Oats chewdo healthy treat for young and old. I did not deep fry the oats, just roasted in a little oil. So not crunchy as much as the Cornflakes or Sprouted Beans and Cornflakes chewdo but still the taste remains marvellous ! Little tangy, sweet and spicy , A super tasty anytime snack ready in jiffy !
You will need :-
- 1 cup oats ( try using JUMBO so doesn’t get mushed up )
- 1/2 cup assorted nuts ( I used cashew and peanuts )
- 1/4 cup yellow raisins
- 2 tbsp. sesame seeds
- 2-3 tbsp. oil
- 3-4 green chillies round cut
- 10-12 fresh curry leaves
- 1 tsp. whole spices like cinnamon and cloves
- 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- 1 tsp. red chilli powder
- Salt to taste
- 2-3 tbsp. castor sugar
- 1 tsp. limbu na phool ( crushed citric acid )
Method :- Roast cashews and peanuts in a pan till nice and crunchy. Now roast oats with one tbsp. oil in a heavy based pan till light golden on a low heat. Transfer into another bowl. Add roasted nuts, raisins, sugar, salt, red chilli and turmeric powder and citric acid and mix well. Heat remaining oil in a small pan, add cloves and cinnamon and fry for few seconds, remove from the oil and add into oats bowl. In remaining hot oil add curry leaves and fry till little crispier, remove and add in to the cereal bowl. In same oil add green chillies and fry till they are crispy and add sesame seeds ( be careful chilli seeds might pop out ) pour oil, chillies and sesame seeds in to the oats mixture. Gently give it a good mix with your hands, so all the spices and sugar coats over the oats really well . Check the seasoning, adjust the taste. Mixture should be tangy, sweet and spicy. Give another good mix. When the cereal mixtures cool down transfer into a air tight container. Best to finish in one week.
Made n Enjoyed
Hello readers,
The countdown has began, only eight days to go ! From young to old everyone is eagerly waiting for the magical festive Christmas day to arrive. That means the wait is only eight days more and your home will fill with lots of excitement, giggles and fun, only eight days till you can listen to your favourite Christmas carols and only eight days to get in all the must watch Christmas movies again and again. And only eight days to do festive shopping, wrapping gifts and baking some goodies you see on the net. Must hurry, no time to waste !
Christmas brings lots of excitement in children, bringing the families together. Lists for Santa are already written and all of the advent calendar chocolates are already eaten! Children are eagerly helping with decorating the Christmas tree and the house is decked up with lights and tinsel. The town centres add to the festive cheer, great outings include visiting the local ice rink or watching a pantomime or two… we say they are for the kids, but we can’t get enough of them too! Communities come closer through Christmas cards.
A Christmas dread is getting that all important Christmas present, so many adverts on tele, gift guides!! But isn’t it the thought that counts? Spending time on choosing the right gift? It’s becoming more and more in these days to make a present. The time and effort simply screams an amazing gift!
Make Christmas more personal by making gorgeous gourmet gifts, and make friend’s and family’s festive season more sweeter! Forget the expensive perfumes, futuristic gadgets or sensible socks. One such treat are these Superfood caramel truffles !
Superfood caramel truffles are incredibly easy to prepare, are a healthy treat and absolutely delicious. Great alternative to rich chocolates or biscuits. Make them yourself, present them in a beautiful box and they will look as expensive (or even more!) as a box of chocolates!
I’ve been making these truffles and many healthy dry fruit and nut treats for the family most of the time …. thought of adding chocolate powder as it is festive season, at the Christmas time chocolates are very much appreciated.
You will need :-
- 400 g dried figs
- 200 g pitted dates
- 100 g raisins
- 5-6 tbsp. caramel flavoured hot chocolate powder
- 100 g mixed seeds ( I used pumpkin, sunflower and flax seeds )
- 2-3 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 200 g roasted cashew nuts
- 50 g roasted almonds finely chopped
- 50 g roasted pistachio nuts finely chopped
Method :- Soak dried figs in a water for few hours. Drain the water and pat dry figs, leave it aside. Meanwhile roast the seeds for 7-8 minutes on a very low heat. Cool and make coarse powder. Place soaked figs, dates and raising in a food processor and make a paste, half way through grinding add cashew nuts and grind with the fruit paste. Heat unsalted butter and add ground fruit paste, roast the paste for 7-8 minutes or till all the moisture dries up. Be careful not to cook too much, else paste will go solid hard and chewy. Transfer into another bowl, semi cool and add chocolate powder and mix well. Using a rounded tea spoon shape the mixture into equally sized round balls. You could also use a melon baller or small cookie scoop depending how large or small you want the truffles. Coat them in finely chopped almonds and pistachio nuts. Let it cool completely and store them in air tight container. Best to consume in one week if there are even any left by then
