Okonomiyaki | Japanese Pancakes

Okonomiyaki is Japanese pancake made of eggs & flour mixed with few veggies, noodles & topped with a special sauce to complete the recipe. The name okonomiyaki means "As you like it" or "What to like it" & sure you can literally add anything you like. I have seen few recipe which kept on adding & adding lot of layers to this pancake. 
Okonomiyaki pancakes are topped with a special sauce named as Okonomiyaki sauce. But to customize it I followed the recipe below I mentioned & customized it to our taste buds. me & hubby like spicy things, so I added some sriracha sauce to kick some heat {Though it wasn't enough for us :)}. Try these breakfast pancakes, sure you will love them.

Adapted from here.
Prep Time-10mins | Cook Time-15mins | Serves-4large pancakes 
Ingredients 
4Eggs 
1/4Cup wheat flour {replace with all-purpose flour}
1Cup shredded cabbage 
2Carrots grated 
2Scallions chopped 
1Tsp salt 
2Tbs oil 
Okonomiyaki Sauce {Not the traditional sauce}
1Tsp soy sauce
1Tbs tomato ketchup 
1Tbs mayonnaise 
1Tbs dijon mustard 
2Tbs sriracha sauce
1Tsp honey 
- Mix in all the above ingredients & keep aside. Adjust the flavors if needed.
Garnish 
Few scallions chopped 
Few sesame seeds
Directions
- In a bowl whisk eggs & wheat flour to a smooth paste.
- To that bowl mix in cabbage, carrot, scallions & salt.
- Heat a non-stick pan with little oil & pour in the batter in to a circle form.
- Cook it completely on one side, till it is slightly brown & liquid on top of pancake is vanished. Then flip it to the other side. 
- Cook for few seconds or till it goes to light brown in color.
- Remove it from pan & repeat the same with rest of the batter.
- Lay a pancake in a plate & top it with okonomiyaki  sauce along with scallions & sesame seeds. 
Note
- Batter is thick & easy to handle. 
- Traditional okonomiyaki sauce consists of worcestershire sauce & it's not vegetarian. So I made this my own version of sauce.
- You can add in your choice of vegetables apart from the one's I added. 

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Ebelskiver ~ Danish Pancakes

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Ebelskiver are Danish cute little puffed pancakes, which are made using a special pan to get their shape. This pancakes can be served as breakfast, dessert or also as a snack. You can serve them with jam's, flavored butter or can top with any of your favorite fruits along with dried nuts. 
The basic recipe of ebelskiver, which I got from a cookbook included eggs in it. I tried replacing eggs & it worked out fine in this dish. The ebelskiver is very similar to paniyaram pan you get in India. Here I'm sharing a eggless version of these delicious pancakes you will love.

Adapted from a cookbook.
Prep Time-10mins | Cook Time-10mins | Yields-18ebelskivers
Ingredients
1Cup All-purpose flour
3Tbs sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2Tsp baking soda
1/2Tsp baking powder
1/2Cup yogurt
1Cup milk
1Tsp apple cider vinegar
1/2Tsp cinnamon powder
2Tbs butter

Topping

Few chopped almonds
2Tbs honey
Directions 
- In a bowl sieve flour, baking soda, baking powder & cinnamon powder. 
- In another bowl whisk sugar , salt, yogurt, milk & apple cider vinegar until sugar dissolves completely. 
- Now mix in dry ingredients with the wet ones. 
- Meanwhile heat the Ebelskiver pan. Rub the pancake holes with butter. 
- Fill in the holes with batter completely. Allow the batter to cook. You can see a crust formed & the edges are well done. 
- Now use a skewer & turn them to the other side. Allow them to cook completely on other side too.
- Now repeat the same with left over batter. 
- while serving top the ebelskiver with honey & almonds. Serve them warm.
Note
- If you are adding eggs, then omit apple cider vinegar from the recipe. 
- Adjust the sugar if you want it to be on sweeter side.
- Topping can be any of your choice. 

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Banana Almond Overnight Oatmeal

Breakfast is the important meal of the day & it should be healthy, nutritious & should also be the heaviest meal of your day.  Here I'm sharing a breakfast for healthier you, which can be made in no time & also satisfies your taste buds too. 
Banana Almond Overnight Oatmeal is a simple & tempting breakfast. This recipe can be customized according to your taste, where in oatmeal meal remains the same, while toppings can be changed accordingly.

