OATS UPMA

In my house nobody likes oats. One day I was searching recipes for oats and found this . This upma was a hit. My hubby and son both liked this and I always make this every week. You can make a big batch of upma and reuse it later for breakfast.

Ingredients
1 cup oats
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp garam masala powder
5 cashews
5-6 curry leaves
1 onion finely chopped
1`` ginger finely chopped
2 green chilli finely chopped
1 carrot finely chopped
5-10 beans finely chopped
salt as per taste
Method
Take a kadhai and roast oats till light brown colour.
Remove it aside .
Add oil to the kadhai and add mustad seeds, curry leaves, cashews.
Add chopped ginger fry , add onions and green chillies, saute .
Add carrot and beans , fry till done. Add garam masala powder and fry.
Add  1 cup of water, salt  and boil it.
Switch off the gas and add roasted oats and stir well.
Close the kadai with lid and keep it aside.
After 10 mins , mix well  and enjoy this delicious upma.

WHOLEGRAIN PANCAKE

Ingredients

1 cup wheat flour
1/4 cup oats
1 tsp wheat germ
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
pinch salt
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cup yoghurt
2 egg white

Method
Take a bowl and add all dry ingredients to it and stir well.
Take a bowl. Add milk , yoghurt and egg white, mix well.
Now add wet ingredients mixture to dry and combine thoroughly.
Keep it aside for 15 mins.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

ANTIOXIDANT SLAW

Ingredients
1 bowl lettuce leaf shredded
1 bowl baby spinach
1 red pepper sliced thinly
1 yellow pepper sliced thinly
1 cup red cabbage shredded
1 carrot grated
onion sliced thinly
Dressing
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/4 tsp mustard sauce
salt as per taste
pepper as per taste
Method
Take a large bowl mix all under ingredients and pour the dressing over it.

CHEMBU (ARBI) ROAST

Ingredients
10 pieces of Arbi
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp ajwain
2-3 dry chilli
6 curry leaves
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp amchur powder
1 tsp meat masala powder
pinch turmeric
salt as per taste
1 tbsp olive oil

Method
Cut the Arbi  like fries.
Heat a non stick pan, add olive oil. After it becomes hot add mustard seeds , dry chilli. Let it splutter.
Add ajwain, curry leaves and Arbi pieces .Cook for 5 mins on low flame.
Add turmeric,chilli powder, coriander powder, amchur, meat masala and salt.
Mix well so that all the spices blends with Arbi.
Cook on low flame for 10-15 mins untill arbi gets cooked.
This dish is very tasty .Enjoy it with rice and sambhar.

OATS PORRIDGE

This is a very healthy breakfast . It tastes good with your favourite pickle.
Ingredients
1 cup instant cooking oats
8-10 pods of garlic finely chopped
1 small carrot finely chopped
1 large tomato chopped
1-2 green chillies chopped
1/4 tsp fennel seeds
salt as per taste
Method
Take a pressure cooker. Add 1 tbsp oil and add 2 cups of water .
Add oats, garlic, carrot, tomato, green chilli, fennel seeds and salt .
Pressure cook  until 2 whistles.
After pressure drops remove the whistle , stir well and boil on low flame till cooked .
Keep on stirring otherwise the oats will stick to the bottom of cooker and you will get burnt taste.
Transfer it into a bowl or a plate and enjoy this porridge with pickle of your choice.

QUINOA SALAD

Ingredients

1/2 cup quinoa cooked
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 garlic finely chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
salt as per taste
pepper as per taste
cucumber finely chopped
1-2 tomatoes finely chopped
mint leaves
2-3 spring onions finely chopped

Method
Take a bowl , add lemon juice , garlic and olive oil. Whisk well and put salt and pepper.
Take a big bowl, add cooked quinoa ,cucumber, tomato, mint and spring onions.
Pour the above dressing and mix it well.
Salad is ready .

PIZZA DOUGH

Ingredients
1 cup lukewarm water
1 tsp honey
2 1/2 tsp yeast
3 cup flour
salt 1 tsp
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)

Method
Mix water and honey in a small bowl. Add yeast and stir well.
Keep it aside for 5 mins.
Take a big bowl, add flour, salt and  EVOO. Mix well.
The dough should clear the sides of the bowl but stick to the bottom of the bowl. If the dough is too wet and doesn't come off the sides of the bowl, sprinkle in some more flour just until it clears the sides.
Now take a big bowl and pour some olive oil in it. Place the dough in it and coat with the oil in it. Cover with plastic wrap and keep it aside for about half an hour.
After half an hour the dough will rise and be double in quantity.
Now take the required amount of pizza dough and make your favourite pizza.