Oats Veg Chapathy/Roti

   Oats Veg Chapathy / Roti:

Ingredients:

·        Wheat flour – 1 cup

·        Oats – ½ cup

·        Onion – 1 finely chopped

·        Grated Carrot – ¼ cup

·        Ginger garlic paste – 1 spn

·        Cabbage – ¼ cup finely chopped(optional)

·        Green leaves – 3 spns chopped(optional)

·        Red chilli powder – ½ spn

·        Coriander leaves – 1 spn chopped

·        Cumin seeds – ½ spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Oil as needed

Preparation :

·        Wash ,peel and chopped all the veggies.

·        Grind oats into a fine powder.

·        Then mix powdered oats with wheat flour and add little oil.

Method :

·        Then add all the other ingredients with the wheat – oats mixture.

·        Mix well. Add water a few tablespoons at a time and knead as soft and smooth dough.

·        Make equal lemon sized balls and set aside for 30 mins.

·        Prepare chapathys by rolling out a lemon sized amount of dough on a flour dusted surface.

·        Do it gently as it tends to tear easily.

·        Heat dosa tawa , add the roti carefully, cook till it lightly turns colour, flip over and cook the other side till light brown spots starts appearing. Done!

                                      

Oats veg chapathy/roti is ready..serve hot with kurmas of your choice.. J

Oats Sweet Pongal

         Oats  Sweet Pongal:

Ingredients :

·        Oats – ½ cup

·        Split moong dal – ¼ cup

·        Water – 3/4cup

·        Jaggery – ½ cup

·        Salt – pinch(optional)

For seasoning:

·        Ghee – 2 spn

·        Cashew – 3 quatered

Preparation :

·        Wash and pressure cook the moong dal with enough water until mushy.

·        To make seasoning: heat ghee in a  pan ,roast the cashew till golden brown. keep it aside.

Method :

·        Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan,add oats and sauté it till oats gets lightly roasted.

·        Then add 3/4 cup of water and keep stirring until the oats is cooked.

·        Put the jaggery and allow the jagery to melt into the oats mixture.

·        Then add cooked moong dal .check the taste and adjust the sweetness.

·        Cover and cook it on low flame.

·        Atlast add the seasoning mixture to the oats sweet pongal and mix well everything.

                                

                                       

Oats sweet pongal is ready..serve hot ..J

  

Oats Ven Pongal

      Oats Ven Pongal:

Ingredients :

·        Oats – ½ cup

·        Split moong dal – ¼ cup

·        Water – 3/4cup

·        Salt as needed

For seasoning:

·        Ghee – 2 spn

·        Pepper – 1 spn

·        Cumin seeds – 1 spn

·        Ginger – ½ inch chopped

·        Curry leaves few

·        Cashew – 3 quatered(roasted)

·        Green chilli – 1 chopped (optional)

Preparation :

·        Wash and pressure cook the moong dal with enough water until mushy.

·        To make seasoning: heat ghee in a  pan ,roast the cashew till golden brown. then add ginger, pepper,cumin seeds, curry leaves and give stir for a few secs and keep it aside.

Method :

·        Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan,add oats and sauté it till oats gets lightly roasted.

·        Then add 3/4 cup of water and keep stirring until the oats is cooked.

·        Then add cooked moong dal and add salt.

·        Cover and cook it on low flame.

·        Atlast add the seasoning mixture to the oats ven pongal and mix well everything.

                         

Oats ven pongal is ready..serve hot with chutney or sambar.. J

Oats Kesari

      Oats Kesari:

Ingredients :

·        Oats – 1 cup

·        Milk – 2 ½ cups

·        Cashew – 5 sliced

·        Almonds – 5 shaved

·        Raisins – 7 sliced

·        Dates – 4 sliced

·        Sugar – 5 to 7 spn

·        Banana – ½ cut into small pieces (optional)

·        Cardomam powder – ½ spn

Preparation :

·        Dry roast the oats in a pan for 3 to 4 mins.

Method:

·        In a pan,add milk,cashew,almonds,raisins ,dates, sugar  and cardomom

·        Boil for about 5 mins.

·        Add roasted oats and let it boil until it become soft and thick.

·        Once it is done add banana or any other fruits if u like.

Done !..oats kesari is ready…
                            

                           

Serve hot or cool J 

Healthy Oats Upuma

        Healthy Oats Upuma:

Ingredients :

·        Oats – 1 cup

·        Onion – 1 small finely chopped

·        Green /red chilli – 2 chopped

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Sambar powder – ½ spn

·        Water – ½ cup

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves

To Temper :

·        Oil – 2 spn

·        Mustard seeds – 1 spn

·        Urad dal – 1 spn

·        Channa dal – 1 spn

·        Curry leaves

Preparation :

·        Dry roast the oats in a heat pan for few mins until aroma comes.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan ,add all the tempering items.

·        Then add the chopped onions and fry until transparent.

·        Next add chilli and curry leaves and sauté for few mins.

·        Then add turmeric powder,sambar powder,salt along with water.

·        Allow it to boil till raw smell goes off.

·        Add the oats and mix well.

·        If required sprinkle little water.

·        Stir continuously until it cooked well

·        Cover and cook for few mins.

·        Switch off the flame Done!

·        Garnish with coriander leaves.

                       

You can add any vegetable like carrot,potato,beans ,peas of your choice to make more colourful and more tasty.

 

Oats Porridge - an Energy Booster

        Oats Porridge – an Energy Booster:

          A  perfect way to start your day! Oatmeal is one of the vegetarian food that boosts metabolism and also helpful for weight loss. Here i have added some nutritious nuts and dates to make oats porridge more healthier and more taster.. J  

                                  

Ingredients :

·        Oats – ½ cup

·        Milk – ½ cup

·        Water – ½ cup

·        Cashew – 5 sliced

·        Almonds – 3 sliced

·        Raisins – 5 sliced

·        Dates – 2 finely chopped

·        Honey for taste

·        Salt a pinch

Method :

·        Take a saucepan, mix the oats with water and milk, cook till it thickens.

·        It should be thick but pourable consistency.

·        Sprinkle a pinch of water and add the  sliced cashew ,raisins ,almonds and chopped dates.

·        Mix well. Keep stirring to prevent it from forming lumps and getting burnt.

·        Simmer it for 2-3 mins…Done !

Energy booster is ready.. JJ