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- Overnight Oatmeal with Mango & Almonds | How to Make No Cook Oatmeal

Prep Time- 8hrs | Serves-2people
Ingredients 
1Cup oats {old fashioned oats}
2Cups milk
5Tsp brown sugar
1/2Tsp vanilla extract
Few chopped almonds 
Banana pieces chopped 
1Tsp honey
Directions 
- Take 2 bowls & add 1/2 a cup of oats in each. 
- Add 1Cup milk in each bowl. 
- Add 1/4Tsp of vanilla extract in each bowl.
- Next add 2&1/2Tsp of sugar to each bowl. Mix them well.
- Close with a lid & allow them to sit in refrigerator overnight. 
- When you are ready to eat garnish with banana's & almonds.
- Drizzle honey & enjoy your break fast. 
Note
- You can replace vanilla extract with almond extract. 
- Instead of brown sugar you add regular white sugar. 
- You can double this recipe to accommodate more people. 

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Chocolate Coconut Rolls

Chocolate coconut rolls are made eggless with very interesting filling in them. These are similar to cinnamon rolls, which are sticky & yummy. 
Eggless - I followed a vegan recipe to eliminate eggs from them & loved them very well. 
Brown sugar - I always loved the taste of brown sugar & replaced normal sugar to it. I don't know if that had changed the color a little to the rolls but for sure they were very tasty. 
Glaze - The glaze was simple & I glazed it just for the pictures. I loved the rolls as they are. 

Prep Time-3hrs {rising time & making} | Cook Time-20-25mins | Yields-16 rolls
Adapted From:Whipped
Ingredients 
4&1/4Cup all purpose flour
1/4Cup flour for dusting {use as needed}
1Pack instant yeast
1Cup milk
1/4Cup water {use as needed}
1/2Cup brown sugar 
1/4Tsp salt
6Tbs butter @ room temperature
1Tsp olive oil 
Chocolate Coconut Filling 
1/2Cup grated dry coconut
1/4Cup hershey's unsweetened chocolate powder
3/4Cup brown sugar 
2Tbs sugar
2Tbs butter melted 
Glaze 
1Cup powdered sugar 
2Tbs water

Making the dough
- Grease a big bowl with olive oil & set aside.
- In a bowl take milk & sugar. Dissolve sugar completely. 
- In a bowl take flour, salt, butter, yeast, milk & sugar mixture.
- Mix flour by adding little by little water as needed.
- Now dust the wooden board with flour. Knead flour for 10mins. 
- Place the dough in oiled bowl & cover it. 
- Allow dough to rise double of it's size. Time might vary but it will be ready in 1&1/2hrs. 
Making of filling & rolling 
- Grease a cooking pan with butter & set side
- Mix coconut, chocolate & sugar in a bowl.
- Transfer the dough on to a dusted wooden board. 

- Using a roll pin spread the dough equally in to a rectangular shape. 
- Brush the dough with butter & spread the chocolate coconut mixture equally. 

- Now roll it from side as shown in the figure. 
- Cut the dough in to 16 equal rolls.
- Now arrange the rolls into pan as shown above. 
- Allow the dough to raise for 30mins. 
Baking rolls
- Pre heat oven @350degrees. 
- Once the rolls are raised brush them with some butter. 
- Bake them @ 350 degrees for 20mins to 25mins or until they are lightly browned. 
- Remove roll from oven & allow them to cool. 
Glaze
- In a bowl mix sugar & water. Allow sugar to dissolve completely. 
- Spread the glaze on the cooled rolls. 
- Rolls are ready to serve.
Note
- You can add 1egg while making the dough. 
- For dough you can replace butter with olive oil.

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Overnight Oatmeal with Mango & Almonds | How to Make No Cook Oatmeal

Overnight Oatmeal is a simple yet easy way of making your breakfast ahead of time. It is healthy & feels filling in your tummy. Breakfast is the main meal of the day & it is supposed to be heavier then lunch or dinner, so you should always love gobble on healthy breakfast.

The recipe I'm sharing includes old fashioned oats, milk, mango pieces & yummy almonds on top. I came across few recipes that used yogurt as well in the recipe. I'm sure going to use it in my next recipe, but for now enjoy this dish & don't skip your breakfast.

Prep Time-8hrs | Serves-2people
Ingredients
1/2Cup + 4Tbs oat {old fashioned oats}
1Cup milk {almond milk}
4Tsp brown sugar
1/2Cup finely chopped mangoes
Few almonds chopped for garnish
Directions
- Take 2 bowls. 
- Add 1/4cup + 2Tbs of oats in each bowl. 
- Next add 1/2 cup milk in each bowl.
- Now add 2tsp sugar in each bowl.
- Next add the 1/4cup chopped mango on them. 
- Now refrigerate them overnight. 
- While serving top the bowls with almonds.
Note
- You can play with flavors as you like. 
- The quantity of oats was sufficient & perfect for me. Adjust oats as needed.
- You can replace brown sugar with normal sugar.

