Thursday, September 13, 2012

Oats Kheer

A yummy kheer which is an ideal and filling evening delicacy for the kids!! A very easy and quick to make evening fill.

Ingredients

Oats - 1/2  cup
Milk - 3 cups
Sugar - 1 cup
Kesar - 1 pinch
Cardamom (powdered) - 1 tsp
Cashewnuts (chopped) - 2 tblspn
Raisins - 1 tspn
Almonds - 3-4 (chopped)

Method

Cook the oats in 2 cups milk. Once cooked, add the sugar and keep stirring till the sugar dissolves. Add the kesar and powdered cardamom. Roast the cashews, raisins and almonds in ghee till golden brown and add to the oats kheer. Add the remaining milk and server hot or chilled.

Veg Rolls

I tried this evening snack yesterday and it was loved by my kids :)

Ingredients

Maida or Atta - 1 cup
Potatoes -  3 nos
Onions - 1 big (chopped fine)
Carrot - 1 big (grated)
Peas - a handful (optional)
Fennel seeds - 1 tspn
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tblspn
Chilli powder - 1 tspn
Salt - 1 and half tspn
Coriander leaves - chopped fine - 2 tblspn
Oil - to fry

Method

Filling

Cook the potatoes and peas.  Mash the potatoes. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a tawa. Add the fennel seeds, ginger garlic paste and chopped onions. Fry till the raw smell of garlic goes off. Add the grated carrot and keep turning the mixture for 2 minutes. Then add the mashed potatoes and peas. Add the salt and chilli powder. Then add the coriander leaves and mix everything to form a dough.

To make the rolls

Knead the flour with water in to a dough. Roll the dough into medium thick puris.  Place the filling in a corner of the dough. Roll halfway, close the sides to avoid the filling coming out and roll the remaining half. Slightly press the corners to avoid the filling coming out. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the rolls. Serve hot with tomato ketchup or spicy coriander chutney.

Variant

Instead of potatoes, crumbled paneer can also be used for the filling.

Your delicious veg rolls are ready!!