OATS- SOOJI APPE

Hii friends, here is the recipe of quick and healthy breakfast. It hardly takes any time to prepare and is pretty tasty and healthy. Ideal choice to give little one a great start. Oats is a high fibre cereal and perfect option for a healthy breakfast or evening snack. Eat a breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dine like a bankrupt. This is an ancient proverb that we all are aware of. We all are aware that oats is a very healthy and nutrtitious food and as breakfast is the most vital meal of the day., the perfect way to start it would be with a bowl of oats. The best benefits of oatmeal for weight loss is that it is a great source of fiber. The oatmeal is a soluble fiber, which means our body slowly moves this food product through your digestive system, allowing you to feel more satisfied for long amount of time. You can make oats appe with leftover/ fermented idli/ dosa batter. To this fermented batter you have to add onion, coriander, curry leaves, green chillies etc and yes of course powdered oats to prepare oats appe from leftover idli batter. But here is my instant appe recipe so please do follow the step-by-step recipe and enjoy the healthy and delicious oats sooji/rawa appe.

INGREDIENTS:

½ cup Oats

½ cup Sooji

¾ cup Curd

½ cup Water (approximate)

1 Onion (finely chopped)

1 Carrot (grated)

Salt to taste

Chili chopped

For Tempering:

1 ½ teaspoon Oil

 ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds

1 tablespoon Urad Dal (split black gram)

6 Curry Leaves finely chopped

Butter/ Oil

METHOD:

STEP 1 – Mix oats, sooji and curd. Add water as required.

STEP 2 – Add onion, carrot and chili and salt. Mix well.

STEP 3 – Temper the batter with oil, mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves.

Mix well.

STEP 4 – Now the batter is ready.

STEP 5 - Add baking soda in the end and mix well.

STEP 6 - Grease the appe pan and heat it.

STEP 7 - Pour a spoonfull batter in each appe mold and cover it for 2-3 minutes.

STEP 8 - Just check the appe with a knife or spoon. If done from that side, flip them and cook.

STEP 9 - Cook from another side till golden brown. 

STEP 10 - Once done from both sides, remove them from appe pan and serve hot with your favourite chutney.

 Serve hot with green chutney or coconut chutney.

SOYA PULAO

This is a healthy version of rice varieties that is easy to cook and tastes delicious. Soya provides vital nutrients that are useful for daily needs. These are known as textured vegetable protein. Soya chunks added to pulao are rich in fiber, carbohydrates and Vit B-12 too. My family is very fond of nutritious soya nuggets. You can add chopped veggies along with soya chunks. When I was a kid my mother used to make lots of dishes with soya chunks and being a kind of kid who eats only non-veg and hate veggies, she used to cook soya chunks which looks like chicken and tastes like that only. So I agree to eat soya. This is the best option for vegetarian people. I made this and refreshed my childhood memories. It came out really good. Let me know it if you try it. A clean  and simple pulao, tastes fantastic with any spicy curry or gravy or try it with any of your favorite raita. I made it quite simple and easy, because I feel that pulao has to be simple without lots of spice powders but it should have a whole lot of flavours from the whole spices.

INGREDIENTS:

½ cup Soya Nuggets, soaked

¼ cup Basmati Rice, soaked

Salt to taste

2 tablespoon Oil

1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds

¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder

½ teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

1 teaspoon Coriander Powder

½ teaspoon Ginger, grated

¼ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder

1 medium Tomato, finely chopped

½ cup Green Peas

½ tablespoon Fresh Coriander Leaves, finely chopped

METHOD:

STEP 1 – Mix together soya nuggets, 1 cup water and salt in a bowl and cook in the microwave for 2-3 minutes.Here I soaked the soya chunks in luke warm water for about 5-6 minutes.

STEP 2 - Wash and soak the rice for about 1/2 an hour.
 STEP 3 - Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add cumin seeds, curry leaves and sauté for few seconds.

STEP 4 -  Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and mix well. Add tomato, salt, green peas, coriander leaves and mix.

STEP 5 – Add soya nuggets and mix and cook for 1-2 minutes.

STEP 6 - Add soaked rice in it and add 2½ cups water and mix well.

STEP 7 - Cover the cooker and cook till 2-3 whistles are given out. Reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Open the cooker when pressure reduces completely and serve hot.

Serve hot, delicious and tasty soya pulao with raita.

