Oats Blueberry Mug Cake

Ingredients

Egg 1
Honey 2 tbs
Oats Flour 1/4 cup
Blueberry crush  1 tbsp
Milk

Method

1. Combine all the ingredients in a mug and mix well
2. Micro oven for 1 min 40 secs
3. Once ready, flip the mug on  a plate and top it with some blueberry crush

Tofu Salad

Ingredients


Olive oil 1 tbsp
Tofu 1/4 block
Balsamic 3 tbsp
Honey 1 1/2 tbsp
Salt

For salad

Olive oil 1 tbsp
Lettuce 2 cups
Pomegranate 1/2 cup
Sun dried tomatoes 3-4
Jalapenos 5-6
Chilli Flakes a pinch
Sunflower seeds handful
Nuts Handful (optional) (Pista and raisins)
Salt


Step 1

1.Place two layer of paper towel and place tofu on it. Lay another paper towel over the tofu an place a plate and a weight on top of it
2. Leave it aside like that for fifteen minutes
3. This will help you remove the moisture

Step 2

1. Cut the tofu in small rectangular size
2. Place them in a bowl. Pour olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey and salt
3. Marinate for 30 mins

Step 3

1. In a salad bowl combine lettuce, pomegranate, sunflower seeds, sun dried tomatoes, jalapenos nuts (if adding), olive oil and red chilli flakes and salt
2. Toss well and add tofu

Taste and add seasoning if required

  Few tips

1. You can add any vegs of your choice
2. You can substituent tofu for panner
3. You can also add sprouts
4. You may add cheese if you like  

Oats Soup

Oats !!! I am in love with it. I just enjoy every meal with oats and don't get bored as i come up with so many variations. Last night i made this. It was really easy to make it.

So lets get started

Ingredients

Olive Oil
Onion 1 small
Garlic 3-4 cloves
Carrot 2 medium
Oats 1/4 cup
Skimmed Milk 1 1/2 cups
Water 1/2 cup
Black pepper 1/2 tsp
Oregano 1/2 tsp
Salt
Coriander to garnish

Method

1. Chop onion, carrot and garlic and keep aside
2. Heat oil in a pan, add onion, carrot and garlic. Saute until onion turns translucent
3. Then add oats and roast well, say about for 2 to 3 mins
4. Add Oregano and black pepper, salt and saute
5. Now add water and cook the oats
6. Once cooked and water is absorbed add the milk and keep on low flame for 2 mins

Serve pipping hot and garnish with coriander

You can have the soup with soup stick or garlic bread

You can season the soup if required


Tips

1. Oats get thick in no time so add milk or water before your serve. Let the consistency be runny
2.  Dont over cook the vegs
3. Check the milk before you add, as if its not good it can curdle up

Tofu Grilled Sandwich

Tofu sandwich it was very filling and healthy too. I had actually had bought tofu to make a mousse but as there was no power then i decided to make this sandwich. I managed with ingredients that i had home. It was indeed tasty.

Ingredients

Brown Bread 4 slices
Olive oil
Tofu 1/4 cup
Tomato chilli paste or Pesto sauce as required for the spread
Onion 1 medium
Peanut Butter 1 tbsp (if using pesto sauce omit the peanut butter)
Black Pepper 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly Flakes a pinch
Green chilly 1
Cheese 1 cube

Method

1. Pat dry and grate the tofu
2.Chop the onion and green chilly
3.Grate or crumble the tofu in a bowl , add onion, green chilli, black pepper, red chilly flakes, peanut butter and salt. Mix the mixture well and keep aside
4.Grate the cheese
5.Spread olive oil and tomato chilli paste on the bread
6.Spread the mixture on the bread evenly on one slice and add the grated cheese and cover it with other slice. Press it well
7.Heat the pan with olive oil and place the bread on it and toast the bread until brown
8.Cut into squares or triangles and serve hot with your favorite sauce

Few tips

1. You can substitute tofu with panner
2. You can also use cheese slices
3.  You can also make the sandwich in a toaster
4 . You can add veggies of your choice like capsicum, carrot etc
5.  You can add spice according to your taste ( I like it spicy so made it spicy)
6.  You can omit the peanut butter if you don't like the taste

Oats aur Sev Sabji

Ingredients

Oil 2 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves 3-4
Ginger Garlic Paste 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
Onion 1(small)
Tomato (4 medium)
Salt
Water 1/2 cup
Masala oats 1 Packet
Sev 1 cup or more

