterol & healthy too. I used only half quantity of these ingredients & made 8 idlies in m/w cooker. 

INGREDIENTS:-

curds - 400 ml
oats - 3/4 cup
bombay rava (sooji rava) - 3/4 cup
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
urad dal - 1/2 tsp
bengal gram dal - 1/2 tsp
cashew nuts - few
coriander leaves, finely chopped - 1/2 cup
salt to taste
fruit salt - 1 tsp
curry leaves - few strands
oil for seasoning

METHOD:-

1. In a thick bottomed kadai, put the oil & when it is hot add mustard seeds, when it starts spluttering add urad dal+bengal gram dal+curry leaves & fry till dals become light brown.
2. Fry cashew nuts in little ghee till golden brown & keep aside.
3. Now add oats+rava to the seasoning & fry for few seconds or till it is hot to touch (need not fry for a long time).
4. Cool it. Add beaten curds & salt+ chopped coriander leaves & soak it only for 5 to 10 mins.
5. Put the ENO fruit salt on the top of idly batter & pour 1 tbsp of water on fruit salt. Then mix well. If necessary add little water & make the batter like idly batter.
6. Pour water in idly cooker & bring to boil. Grease idly plate & keep one cashew nut in the centre & pour idly batter over it & steam cook it for 8 to 10 mins. Make sure that the water boils well before keeping the idly stand in the idly cooker. ( but i cooked it in m/w cooker for 4 mins).
7. Serve hot with your choice of chutney.

Note:- 1.Before pouring the batter in the idly plate,  you can sprinkle little carrot gratings/tomato cut into small stripes in the idly plate & then pour the batter over it. You will get colourful idly. Also u can add a cup of cut vegetables like green peas, carrot, cauliflower to the batter & make vegetable idly also.
2. You can use pepper, jeera & finely chopped ginger while seasoning also.
3. If you are using whole oats, then just grind to a coarse powder like rava & then add it.
4. If u do not have fruit salt at home, add a pinch of cooking soda to the batter.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))))

OATS PORRIDGE/OATS KHICHDI !!!!

I adapted this recipe from FLAVOURS AND COLOURS BY APARNA BHAT. Oats is good for health and low in cholesterol, So, people who wants to reduce weight can try this yummy recipe of oats.

INGREDIENTS:-

Mixed vegetables - 3/4 cup
Oats - 3/4 cup
Onion, finely chopped - 2
Tomato, finely chopped - 1
Green chilly, finely chopped - 1
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
turmeric pow - 1/4 tsp
red chilly pow - 1/4 tsp
garam masala - 1/2 tsp (you can increase it to 1tsp as per your taste)
water - 1 1/4 cup
coriander leaves finely chopped to garnish
olive oil - 2tsp
salt to taste

METHOD:-

1. Dry roast oats on medium flame for 2 mins till nice aroma comes. Keep this aside.
2. Boil mixed veggies with little salt.
3. Heat olive oil in a pan, add cumin seeds. As they splutter, add chopped green chilly, chopped onion and saute it till the onions turn pale pink.
4. Now add roasted oats, chopped tomato, haldi, red chilly pow, garam masala and saute it for 1 min. Take care that the mixture or dry masala doesn't get burnt.
5. Add cooked veggies+salt+water.. Mix it well and allow it to cook on medium flame till oats turn soft and reaches porridge consistency. (you can adjust the water to reach the required consistency).
6. Sprinkle finely chopped coriander leaves, some pepper pow(optional) and switch off the flame.
7. Serve it hot with raita, onions or you can sprinkle some sev before serving.  

HAPPY COOKING :))))))