Oats Nuggets

The TasteBhiHealthBhi Challenge from my friend continues and here comes another outcome of the same.. Oats spinach nuggets...Delicious and Healthy yet quick..Give it a try and give your taste buds a treat without impacting the weigh scale :)

This is how the finalized product looks like :)

Ingredients:

Oats- 2 cups ( 1 cup= 235 ml)

Wheat flour- 1/4 cup

Milk- 3/4 cup

spinach (finely chopped) - 1.5 cups

oil- 1 tbsp

black pepper powder- 3 tsp

salt- to taste

sugar1-tbsp

lemon juice- 1 tbsp

garam masala powder- 1 tsp

green chili paste- 1 tbsp

chat masala powder- 2 tsp

pudina/ mint leaves- 15-20

wheat flour slurry ( water 4 tbsp + 2 tsp wheat flour )

oats- for coating- 3/4 cup

oil- for frying

Procedure:

Dry roast the oats till fragrant, till color slightly changes to light brown. 

After roasting, keep the oats aside. Till then, heat oil in a kadhai.

Roast the wheat flour till fragrant. Be sure it does not burn. Do it on medium to slow flame.

Add milk as it is cooked. Add all milk and mix well to ensure no lumps are formed.

Add black pepper powder and salt to taste in this sauce.

Add finely chopped spinach to it. Mix well.

Add oats and adjust salt accordingly.

Mix well and keep it cool.

As it comes to room temperature, add sugar, garam masala, green chili paste, chat masala and lemon juice. Mix well.

Now, make slurry of wheat flour and water. Add chopped mint leaves, chat masala and salt to it. Mix well. 

Make small nuggets out of the cooled down mixture ( with this measures, I made around 60 nuggets)

Now, take some oats into a plate for covering.

Dip the nuggets into the slurry and coat it with oats. Do it twice.

Deep fry in oil on medium heat. You can avoid deep dry by using air fryer.

Take out when golden brown serve hot with ketchup, lemon wedge and mint leaves. Sprinkle red chili powder and chat masala powder while serving. Enjoy these healthy nuggets made in no time :) 

Masala kachori / Dry Kachori

Dry kachoris is a royal snack item with the richness of the dryfruits and the taste of besan sev/ gathiya. This is a snack item which once made can be stored for fifteen days in an airtight container,however, I bet, you will not be able to resist the taste and might finish these all at once with your family. This stuffing for it can be made within 10 minutes and frying will take around 10 minutes or if baking, it will take 15-20 minutes. Have a look at this recipe: 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup gathiya/ sev slightly crushed in the mixer grinder.
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 1.2 tsp garam masala powder
• 1/4 tsp black pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp aamchur powder
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds / saunf
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp til
• 1/2 tsp poppy seeds / khus khus
• 1/4 cup cashews(chopped)
• 1/4 cup almonds(chopped)
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar
• salt to taste ( a little less than usual as gathiya/ sev will already have the salt)
• 1 tbsp
• 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt to taste

If frying, then oil for frying. If baking, 1 tsp oil for brushing the oil.

Procedure:

1. Heat the oil in a kadhai. 

 2. Roast all the dry spices in the oil on a low flame.

3. Add the dry fruits and saute for 25-30 seconds on low flame.

4. Add the crushed gathiya, sugar and salt.

5. Your stuffing is ready. Cool it.

6.  Make the dough of the flour, salt and oil. Make a soft dough. Make 12 equal parts.
     Roll that part into a 4 inches diameter puris.

7. Place the filling into it.

8. Roll the kachoris by bringing the side sides together and stick the sides with the help of the water if necessary.

 9. Roll all the kachoris similarly and roll into round balls again.

 Now, preheat the oven and place kachoris on 180 degrees till golden brown. If frying, fry the kachoris in slow flame till golden brown.

Once baked/ fried, serve the kachoris with the chutney and enjoy :)