Kiddo special- Oat-raisins butter cookies

My daughter is not happy with oat porridge. So I was in a dilemma about how to give her oat, so that she won't refuse to eat. I tried to make these cookies and my first trial clicked very well. I did not use all purpose flour. Instead of that I used common wheat flour. The result was so yummy that the dozen cookies I had made did not even last a day. Now I have to prepare a big second batch of cookies.
Ingredients

* 1 cup Raw Oats (coarsely powder)
* 3 tbsp Butter
* 30 g Green Raisins
* 1/2 tsp Cinnamon, Ground
* 20 g Wheat flour
* 3 tbsp Sugar
* 1/2 tbsp Baking Soda

Directions

Sieve oat powder, wheat powder and baking soda together, mix cut butter in it. Add raisins in it. Make a dough mixing all ingredients. If it feels too dry, mix half tablespoon buttermilk in it. make cookies and Bake for 15 to 20 min. Now enjoy with a cup of black coffee.

Healthy Tomato Macaroni

Whenever I want a quick and full meal I always choose Macaroni. Its easy to prepare and does not require special ingredients.
Here is my quick version. I would love to add some shrimps, but yesterday I did not have them in my fridge.

Ingredients
* 1 cup Macaroni
* 2 Tomatoes
* 4 Garlic Clove
* 1 oz Carrot
* 1 small Green-bell Pepper
* 1 cup Cabbage
* 2 cubes (16 grams) Cheese
* 1/8 tbsp Sea Salt
* 1 tsp Raw Honey
* 1 tbsp Olive Oil Lb
* 2 tsp medium white wine (Optional)

Directions
Boil Macaroni, keep aside. In a pan add 1 tsp olive oil, add garlic and tomato, cook it for 3/4 min, now add all cut vegetables, cook for another 3/4 min. Now add honey,cheese, white wine and salt. stir it well and now add Macaroni stir well and cook for further 2 min.

Wine is optional but I like to add it because it gives a good aroma and taste to your dish.

Yummy potato patties

This one is my and my daughters favorite recipe ..... she likes to eat potato and cheese combination and for me this recipe hardly take 10 min to get ready. This is great recipe for breakfast and for lunch box with yogurt. Full of nutrition and taste .
I made two variety one is simple my daughters choice and another is spicy with oat.

Ingredients:
any vegetables you like to add or present in your refrigerator with boiled potato, boiled egg, cheese, butter and lemon with salt and black pepper.
for second variety I added 2Tsb Old fashioned oat flacks and Tabasco sauce to get some spicy taste.



mixed all ingredients and make patties and keep in preheated oven for 10 min or shallow fry on pan . In second version I do not mixed butter to cut some fat content. Served with sauce or yogurt.


Simple Potato patties

spicy patties with rolled oat
Potato

Kimchi...My way

I'm really fan....of this korean side dish Kimchi. without its I cant image my food .... so many dishes I prepared with it.... Kimchi rice, Kimchi Soup, Kimchi in Omlate, Kimchi ramen, Stew. I also add kimchi in my Kimbap, Pizza, burgers, sanwitch etc. Its high fibrous food gives you more nutrition and keep away from obesity :) ....
Kimchi is Korean side dish made from Nefa cabbage, (and sometimes radish) dish—made with a mix of garlic, kosher salt, vinegar, chile peppers, and other spices.

Why I love Kimchi so much :
First upall I like spicy food and kimchi provide this taste without fats, secondly Kimchi (or gimchee) is loaded with vitamins A, B, and C, but its biggest benefit may be in its “healthy bacteria” called lactobacilli, found in fermented foods like kimchi and yogurt. This good bacteria helps with digestion, plus it seems to help stop and even prevent yeast infections, according to a recent study. And more good news: Some studies show fermented cabbage has compounds that may prevent the growth of cancer.
This are the nutritional facts I calculated from the ingredients I used.


Preparation time 20 min

Ingredients
* 20 cups or one big Nappa Cabbage
* 1 medium Apple, Raw
* 3 tbsp Kosher Salt
* 1 tbsp Sugar
* 10 Raw Clove
* 3 tbsp Rice Vinegar
* 1 cup Onions, Green (scallion)
* 1 cup Onions
* 3 Tsp Sweet Rice
* 3 tbsp Red Chillie Powder

* optional - oyster sauce or fresh oysters



Wash and cut Neffa cabbage. Add kosher salt and keep this for 6/ 8 hours .
Grid together garlic, onion, scallion and apple add red chilli powder, sugar, rice powder and Rice vinegar make paste .



Now add this paste in Neffa cabbage. Mix well.



Transfer seasoned cabbage leaves into a large glass bottle. Be sure to use firm pressure with your hands to push down on cabbage leaves as they stack up inside the bottle. Transfer any liquid that accumulated during the mixing process into the bottle as well - it will become kim chi brine. Some liquid will also come out of the cabbage leaves as you press down on them as they are stacked in the bottle.

Leave about 2 inches of room at the top of the bottle before capping it tightly with a lid. Allow bottle of kimchi to sit at room temperature for 2-3 days and then Refrigerate remaining kimchi.


