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almond butter oatmeal cookies Baking with whole grains is so simple. Did I say baking with oat flour isn't that difficult? If you are a frequent guest on my blog, you already know that oatmeal is a superfood to include in your diet. Here I am with another batch of healthy cookies with oatmeal. I am a health freak, but I am a cookie lover as well. Yes, I am too fond of cookies. If you have landed on this page, this shows you, too, are bitten by the cookie bug. Isn't it? Well, it may be your love for cookies or for family that loves cookies that you have taken to cookie making. My cookie baking journey has been a beautiful ride thus far. It does not mean I haven't tasted failures. I have had too many failures in cookie making, and the journey is a sweet bitter story sometimes. But I am not someone to be taken aback. You hand me some nuts and I will make cookies out of them. This is what cookie making is all about for me. homemade oat flour cookies Anyway ...

ragi cookies I am a big fan of oatmeal digestives. This was the time to experiment with finger millet. This batch of ragi digestives gets inspiration from Padhu's Kitchen . I have always wanted to try out healthy cookies with whole grains. This recipe is exactly what I have always dreamed of - sweet, subtle flavors that are almost certain to make you nostalgic. Tea and cookies are a match made in haven. Undoubtedly, this is a delectable combination. If you are a tea lover like me, you have got to be in love with cookies. When you can bake healthy whole grain cookies at home, you already know you have got a perfect accompaniment with your hot cup of tea. Biscuits are usually made with white flour,  fats, and white sugar, besides a long list of additives and preservatives. Perhaps you know that these do no good to you body. Indeed these are harmful. ragi digestives Additives and flavoring agents ensure a longer shelf life, while the latter add flavors to the biscu...

atta methi knots Looking for some healthy snacks? What if I say I can give you the recipe of whole wheat flour snacks? Would you be surprised? Well, whole wheat flour does make snacks healthier. But white flour makes them little more crispy, crunchy, and yes tasty. I sometimes wonder whether we can replicate the same taste with whole wheat grains. These days I no longer doubt the capability of wheat to give us tasty bites. For I am experimenting with this healthy grain and have come up with some healthy treats for you all. This whole wheat puff recipe is one such healthy treat that you would want to try again and again. I was cloud 9 when my dear friend Anna gave me the feedback on this recipe. She was exceedingly happy with the baked goodies from whole wheat flour. Why I choose Whole Wheat Flour Over Maida/White Flour? A little bit on my love for whole grain puffs Patiala is my hometown. It's a small city in Punjab state. One reason I love old towns is the...

This is another of my experiments with baking with whole grains. Perhaps you have seen me experiment a lot with almonds. You have also seen my cookie experiments with almond butter. This time I have come up with an almond butter cake with whole wheat. If you have been wondering how to make eggless whole wheat cake with almond butter, then this recipe may come in handy. Since my almond butter banana ice cream experiment was a hit, my hands have been itching to include almond butter in my bakes. This was the perfect day for another experiment. almond butter cake with whole wheat flour The whole wheat cake without egg is going to be a hit in your family. We loved this eggless cake, bursting with almond butter flavor. I am sure the whole wheat cake recipe won't disappoint you either. The best thing about this baked beauty is that you can experiment with flavor - add either bournvita to tempt the taste buds of kids or include coffee for flavor for elders. All in al...

how to cook gingerbread cake Baking with whole grains can be addictive, especially if you love cakes. If you spice it up with ginger, you get a delicious spicy cake with atta. Oh yea - a ginger cake. This is a simple gur gingerbread cake with whole wheat. Call it atta cake or ginger cake, it is bursting with flavors from roasted nuts and spiced up with ginger juices. Yes, the cake does not use sugar, substituting it with jaggery powder. For a spicy twist, I have added ginger. It works as a tea cake. You may make a dense ginger cake with just 4 key ingredients - eliminate milk, curd, and oil from the recipe and replace them with clarified butter to make a dense tea cake that everyone will love. But mine is a healthier and lighter version of tea cake with ginger. eggless gingerbread cake with whole wheat Eggless Ginger Cake Ingredients wheat - 1 cup suji/semolina- 1 tbsp Oatmeal- 2 tbsp (optional) Ghee/butter- 2 tsp Oil-3 tsp (you may substitu...

