Oats Barfi

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It has been long since I made some desserts at home. Wanted to try something quite healthy and easy. I have a huge pack of rolled oats and my hubby kept asking me to prepare something with it. I have been preparing oats uthappam all the time 😉 So made some of these barfi and came out very delicious.To avoid sugar, I have added jaggery. You can go ahead with sugar as well. Do give it a try.

Ingredients:

Oats Flour : 1.5 cups (take 1.5 cups of oats and grind to fine powder/Instant oats can also be powdered)

Almonds : 2 tablespoon

Cashews : 2 tablespoon

Walnuts : 2 tablespoon

Cardamom : 5 to 6 pieces

Raisins : 1 tablespoon

Jaggery : 3/4 cup( can reduce it to 1/2 cup/ also can be replaced by sugar)

Ghee : 3 tablespoon + extra to grease tray

Method:

• Grind almonds, cashews, walnuts, cardamom to fine powder.( I could get 1 cup out of this)
• In a pan, heat one tablespoon of ghee. When it is hot, roast oats flour and roast in low medium flame for 5 mins. (nice aroma would raise) Make sure not to over burn.Set aside.
• Heat another tablespoon of ghee. When hot, add the ground  dry fruits powder and roast in low medium flame for 5 mins. Make sure not to over burn. Set aside.
• Heat 1/2 tablespoon of ghee, add raisins and let it pop. Make sure not to over burn.
• Heat jaggery with one to two tablespoon of water (in case of sugar, add sugar and water) and when it melts, add roasted oats flour, roasted dry fruits powder, raisins.
• Cook in low flame. It mixes very fast and cooks within 5 mins. Add 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of ghee and cook.
• It combines well and will come to the center of the pan. Stop the flame.
• Now grease a tray with ghee.
• Pour this barfi mixture and level it.
• Let it cool for half hour to one hour.
• Then cut it to pieces and store in an air tight container.

With the same you can make ladoo’s. Just by forming small balls out of it. It is a great tea time snack.

 

 

 

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Oats Upma

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This is one more on my list to post for a very long time 🙂 It is a very simple and healthy upma. My hubby usually buys the instant oats for morning breakfast. Sometime back he had got the old fashioned Oats box from Quaker. With that huge box, I wanted to try different recipes and this is one. Do give it a try, if you are bored with the regular Oats porridge.

Ingredients:(serves 2 people)

Old Fashioned Oats/Quick cooking Oats : 1 cup

Onion : 1/4 of a large

Ginger : a small piece grated

Mixed Vegetables : 1/2 cup ( I used frozen)

Red Chili Powder : 1 teaspoon

Turmeric Powder : 1/8 teaspoon

Water : 1/2 cup

Salt : 3/4 teaspoon

Oil : 1 teaspoon

Mustard Seeds : 1/2 teaspoon

Urad Dal : 1/2 teaspoon

Channa Dal : 1/2 teaspoon

Curry Leaves : Few

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan and when hot add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal.
• When they splutter, add curry leaves and onion, ginger.
• Saute till translucent.
• Add the mixed vegetables and saute. Next add red chili powder, turmeric powder and mix well.
• Sprinkle some water and salt. Cook till they are all soft and tender.
• Next add the oats, 1/4 cup of water and give a stir. Cover and cook for 2 to 3 mins.
• Now add remaining water and cook for another 2 to 3 mins. Stop and check if it is properly cooked. Else cook for some more time.
• Now oats upma is ready.

This tastes good when it is hot. Do not add more water ,else it would become very soggy.

Oats Banana Bites

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Back with a baking post. Had some ripe banana’s and wanted to finish it. Then prepared this Oats banana bits with apple sauce. Have prepared this long ago and forgot to post it. If you buy snack bars from super market, this is a great option for home made.

Ingredients:

Oats flour : 1 cup

Rolled Oats : 1 1/2 cups

Unsweetened Applesauce : 1/4 cup

Banana : 2 (fully ripe)

Baking powder : 1 teaspoon

Cinnamon ground : 1 teaspoon

Salt : 1/2 teaspoon

Brown Sugar : 1/4 cup(can be replaced with honey)

Vanilla Extract : 1 teaspoon

Oil : 2 tablespoons

For Chocolate Syrup:

Chocolate chip : handful

Butter : 2 tablespoons

Method:

• Mash banana well and mix with unsweetened apple sauce.
• Mix oats flour, rolled oats ,baking powder, salt, cinnamon, brown sugar together and whisk well.
• To this add the banana, unsweetened applesauce, vanilla extract, oil and form a dough. It should be thick just like cookie dough and not runny at all.
• Preheat oven to 400F. Grease a baking tray with oil.
• Spread the dough in the baking tray and make it to uniform rectangle shape.
• Bake for 40 mins.
• Cool down and then cut it to small pieces.
• Then heat a small sauce pan, add the chocolate chips and butter. stir until they melt.
• Now pour over the pieces. I have done it for few pieces and left others.
• For vegan option we can use without chocolate syrup 🙂
• Store in an airtight container in fridge.

Enjoy these healthy bites 🙂

Oats Idli

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Oats Idli is something that tastes awesome…This is made instantly and there is no need of fermentation. Though there are ready made packets available, I would prefer home made and this quite easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

Rolled Oats/Quick Cooking Oats : 1 cup

Sooji/Semolina or Cracked Wheat : 1/2 cup (I used cracked wheat)

Yogurt/Curd : 1/4 cup

Water : 1.4 cup

Salt : 1/2 teaspoon

Baking Powder : 3/4 teaspoon (Baking Soda or Eno fruit salt can be used)

Carrot : 1 grated

Method:

• Dry roast oats and semolina or cracked wheat for 2 mins separately.
• Finely grind the oats to flour.
• Now mix all ingredients except baking powder to get idli consistency. Rest it for 10 mins.
• Add baking powder just 5 mins before steaming.
• Grease idli plates with little oil and have the idli pot ready.
• It would get thicker, so add water whenever required.
• Place the batter in the each mould and steam it for 10 to 12 mins.
• Remove and serve it hot with any spicy chutney 🙂

Isn’t it simple, healthy and tasty 🙂

Any vegetable can be added, combination would be fantastic.

You can store in in fridge and use it later as well.

 

 

Oats Uthappam

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Want a quick breakfast prepared? Uthappam is similar to pancake. Oats Uthappam is a very tasty and a healthy breakfast. This is quite heavy as well. Very fast to prepare!!! You don’t have to ferment this batter. Any kind of oats (rolled or instant) can be used for this.

Ingredients: (this measurement yields around 8 to 9 uthappam)

Oats Flour : 1 cup (rolled oats or instant oats grind it for a min to get a fine powder)

Semolina/Rava : 1/2 cup

Yogurt : 3 tablespoons

Water : as needed

Salt : 3/4 teaspoon

Onion : 1/4 of a large finely chopped

Green Chili : 3 very thinly chopped

Oil : to drizzle over uthappam

Method:

• Add oats , semolina, yogurt, water, salt and mix to a dosa batter/pan cake consistency. It should be a thick batter.
• Leave it aside for 5 minutes.(Don’t set it more than 5 mins)
• Heat griddle , when it is hot enough pour the batter and spread it like pan cake /uthappam.
• Sprinkle the onion and green chili over the uthappam and drizzle little oil over it.
• After 2 mins, flip side and cook for 2 more mins.

 

Isn’t this simple friends, as well healthy!! Serve hot with tomato chutney 🙂