Oats Chocolate Chips Cookies

This is the best yummy cookies I've ever tried. I've no words to say; It turned out very nice. It is flavorful, crunchy and just melts in mouth. The taste still lingers in my mouth; what else can I say, I love these.. !!! None would say this has oats; unless I tell them. I'm going to pack a few to give it to my neighbors here. One more thing best about this recipe is it is my own. :-) 

Ingredients:

Oats 1 cup - Quick cooking
All Purpose Flour 3/4 cup

Powdered Sugar 3/4 cup
Butter 90 g
Egg 1
Coconut Powder 1/3 cup
Chocolate chips 1/3 cup
Milk 1 tbsp
Baking Powder 1/4 tsp
Vanilla Powder 1 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp

Method:

Powder sugar along with vanilla Powder. Sieve and keep it aside.

Sieve All purpose flour. Combine it  along with Oats, Baking Powder and Salt in a large bowl. Mix well and keep it aside.

In a hand whisk or using a machine, whisk butter until creamy. Add sugar and beat until creamy.

Add in egg and beat on a medium speed till it combines well with the sugar-butter mixture and turns glossy and creamy.

Now add the milk and mix well. Add the flour mixture little by little until everything combines well to form a slightly sticky dough. Mix the chocolate chips.

Preheat the oven at 180 deg C for 10 minutes.

Scoop a tablespoon full of the dough, gently flatten it and place it in a buttered baking sheet. Continue the same for the rest of the dough.

Bake at 180 deg C for 18-20 minutes until it turns slightly brown.

Cool in a wire rack before serving or storing in an air tight container.

Notes: 

You can increase the quantity of chocolate chips. I've added just 1/3 cup. 

If you are using vanilla essence, add it while you add the milk.

If you want to avoid egg, add flour mixture little by little to the sugar-butter mixture. When done, add milk just enough to form a dough. Then, cut into desired shapes or just scoop and then flatten. 

This goes to Love 2 Bake, a lovely event started by my friend Sangee of Spicy Treats where we shared baked goodies every monday.

Coriander Chutney / Kothamalli Chutney ~ Indian Chutney Recipes

This is something that I often make here apart from Tomato and Garlic Chutney. Unlike Mint Chutney, this doesn't require much time to pluck the leaves (lazy me!! ) as we just clean and chop coriander leaves along with stems. I just trim off the roots as the stems are equally nutritious. 

Ingredients:

Coriander leaves 2 bunch
Garlic Cloves 4
Grated Coconut 4-5 tsp
Tamarind a small gooseberry size
Urad Dhal 2tblsp

To temper:

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
Urad Dhal 1/8 tsp
Curry Leaves few
Oil

Method:

Trim off the roots of coriander. Wash and chop the leaves along with its stems.

Heat Oil in a Pan, when hot add Urad Dhal. When they start changing their color, add the garlic cloves, chillies. Fry for a few seconds until the cloves get roasted. 

Now add the chopped coriander leaves and salt. Fry till the raw smell leaves on a low flame. Add grated coconut and fry for few more seconds until done.

Cool and grind the mixture along with tamarind to a fine paste. Heat little oil in a Pan. When hot, add Mustard seeds. When they start popping up, add Urad Dhal and Curry leaves. Fry for a while until they change their color slightly and pour this tempering over the chutney.

Serves: 2

Serve with Idli / Dosa / Upma / Kitchadi. I served with Upma.

Malai Kofta Curry

This month Nupur of UKRasoi has challenged the south team with this rich and creamy Malai Kofta Curry for the South Vs North Challenge initiated by Divya of You too can cook. Here every month, someone from north team would challenge the south team with north indian recipes and vice versa.

Ingredients:

For the gravy: 

Tomatoes medium 3
Onions medium 2
Garlic 4
Finely chopped ginger 1 1/2 tbsp
Chilli Powder 1 tsp
Kasoori methi 1 tbsp
Cream 3/4 cup or full cream milk 1 cup
Salt
Water

For Khofta:

Paneer from 750 ml of milk - grated
Potatoes - medium -2 ; boiled and grated
Milk Powder 1 tbsp
Corn Flour 1 tbsp
Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala a pinch
Salt

Whole spices

Cardamom Green 2
Cloves 2
Cinnamon 1 inch
Bay leaf 1

For garnishing:

Grated Paneer
Cream
Chopped Coriander Leaves

Preparation:

Chop the Onions and tomatoes.Puree the tomatoes and then strain.

To make Paneer:

Boil milk as usual. Lower the flame and add 1/2 tbsp of vinegar. Keep on stirring and then add another 1/2 tbsp of vinegar. When the whey separates, switch off the flame. Strain and then hang it in a cheese or muslin cloth to remove the excess water for at least half an hour.  Remove and then place a weight on the covered cheese for at least an hour. Refrigerate for further use. 

Boil, peel and grate the potatoes. Grate Paneer.

Method:

In a bowl, combine all the ingredients. Make equal sized balls out of it. Deep or shallow fry until brown. Keep it aside.

In a pan, heat little oil. Add the whole spices. Fry till they turn slightly brown and releases nice flavor. Add the chopped onions. Fry till they turn slightly brown. Cool and then grind it to a fine paste.

In the same pan, add little more oil, pour the ground onions-spices mixture. Fry for a while. Now add the tomato puree. Allow boiling till the oil leaves along the sides of the gravy.

Now add water, turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder and kasuri methi. Stir and allow boiling. When it is reaches the desired consistency, reduce the flame, pour in the milk/cream stirring the gravy simultaneously.

Arrange the gravy in a bowl. Drop the koftas. Garnish with grated paneer, cream and coriander leaves. 

Serves:3-4
Serve with Chapati or Naan.

Apple Walnut Bread

Fruit breads have always been my favorite. Apple and walnut combo is something that I wanted to try since many months. Finally had a chance to bake yesterday; turned out yummy and flavorful.

Adapted from here.

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour 1 cup

Wheat Flour 1 cup

Cinnamon Powder 1 tsp

Vanilla Powder 1 tsp

Baking Powder 2 tsp

Baking Soda 1 tsp

Salt 1/2 tsp

Eggs 2

Butter 110g

Yogurt 2/3 cup

Honey 1/2 cup

Dark Brown Sugar 1/2 cup

Chopped Apples 1/2 cup

Grated Apples 1 cup

Chopped Walnuts 3/4 cup

Method:

Chop Apples and Walnuts. Grate Apples.

Combine the dry ingredients All Purpose Flour, Wheat Flour, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, Vanilla Powder, Cinnamon  Powder and Salt. Mix well and keep it aside. 

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Preheat the oven for ten minutes.

In a bowl, combine melted butter, eggs, Yogurt, Honey and Dark brown Sugar. Mix until everything gets combined well. Slowly add the dry ingredients mixture. Combine well till done.

                                                 

Now add the grated apples, chopped walnuts and apples. Mix well until everything is combined well.

                                                     

Butter the baking sheet in a loaf pan. Pour in the mixture. Sprinkle few chopped apples and walnuts.

Bake at 180 deg C for 45-50 minutes or until a tooth prick inserted comes out clean. Mine got done at 45 minutes.

Notes: I used a mixer to mix in all ingredients. But can be done in a large bowl with a hand whisk too.. Honey can be replaced with golden or maple syrup. I think with these syrups, it would be much more yumm.

This goes to Love 2 Bake happening at spicy treats and also to Dish it out - Breads from scratch happening at The Big Sweet Tooth.