whole grain cookies Baking with whole grains is easy. Agree? I have been doing so for over a year, trying out different cookie variations with healthy grains. I am quite happy with the results. Almonds are my favorite nuts. I prefer to add them to my cookies. However, the addition of almond meal makes a big difference to the taste of cookies. I have added almond powder to my previous batches, wherein I used ground almonds for the recipe, but almond meal enhances the taste to the next level. Here's why you should include nuts for a healthy heart. Let's see what all I have included in these healthy whole wheat cookies with almond meal. baking with whole grains Oatmeal Cookie Ingredients almond meal 1 cup- wheat flour 1/2 cup- oatmeal 2 tbsp- milk powder 1 cup- almond meal (check the recipe of almond meal here ) 1/2cup-besan (chickpea flour) 1 tsp- baking soda or powder 4 tbsp- sugar powder (more or less as per your taste) 2 tbsp- chille...

oats atta cookies After a long break, it's time to bake another healthy cookie batch. This time I have experimented with baking with whole grains, so I have come up with oatmeal cookies with almond. Homemade cookies Ingredients atta cookies 1/2 cup- oats 1/2 cup- wheat flour 1/2 cup- besan (gram flour) 1/2 cup- suji (semolina) 1/2 cup- almond powder 1 tsp- baking powder 4 tbsp- ghee/butter 3 tbsp- oil 3 tbsp- sugar powder (you may add more, depending on your taste..I take less sugar) 1 tbsp- curd (optional) 2 tbsp- milk (or more if the dough feels too dry) 4-5 elaichi (cardamom) pieces, 1 small cinnamon stick (dalchini) Baking with whole grains Process oats cookies Grind oats. Grind almonds. Sieve baking powder, wheat flour, gram flour, suji. Mix almond powder. Add sugar. Add ghee, oil, curd, milk, elaichi, and cinnamon.  Put this mixture in a grinder. You may use your food processor...this will ensure instant mixing of ingr...

ragi cookies Baking with whole grains is easy. Whether you are looking for ragi cookies or nachini cookies, you will find it all here. After a successful attempt at baking badam atta cookies, I have given ragi (finger millet) a try. Here I have come up with ragi badaam (almond) cookies. An extremely nutritious grain, ragi is rich in proteins & minerals. The antioxidant-rich finger millet flour helps boost body vigor and keeps you young :) You may replace sugar and make ragi cookies with jaggery. This ragi cookie without butter recipe is surely going to please your body, mind, and soul, for the health benefits of nachini or ragi are explicit and the ragi biscuits taste yummy. The distinct flavor of ragi is certainly going to be addictive. I am already addicted to ragi, for its color, scent, and taste reminds of the quintessential muddy smell of the earth. Ingredients 1/2 cup- wheat flour 1/2 cup- ragi flour (you may dry roast it) 1/4 cup - suji (semolin...

ragi crackers Baking cookies at home can be addictive. I have experienced it fully. Ever since I started making cookies at home, I have never looked back. Baking with oat flour is easy if you add the right amount of ingredients. Oatmeal makes a perfect snack when blended with other whole grains. Rich in fiber and calcium, oatmeal and ragi flour make a perfect blend. savory ragi crackers 1 cup- Ragi flour 1/2 cup - wheat flour 3/4 cup - Oats 1 tbsp- curd 5-6 tbsp - chilled water (you may need little more water) 3 tbsp- olive oil (or any vegetable oil) Salt as per taste Red chilly flakes 1 tsp - Roasted flax seed powder (alsi) 1/2 tsp - Sesame seeds (roasted) - optional 1/4tsp- Ajwain/carom seeds 1/2tsp or more- cumin seeds/ jeera 1/2 tsp -Ginger paste 1 fat pinch of baking soda 1 pinch sugar You can add any spices or herbs of your choice Baking with whole Grains Process Preheat the oven for 10 mins at 180 degrees. Roast ragi flour ...

In pursuit of healthy recipes, I am now attempting a few simple cookie recipes without raising agents. You are here for a no baking powder cookie recipe as well. Worry not! I am making a collection of such cookie and cake recipes that do not use raising agents. I have tried out a few and shall continue to update the page as I go along. This page is all about healthy nankhatai - say oats nankhatai, and atta nankhatai. atta nankhatai So let's come back to the atta nankhatai recipe without baking powder. I would have never thought of it a year back. But these days, I am experimenting with a few bakes to make my previous baked goodies healthier.   Let's see what I have come up with here in this new atta oats nankhatai recipe without baking soda or powder. nankhatai atta whole wheat flour Ingredients 1/2 cup- whole wheat flour 1/2 cup- oatmeal (or you make take an additional 1/2 cup of whole wheat instead) 2 tbsp- desi ghee/ butter at room temper...