Nutty Oats Bar

Oatmeal cookies are a proverbial favorite with both kids and adults. This sweet and buttery flavored Oatmeal Bar recipe is loaded with oats, which produces a crisp and chewy bar that you can also fill with chocolate chips (white or dark chocolate), dried fruits, and/or chopped nuts. 

I have used Almonds in my recipe. And so here goes the recipe .......

Nutty Oats Bar

Ingredients :

Soft Butter / Margarine - 150 gm
Brown Sugar - 150 gm
Bitter Almond Essence - 6-8 drops
Eggs - 2
Oats - 200 gm
Powdered Almonds - 150 gm
Backing Powder - 1 t.sp
Grated Lemon Zest - 1 tb.sp

Method :
In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter and sugar until creamy and smooth (about 2 - 3 minutes). Add the Almond Essence. Add the eggs one by one. And beat to combine.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the Oats , Almond Powder, Baking powder, Lemon Zest. Add 3/4th of this mixture to the creamed mixture and beat until incorporated. Add the rest of the Oats mixture and incorporate it with your hands. Cover the dough with a foil and refigerate it for about an hour or over night.

Spread the dough on the lining sheet and back at 180° C for about 12 - 15 minutes.

After it is done, remove it out and cut it with knife when it is hot. Let it cool.

Nutty Oats Bars are ready. Preserve them in an air-tight box.

This post is off to "JFI – Whole Grains" event, hosted by Suganya of Tasty Palettes . JFI - Jihva for Ingredients is an event initially started by Indira of Mahanandi .

Power Cereal

Power Cereal is an excellent breakfast for children. It fills up their tummy and gives them all the energy they need for the whole day ahead.

Power Cereal

Ingredients :
Rolled Oats - 1 cup
Sesame Seeds - 1 tbsp
Cornflakes - 1/2 cup
Brown sugar - 1/4 cup
Chopped nuts - 1/2 cup
Vegetable Oil - 2 tbsp
Vanilla Essence - 1/4 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Raisins - 2 tbsp

Method :

Mix the oats, sesame seeds, cornflakes, brown sugar and chopped nuts in a bowl.

Mix the oil, 1/4 cup of water, vanilla essence and salt. And whip it with a spoon or fork. Add to the above mixed ingredients.

Spread the mixture in a baking tray and bake at 160° C (320°F) for about 20 to 30 min, turning occasionally, until crisp and golden. Cool.

Add the raisins and store in an air-tight container. Serve with milk and fruits.

This is a recipe I got from one of the books of Tarla Dalal and just changed it a little to suit our taste.

This is my entry to

WBB : "Grains in my breakfast". WBB is an event started by Nandita of Saffron Trail and is now guest hosted every month with a breakfast related theme. Hosted this month by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen

And

To the event "JFI – Whole Grains" hosted by Suganya of Tasty Palettes . JFI - Jihva for Ingredients is an event initially started by Indira of Mahanandi .

Nutrition Powered Oats Dosa

Nutrition Powered Oats Dosa

Oats Dosa is very healthy, filling and tasty. Since it can be made in a jiffy, it is good for early morning breakfast or for lazy evening dinner. Moreover it is very easy to make. It is made with very commonly available ingredients and does not need any soaking, fermenting or grinding time. And here is the recipe for the quick and tasty Nutrition Powered Oats Dosa.

Ingredients :

Oats - 1 cup

Rawa (Sooji) -1/4 cup

Gram Flour - 1/4 cup

Sour Curd - 2 cup

Onion - 2

Green Chillies - 4

Black Pepper - 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method :

1. Chop the onions and green chillies finely.
2. Dry grind the Oats in a mixer to make a fine powder of it.
3. Then mix the oats flour, rawa, gram flour,chopped onion and green chillies, salt, powdered black Pepper and Cumin Seeds.
4. Heat a tava and grease it lightly with oil.
5. When hot, pour a ladelful of the batter, spread using a circular motion to make a thin dosa and cook on both the sides. Pour a little oil along the edges while cooking.
6. Repeat with the remaining batter.
7. Serve hot with onion chutney/sambhar.

Since I didn't have rawa I had added corn rava (cornmeal) to this recipe. And it came out very nice.

This goes to

WBB : "Grains in my breakfast". WBB is an event started by Nandita of Saffron Trail and is now guest hosted every month with a breakfast related theme. Hosted this month by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen

And

To the event "JFI – Whole Grains" hosted by Suganya of Tasty Palettes . JFI - Jihva for Ingredients is an event initially started by Indira of Mahanandi .