STUFFED GREEN CHILLIES

It is an authentic snack recipe which is easy and tasty. Long green chilli stuffed with roasted chana dal spicy mixture and fried till it becomes crispy and crunchy. A mixture is freshly made and then stuffed in chillies. Stuffed chilli pakodas is a common view in India where vendors are selling delicious spicy snack at the street but these stuffed chillies are used as a side dish to your meal and not as snack. Mainly in North India, I have seen stuffed chilli peppers with chana dal and I had tried it earlier which really tasted deliciously good. As always, though my favorite activity of watching videos on Youtube, I came across this recipe. I am sure you are definitely going to try this dish.

INGREDIENTS:

6 Green Peppers

1 Cup Channa Dal

½ Cup Peanuts

1 Onion Chopped

2 inches Tamarind

2-3 Garlic Pods

2 Cloves

1 tablespoon Red Chilli Powder

½ tablespoon Turmeric Powder

½ tablespoon Coriander Powder

½ tablespoon Cumin Seeds

½ tablespoon Sesame Seeds

Salt as needed

Oil

METHOD:

STEP 1 – Heat a tablespoon of oil and add Channa dal, peanuts, Garlic pods, Tamarind, chopped Onion and all the other spices. Roast them lightly on a low flame.

STEP 2 – Grind the roasted mixture with added salt, Cumin seeds, Red chilli, Turmeric and Coriander powders.

STEP 3 – Now clean the pepper and make a slit in the middle of each pepper and stuff with the grind mixture.

STEP 4 – Heat oil in a deep pan and add the stuffed pepper and fry them. Turn on the sides fry on a high flame initially and then turn to low.

 STEP 5 - Keep them on a tissue paper or kitchen towel to drain excess oil and serve them.

Serve them hot as a side dish with your meal.

JELL-O STRAWBERRY PARFAIT

INGREDIENTS:
1 package(3 oz) Gelatin, any flavor (brand available)
1 cup Sliced Fresh Fruits
1 Cup thawed Cool Whip wipped topping

Method:
STEP 1 - Prepare gelatin according to package direction.
STEP 2 - Chill until slightly thickened. Set aside 1/3 cup.
STEP 3 - Add fruit to remaining gelatin; spoon into 4-5 glasses. 
STEP 4 - Chill glasses at an angle until jell-o is set.

COFFEE CHOCOLATE ICECREAM

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup Whipping Cream
1 cup Milk
1 tablespoon Corn Flour
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
2 tablespoon Cocoa Powder
1 tablespoon Coffee Powder
1/4 cup Choco Chips
For Plating:
Powdered Oreo Biscuits
chocolate Syrup / Amul Cream

METHOD:
STEP 1 - Take some milk and add cornflour to it and mix well without any lumps.

STEP 2 - Add sugar to rest of the milk.

Add cornflour mix to it with coffee and cocoa powder and mix well.

STEP 3 - Now whip the cream till hard peaks, mix the milk mixture to it and  mix well.

STEP 4 - Now put the mixture in an air-tight container and keep in deep freezer.

Freeze it for 2 hours and then remove from freeze and blend in a blender.

STEP 5 - Then add choco chips in it and again freeze it for 8 hours or overnight.

FOR PLATING:
STEP 1 - Crush some oreo cookies in mixer.

STEP 2 - Take serving glass. Add chocolate syrup or amul cream in it. Then add oreo crush then a scoop of ice cream.

STEP 3 - Again repeat the same to fill the other glasses.

STEP 4 - Then add choco waffer sticks and serve chilled.

STRAWBERRY MARGARITA MOCKTAIL

If you are strawberry lover, this is must for you to try out. This is perfect  for summer season, however is enjoyed throughout the year. This drink is loved equally by alcohol, non-alcohol consuming people. Margarita is the most famous cocktail made with Tequila. It is good, luxurious, unique cocktail as well as mocktail recipe. Excellent as an after drink dinner, but try even without alcohol which is full of vitamins. A fantastic cocktail and equally fabulous as a mocktail. So just remember and try it when you have a party at your place and enjoy

INGREDIENTS:

1lb Strawberries

½ cup Orange juice

½ cup Sparkling water

¼ cup Lime juice

Ice cubes

Colored sugar[for garnishing the rim of a serving glass]

Lime for garnish

METHOD:

STEP 1 – Place the strawberries, orange juice, sparkling water, lime juice, and ice into your blender.

STEP 2 – Blend on medium-high until it reaches a slushy consistency, add in ice as necessary.

STEP 3 – Take a lime wheel and cut a small slit then wipe it around the rim of the glasses.

STEP 4 – Pour the coarse sugar onto a plate and roll the glasses in it, collecting the sugar onto the lime juice on the rim.

STEP 5 – Pour the Strawberry Margarita into 4 glasses, garnish with a lime wheel and serve!