Kimchi with Kimbap

Belarusian Meat and Potato Pie -----Varity of Babka

Babka

On women's day my hubby gave me surprise dinner in Russian restaurant. It was fabulous to get treated by such good food. So this Sunday I tried one of its dish called Babka, though I have changed the original version slightly. I used lamb meat, instead of Bacon and added more veggies and some spices to make it more delicious.


Recipe:
Add oil and garlic in pan, saute it for few minutes and then add grounded meat. Cook it for 5 min on high flame and then add tomato puree, some spices (choices is yours, I added coriander powder, black pepper powder, some mustard seeds and cinnamon powder). Cook it for 3/4 min and then add cut veggies of your choice, I added one chopped onion, one bell pepper, and 2 cups of cabbage add salt and cook it for 3/4 min again.
While doing this boil 3/4 potatoes separately and mash them, add some salt. Preheat the oven. Now add some oil on the baking dish and spread half of the mashed potato in thin layer. Spread veggie and meat over the thin mashed potato bed and cover this up with a top layer of mashed potatoes. Spread some grated cheese. Bake it for 15 min or till the top layer becomes slightly golden brown.
Serve this with sour cream dip .
My daughter liked this dish so much that next day she asked me to prepare it again.

German style Meat and Barley Bake

As Friday comes to an end, my mood to prepare something different surfaces. After a hectic week I always go for some healthy and quick recipe. So, today I tried German style Beef and Barley Bake. Its really good to taste and easy to make though a little bit time taking.

I'm giving here original recipe
**** to reduce fat content I don't add bacon and in place of Caraway seed I add simple cumin seeds.

1 pound extra lean ground Lamb/beef 1/2 cup chopped onion
1 large clove garlic, finely chopped
1 cup pearl barley
4 slices bacon, diced
3 cups tomato juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 to 4 cups sliced green cabbage2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

In large saucepan over medium heat, saute ground beef, onions and garlic until beef is browned. Pour off drippings. Add barley and bacon; saute 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in tomato juice, salt and pepper.

Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes. Stir in cabbage and caraway seeds. Spoon mixture into 2-quart casserole. Bake in 350° F oven 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese melts.

NOTE: To save on last-minute kitchen prep, this casserole may be made ahead of time and refrigerated. To reheat, bake at 350° 20 to 30 minutes or microwave (in a microwave-safe casserole) on Medium High until heated through.

Recipe courtesy: http://www.food.com/recipe/german-beef-and-barley-bake-84591

Balushahi-Glazed doughnut

I have a sweet tooth. So this weekend I tried my hand at a traditional sweet called Balushahi and the result has come out very good. Balushahi ( Hindi: बालुशाही) is a traditional dessert in northern Indian, Pakistani and Nepali cuisine. It is similar to a glazed doughnut. In South India, a similar pastry is known as Badushah.
Balushahi has a easy and quick made recipe. It is made of all purpose flour, and are deep-fried in clarified butter and then dipped in sugar syrup.

Mutton Noodle Soup

Soups are my all time favourite .... hot soup in a winter evening is a refreshing fare ... I am giving here a very simple recipe for mutton noodle soup.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup finely chopped cabbage
3/4 cup cooked, chopped mutton pieces
1/2 cup wet noodles (you can also use hakka noodles)
1 tbsp chopped shallots
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 chopped green chillies
Pepper as per taste
Seasoning spices (you cab use maggi cubes)
Salt as per taste

Method:
Boil the mutton till its cooked. Add all the ingredients except noodles. Boil it for 3-4 minutes. Add spices and noodles. Cook it for another 3-4 mins. Serve hot

Soul Food.............

From last 8 days I was eating so called junk food (I love to :)..... mostly outside. Today we are celebrating our festival Dipawali and in lunch I prepared simple Indian food.

Potato curry, Roti (Indian bread), salad and Sweet Gulab Jamun (prepared from ready made pack).

Soul Food.............

Though I consider my taste buds to be quite good, but after munching on junk food here and there, I loved to prepare such simple food with very less spices. I would like to call this food as soul food........... :)

Cucumber, Carrot , curd (raita) salad

Yum yum....... Gulab jamun...

HAPPY DIPAWALI

Wheat and Barley Bran flour Biscuits

I love baking but I hate to use very fine white flour. So, this time I have made biscuits from wheat flour and Barley Bran. These are perfect tea-time or evening snacks. These are also all time favorite of my daughter. As I used whole wheat flour and barley bran flour with home made butter, I don't suffer from any guilt when she eats 4-5 pieces at a time.

Ingredients:

1 cups sifted whole wheat flour,1/2 cup barley bran flour,
1 tsp. baking powder,
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. Sugar
1 tsp. butter milk

Sift Flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift again now add sugar . Cut the butter and use your hand to mix it in the flour. Add butter milk if required so that you can make a soft dough.
Now wrap the dough in plastic film and keep in the fridge for 30 min.
Roll and cut with biscuit cutter. Bake on ungreased sheet in a 300-350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. My Big Help...........