Oats n Wheat Pancake

Pancakes - you can make pancakes in many ways- with or without eggs, fruits, oats, wheat flour, all purpose flour etc etc. Here I have made this pancake with oats and wheat , served with banana and strawberry jam. When you want to fix a quick breakfast I would say this is the easiest, healthiest for both kids and grown-ups! You can even make bite size pancakes for your little one's . It doesn't stop here, you can use your imagination and mix fruits, chocolates etc into this batter, and yes! its yummy :)
Here is how you can make this.

Ingredients

Wheat flour - 1/2 cup

Rolled Oats - 3/4 cup

Baking Powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Milk - 1 cup (1/2 cup milk and another 1/2 cup you can also use water instead of milk, but I prefer milk)

Egg-1

Vanilla - 1 tsp

Salt - a pinch

Butter - 15 grams

Method

1. Grind the rolled oats into a powder

2. Add this to a bowl along with wheat flour, baking powder and salt

3. Warm 1/2 cup milk and add the butter into it to melt.
4.When the milk cools down, add in egg and mix well.
5. Add this into the wheat flour mix(step 2)
6. Mix well and add the remaining 1/2 cup milk or water little by little until you get the consistency of a pan cake batter (like dosa batter-neither thin nor thick)
7.Add vanilla and give a mix
8. Heat a pan and apply some butter or oil
9.Pour 1/4 cup batter on to the pan and let it cook on both sides(you will see nice brown color)
10. Serve hot with fruits topped with jam/fresh cream

Hope you and your family enjoy this :)

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Smash Cake for baby

Smash cake - they are exactly what they sounds like- yes! Smash cake is prepared for your little one to dig into it and have all the cream and cake all over him/her on their very first birthday:) I was not familiar with the smash cake 'tradition' until I stumbled upon this on a website. So I also decided to make a small smash cake for 'my little boy :) and I was sure there will be lots of photo-op's! There are many options to go by, whether you want a healthier, yummy, super cute cake etc. I decided to go with a simple apple cake topped with butter cream frosting. And as we anticipated he was very curious to play with the cream than the cake !

Here you go!

Ingredients

For Apple cake

Apple - 1 large

Cinnamon Powder - 1 tsp

All purpose flour - 1 cup

Baking powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Egg - 1 large

Vegetable oil - 1/4 cup

For butter cream frosting

Butter - 125 g (at room temperature)

Powdered sugar - 2 cups

Method

1. Peel and slice the apple into 1/2 inch chunks into a bowl

2. Add cinnamon powder and mix evenly

3. Take another bowl and add flour, baking powder, vanilla essence, egg and vegetable oil and stir well until a batter just forms. (just use a spatula/spoon here - no need of electric mixer)

4. To this add the apple mix and mix evenly.

5. Pour this into a buttered pan.

6. Bake at 180 degree for 35 minutes or until the top turns golden brown color.

7. Let it cool it in the pan before you apply frosting.

8. To make frosting, place the softened butter into a bowl and give it a mix (mix for 1 minute if you are using a electric mixer)

9. Gradually add powdered sugar and beat well in each addition.

10. Beat until frosting is smooth.

11. Apply this on the cake and your smash cake is ready.

Hope your little one enjoy special buttery treat :P

 

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Tomato Fish Curry

Fish Curry - A day never passes without having fish either for lunch or for dinner at my home. My dad says, his meal is not complete without fish. My mom's fish curry is the best I ever tasted and it always look rich in its color and texture :) (whoever compliments her, she says her mother-in-law's fish curry was the best!!- we miss you grandma) There were days when myself and my sister(luckily my brother kept a safe distance from fish ) used to fight for the earthen pot in which fish curry was prepared. Nothing can beat the taste of it when we mix the rice in it and eat - scrumptious!!

Mom's fish curry is the most sought after by her son-in-law and daughter-in-law as well! I use mom's fish curry recipe every time but it never tasted the same like hers (of course I too use an earthen pot :))

There are many ways to cook fish, but this recipe is a simple tomato Kerala fish curry. This recipe calls for coconut milk instead of ground coconut paste which is commonly used in fish curry.
You can use any type of fish to make this. I have used an earthen pot to make this , if you have one, go for it :)

Ingredients

Fish - 500 g (cleaned and cut into pieces)

Oil -2 tbsp (coconut oil preferred, but you can use any cooking oil too)

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Fenugreek - 1/2 tsp

Ginger - 1/2 tsp (cut into small pieces)

Green chilly - 2 (cut into half)

Curry leaves - few

Onion - 2 medium (chopped in small pieces)
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
Tomato - 1
Coconut Milk - 2 tbsp
Salt - As required
Water -As required

Method

1. Clean and cut the fish into pieces

2. Heat oil in your earthen pot (or any other cooking vessel) and add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and saute for a minute

3. Add ginger, green chilly, curry leaves and saute until they become light brown color.

4. Next add onions and saute until it turns brown color

5. Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt and mix well.

6. Now add chopped tomato and saute until it becomes soft, 

7.Now add water (start with 1/2 cup water) and then add fish and mix gently. (you can add more water depending on what consistency you would have)

8. Allow it to boil. 

9. Once the fish is cooked add coconut milk and mix.

10. Fish curry is ready to serve with rice.

Hope you enjoy it! Pleasure to hear comments/suggestions :)

Kerala

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