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Cranberry Jam

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Ingredients

• Fresh Cranberries - 1 bag (8 oz)

• Water - 1 cup

• White Sugar - 1 cup

• Brown Sugar/ Jaggery - 2 cups

• Vineger/ Orange juice - 1/2 cup

• Cardomon powder - a pinch (optional)

Method

• Wash the cranberries and cook it in the microwave for 2 minutes. If you do not have microwave, bring the water to a boil and add the cranberries. When the cranberries skin pops and it is half cooked, remove from stove.

• Puree the cooked cranberries along with the water in a blender.

• In a pan, mix the remaining water, brown sugar, white sugar, vinegar/orange juice, cardomon powder and bring it to a boil.

• Add the cranberry puree and cook until it reaches the jam consitency.

Tips

•    If you like cranberry pieces in the jam just omit steps 1 and 2. Add the fresh cranberries directly to the boiling syrup.

Oats Pancake Recipe or Oats Chilla

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INGREDIENTS

• 2 tbsp oats powder

• 1 tbsp gramflour(besan)

• ½ carrot grated

• ½ onion finely chopped

• ½ tsp turmeric powder

• Salt to taste

• ½ tsp coriander powder

• Black pepper to taste

• Water to make the batter

• Ghee

For More Oats Recipes

METHOD

• In a bowl take the onions and grated carrots.You can add veggies of your choice.

• Add the oats powder, gram flour and all the masala powders and make a dosa type batter.

• Let it rest for 10 minutes.

• Grease a nonstick tawa with ghee.

• The tawa should be heated well and then pour a ladle of the batter.

• Cook on low flame till both sides are done.

• Take out on a plate and serve with tomato ketchup or jam.

Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich

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Ingredients

• French Bread - 4 Slices

• Bananas - 2 (sliced into circles)

• Honey - 4 tbsp 

• Peanut Butter - 4 tbsp

• Butter - as needed for toasting

Method

• Slice the bananas into circles and drizzle the honey over it. Gently toss it together.

• Apply peanut butter on one side of each bread slice and spread the banana mixture over it.

• Top it with the other slice of bread.

• Heat a griddle, add little butter and toast the sandwiches till both sides are brown and crispy.

Serving Suggestion

• Drizzle some honey over the sandwiches, top with some whipped cream, fresh berries and enjoy as a snack or meal.

FAT FREE AND SUGAR FREE CHOCOLATE PUDDING

            Fat free sugar free chocolate pudding is best for all because it does not contain any sugar or fat so diabetic patients also taste it i think they deffinetly love it.

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INGREDIENTS

1. Brown sugar, ½ cup (I used 2/3 rd cup of Splenda to make this pudding as a sugar-free version) 

2. Cornstarch, ¼ cup.

3. Instant coffee powder, 1 tablespoon.

4. Milk, 2 cups. (The book specified soy milk, I have used fat-free milk).

5. Bittersweet chocolate, 2 ounces, chopped. (I have used ¼ cup of cocoa powder).

6. Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon.

7. Salt, a pinch.

8. Chopped walnuts, ¼ cup. (I have used walnuts here for its health benefits, since this pudding is free of any bad fats, I have named this pudding as a fat-free pudding, again this chocolate pudding can be transformed into a completely fat-free pudding by omitting the walnuts).

Kids Choco Melody Recipe

PREPARATION:

1. Heat the milk in a pot and add the cocoa powder. Keep mixing until there are no lumps. 
2. Add the salt and Splenda and mix well. Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water and add it to the pudding along with the vanilla extract. 
3. The pudding will start to thicken as soon as the cornstarch is added.
4.  Keep mixing under low heat for 2 more minutes, add the chopped walnuts, and switch off the stove. 
5. Once the pudding has cooled, transfer to serving bowls and chill it in the refrigerator by closing it with a plastic wrap to avoid any skimming.

OATS WHEAT RAVVA IDLY

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INGREDIENTS:

• Cracked wheat, 1 cup.

•  Oats flour or oats bran, ½ cup. (To make oats flour, blend regular oats in a blend to a powder texture).

• Thick sour yogurt, 1 cup.

•  Water, 2/3 cup or more depending upon batter thickness.

• Baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon.

•  Salt, ½ teaspoon.

•  Chopped cilantro, ¼ cup.

•  Broken cashews.

For Oats Veg Upma

PREPARATION:

• Fry the cashews in a little oil until they turn golden brown. Mix wheat rava, oat bran, beaten curd, baking soda, salt, cashews, chopped cilantro with 2/3 cup of water.

•  Add more water if needed until the desired consistency is reached. The batter should be just thick enough to pour into the molds. 

• Pour the batter into regular idlis mould and steam for 10 minutes. Once cooled, remove from the mould and serve hot with any chutney or sambar.

Variation: 

• Mustard seeds can be spluttered and added to the batter and fried channa dhal can also be added.

OATS VEGITABLE MASALA UPMA

OATS VEGETABLE UPMA FOR DIABETICS

Oats also best for diabetic patients.It controls sugar levels.   

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INGREDIENTS:

• Rolled oats, 1 cup.

• Onion, medium size, 1.

• Roma tomato, 1.

• Green chilies, 2.

• Mixture of chopped vegetables like carrot, green beans, capsicum, cauliflower, green peas, 1 cup. (I have used red bell pepper, carrot, and green peas)

• Ginger-garlic paste, 1 teaspoon.

• Chili powder, 1 to ½ teaspoon depending upon preferred spice level.

• Mustard seeds, ½ teaspoon.

• Cinnamon, a small stick.

• Bay leaf, 1.

• Fennel seeds, ¼ teaspoon.

• Clove, 2.

• Curry leaves, 3-4.

• Chopped cilantro for garnishing.

• Salt as per taste.

PREPARATION:

• Dry roast the oats under low-to-medium flame for 5-7 minutes and let it cool. 

• Chop the onion and tomato and slit the green chilies into 2. 

• Heat a thick-bottomed pan with a tablespoon of oil. When the oil is hot, 

• add the mustard seeds and let it splutter. 

• Then add the cinnamon stick, bay leaf, cloves, and fennel seeds and fry for a few seconds. 

• Add the chopped onions now and sauté for a few minutes until the onions are tender. 

• Then add the chopped tomatoes along with the green chilies, curry leaves, and salt and keep sautéing until everything is well blended. 

• Add the chopped mixed vegetables along with chili powder and keep frying under low flame for 2-3 minutes until the chili powder loses its raw smell.

•  Add 2 cups of water now and let it come to a boil. Once the water starts to boil, reduce the flame and add the oats. 

• Mix everything once and cook closed for10 minutes under low-to-medium flame. Do not stir in between, this helps the oats from getting too mushy. 

• Garnish with chopped cilantro once the upma turns dry and the vegetables have been cooked and serve hot with pickle.