Method

1. Heat oil in a sauce pan on a medium flame, add cumin seeds and saute for 2 mins
2. Add asafoetida and curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Saute for 3-4 mins
3. Add onion and saute well, add in tomatoes too
4. Cover the pan turn the heat to a low flame and allow the tomatoes to simmer until soft
5. Add water and cook for 1 min
6. Now add in the oats and mix well. You need to keep mixing to avoid lumps

7. Cover it again only for 2 mins and turn off the flame
8. When you are ready to serve,

 in a bowl spread the sev at the bottom layer

and above that the spread the oats sabji

 top layer decorate with sev and garnish with coriander

Serve hot with roti

Oatmeal chocolate mug cake

Its always a challenge when we need to think on what to cook ? Especially breakfast !!!! as we are in a rush to go to work and busy making lunch for family or kids. But as breakfast is the first meal of the day, it should be healthy and delicious too. And don't miss it.  I try and make simple quick recipes. My simple recipes will not let miss your breakfast any day. Every day there is something new on my plate. And i love doing this and its a surprise to myself too.

So i made this oatmeal chocolate mug cake for breakfast today. I love chocolates and wanted to experiment this recipe with coco powder and oat meal.

So what are you waiting for , i am sure you will run to the kitchen after you read this recipe

Ingredients

Mug 1
Oats 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp
Coco powder 1 tbsp
Baking powder 1/4 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp (i used brown sugar)
Vanilla extract 1/4 tsp
Honey 2 tbsp
Milk 3-4 tbsp
Salt  a pinch
Oil - to grease the mug

1.In a blender, grind oats coarsely and set aside
2.Grease your mug with olive oil
3.In the mug add oats flour, oats, baking powder, coco powder,salt and sugar. Whisk it well. I used a fork to whisk it
4.Add vanilla essence,honey and mix
5. Pour in the milk gradually until the batter is formed . The batter should not be liquidy not flooded
6. Make a final stir and sprinkle chocolate chips
7. Try and get the mixture as evenly as possible
8. Put the mug in the microwave for 2 minutes on 700 watts
9.Check if the oatmeal has set on top
10.Let it cool for about 2 mins once you remove from the oven

 Enjoy it with your favorite topping


Few tips

1. Dont pick a mug that's too large
2. You add some nuts too
3. Keep an eye when it goes around
4. Greasing the mug is important if not the cake will get stuck and the base and sides.
5. You can also use butter or any other oil to grease
6. You can substitute honey with banana

The new mocktail on my menu - Oats Kheer Shots

Yesterday was Eid and when i logged on Facebook i saw every one making some sweet dish. I also had a craving then. So then i decided i should also make something nice for me. But being on a diet and cant have sweets but that's not the case with me. I try and make it my way :-) I call it healthy bhi and sweet bhi. Both together. Yes try it and you will not stop with one spoon.

Ingredients

Milk 1 liter or as needed
Oats 1/4 cup
Custard Powder 1 tsp
Cardamom powder a pinch
Jaggery syrup 3/4 cup or as needed
Dry Fruits (Cashew, badam and raisins) handful
Ghee (optional)

Method

1. Roast the oats on a low flame until turns pink and keep aside. Also in the same pan roast the dry fruits
2. For Jaggery syrup, break the jaggery into pieces, you can also use a hand mortar. Once broken into pieces . Place it in a bowl and add boiling water to it. Just enough to submerge the jaggery. The jaggery will dissolve. Use a spoon to break the lumps. Now sieve it in another bowl and keep aside.The amount of jaggery also depends on how much of sweet you want in your kheer
3.Take the custard powder in a bowl add some milk to make it smooth and keep aside
4. Put the milk in a thick bottom pan on a low flame for 5 mins
5. Keep stirring with a ladle every 2-3 minutes scrapping down cream from all sides, ensure it doesn't burn the base
7. Boil until the milk becomes thick
8. Add the cardamom powder and stir again
9. Now slowly add the custard mix, oats and keep stirring. At this stage you would need to keep stirring continuously to ensure it doesn't catch lumps
10. Turn off the flame and add the jaggery syrup
11. You can serve it warm or chilled
12. The Oats Kheer stays 1-2 days good in the refrigerator

Few Tips

1. Stirring from time to time is important for it will not get burnt at the base
2. You can also roast the dry fruits in 2 tsp of ghee (I made a low fat version)
3. This Kheer will get thicken after a while, you can add milk to dilute while you serve
4. You can substitute Jaggery with condensed milk this will load richness to the kheer
5. Always add Jaggery at the end as there are chance of milk getting curdled