Recently my friend, Donna announced a cooking challenge in her foodie group "Kuch Khatta, Kuch Meetha, Kuch Teekha "[KKKMKT]. Challenge was to prepare a cake without the use of white flour, white sugar and eggs. I had attempted cake recipes that would go with this theme but then I had already posted those recipes on her group and they were Eggless Ragi Banana Cake, Green Moong Savoury Cake and Eggless Savoury Semolina Cake. Moreover, I wanted to try something with oats flour and this led to my search for its recipe that would fit into this theme. After browsing through different recipes [which made me realize I have to attempt many similar recipes for a nutritious cake], I zeroed down to Oats Carrot Savoury muffins recipe from Divya's culinary journey and decided to adapt her recipe. I made use of zucchini and beetroot together instead of carrots as I didn't have them at that time. I baked them in different cake pans as well as muffin molds and hence you see those three layers !
Thanks Donna for this wonderful theme that gave me a great chance to try out this recipe.
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I have always been buying these bars from the stores and gosh they are so expensive. Never knew the recipe would be so easy until I came across numerous recipes over internet. While reading through these recipes I realized that making these bars at home is economical. We can use a range of ingredients to suit our family preferences. This snack bar is the perfect grab and go choice, so here goes my version of preparing these bars.
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Oats, known for its cholesterol lowering property, has been a part of my breakfast in the form of oats porridge for a long time now.
I am on lookout for different recipes to make oats dishes more tempting, and incorporate them into our daily menu not just for myself but for my family. While browsing for the recipes I came across this recipe at Sharmispassions. I tried to follow her recipe and made some variations to suit my family requirements and also as per the ingredients availability.
Ingredients
Mixed vegetables 3/4 cup [ I have used here frozen vegetables]
Oats [Quaker quick cooking] 3/4 cup
Onion finely chopped 2
Tomato finely chopped 1
Green chilli finely chopped 1
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Red chilli pwdr 1/4 tsp
Garam masala 1/2 tsp [ you can increase it to 1 tsp as per your preference]
Water 1 ¼ cup
Coriander leaves finely chopped to garnish.
Olive oil 2 tsp
salt as per the taste.
Method:
Dry roast oats on medium flame for 2 mins till nice aroma comes. Keep this aside.
Boil mixed vegetables with little salt [ Cooked in pressure cooker till 2 whistles].
Heat olive oil in a pan, add cumin seeds. As they splutter, add chopped green chilli, chopped onion and sauté it till the onions turn pale pink. Now add roasted oats, chopped tomato, haldi, red chilli powder, garam masala and saute it for 1 mintue. Take care that the mixture or dry masala doesnt get burnt. Add cooked vegetables, salt and 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]. Sprinkle finely chopped coriander leaves, some pepper powder [optional] and switch off the flame. Serve it hot with raita, onions or you can sprinkle some sev before serving.
Happy cooking !
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