Friday, December 4, 2015

Oats Idlis!!


Oats Idlis

Ingredients

2 cups Oats(original) lightly roasted.
1 cup Sooji coarse .
1/2 cup veggies.(carrots grated,beans finely chopped,peas,corn)
Tadka-Urad dal,Chana dal,Olive oil.
1 cup yogurt.
1 Tbs Eno.

Procedure

Grind Oats and keep aside.
Put some oil in the pan.
Add Urad dal,Chana dal and brown a little.
Add the veggies cook for few mins.
Add sooji to the veggies roast lightly.
Remove from heat.
Add the powdered oats to the sooji mixture.
Add Yogurt  and some water to make idli batter consistency.
Ahen add eno and immediately put in moulds and steam for 12-14 minutes.


Ricotta Stuffed Shells!!







Ricotta Stuffed Shells...

Ingredients

Stuffed Shells-
15 oz of Ricotta.
1 cup Blanched Spinach.
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese.
1/2 cup Italian cheese blend.
16 pasta shells.(cooked a bit less than instructed on the box)
Salt and Pepper.
Sauce-

1 can Tomato Sauce.
2-3 Basil leaves torn.
2-3 Garlic chopped.
2 Tsp Italian seasoning.
Chilly flakes.
Salt and Pepper.

Procedure

Shells
Mix the Ricotta cheese + 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese + 1/4 cup Italian cheese blend.
Add salt and peppr as per taste.
Add chopped blanched Spinach.
Stuff the cooked shells with the cheese mixture.
Keep aside.




Sauce
Add some oil in the pan.
Add chopped Garlic till slightly brown.
Add the tomato sauce.
Add basil leaves.
Add the italian spice blend.
Add salt and pepper as per taste.
Add chilly Flakes as per requirements.
add some water and cook for few minutes.
Take a baking dish.
Put some sauce at the base.
Arrange the shells open side up.
Pour the remaining sauce on the shells.
Add the remaining Parmesan cheese and italian cheese blend over the shells.




Bake covered for 25 minutes till it starts to boil.
Then remove cover and bake till the cheese bubbles.