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Omelette in Mug

Omelette in Mug - Yes, you read it right. I made an omelet in mug & it was awesome. I came across this recipe in a food site & decided on trying it. I like the traditional way of making omelet but, this way it reduces the make time & less messy too.
This omelette is made of egg whites, but you can also use a whole egg if you like. Egg whites are filled with protein & I love getting protein through food rather than powders. I avoided using oil in this dish & off course you are free to use it. If you want to use oil, grease the mugs with some oil as needed. Using a microwave simplifies & takes less time in cooking. In this dish we microwave it for just 2minutes & the omelette is ready.

Prep Time - 5mins | Cook Time-2minutes | Serves-2people 
Ingredients 
5Egg whites
1/2cup finely chopped onions 
1Tsp red chilli powder {cayenne pepper}
pinch of turmeric
1/4Tsp garam masala powder {optional} 
Salt to taste
Few coriander leaves to garnish
Directions 
- In a bowl add above ingredients other than coriander leaves. 
- Mix them well. Adjust salt & spiciness if needed. 
- Take 2mugs & fill them up half the way. 
- Now microwave it for 1minute.  Take it out & mix the ingredients. 
- Now microwave for another 1minute.
- If you find any liquid then microwave again.
- Garnish with coriander & serve. 
Note
- Microwaving time varies with instrument. Adjust time as needed. 
- You can add veggies if you like. 
- Always use bigger mug. 
- Grease the mugs if you like to. 
- You can use whole egg with out discarding yellows.

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Kande Poha {Version 2}

Madhya Pradesh is situated in central part of India. The staple food are wheat, meat, rice & fish. They changed from region to region. The well know dishes from this state are korma, sabudana Kichiri, biryani, pilaf, dal bafla, milk based dishes & many more.
Kande Poha is a breakfast dish & it is served along with jalebi in Indore and Malwa regions. The fennel seeds added in the dish varies this dish from Maharashtrian style kande poha.

Prep Time-10mins | Cook Time-15mins | Serves-1person
Adapted From : Desi Soccer Mom
Ingredients
1Cup thick poha {flattened Rice}
1small onion finely chopped
1Small potato finely chopped
2Green chili's slit into half
1/4Cup green peas 
1/2Tsp turmeric
1Tsp sugar
Salt to taste
1Tbs lemon juice {optional}

Few coriander leaves for garnish 

2Tbs coconut flakes for garnish
For seasoning 
1Tbs oil
1Tsp mustard seeds
1Tsp fennel seeds
Few curry leaves 
Directions
- Wash poha with water & drain any left over water. Keep aside. 
- Heat pan with oil. To that add mustards, fennel & curry leaves.
- Once the mustard starts jumping add onions & green chili's to pan. 
- Fry them translucent & add potatoes & green peas to pan. 
- Close pan with lid & cook till potatoes are cooked. 
- Check if potatoes are cooked. Then add turmeric, sugar, salt & poha to pan. Mix them well & adjust taste if needed. 
- Cook poha on low heat for 2min-3mins. Switch off heat. Mix lemon juice with poha.
- Garnish with coriander leaves & grated coconut.
Note
- As mentioned lemon juice is optional. Drizzling a little will boost the flavor of the dish.
- Recipe I followed used fruits like pomegranate & grapes as garnish.

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Chilka Roti | Rice Roti | Chawal Ki Roti {Instant Version}

Jharkhand is one of the eastern states in India. It was part of Bihar until 2000 & later became an individual state. Rice is staple here & they make different variety of dishes using rice like roti, dhuska, pittha & many more. 
Chilka Roti is one of those dishes made of rice flour & besan. This dish is made for special occasions & enjoyed along with chana dal chutney. This dish is also similar to "Dosa" a South Indian dish. I made an instant version of this dish,but in general this dish is made of soaked rice, chana dal & grind to smooth batter. Enjoy the instant version of this dish as it is simple & consumes less time in making. 

Prep Time-45mins | Cook Time-15mins | Serves-8to9 roti
Adapted Here:WahSush Kitchen
Ingredients 
1Cup Rice flour 
3/4Cup besan {Gram flour}
2Cups water
2Green chili's minced 
1Tsp jeera 
Salt to taste
1Tbs oil or as needed
Directions 
- In a bowl mix all the ingredients other than oil. Adjust salt if needed. 
- Cover it & let it sit for 30min. 
- Heat a non-stick pan. Brush a little oil to pan. Then take a ladle full of batter & roll it on pan. Spread batter thin & brush ends with little oil. 
- Cook for 20sec & then lift it from the edges moving towards the center. Flip the roti & cook on other side. 
- Repeat the same with rest of the batter.
- Serve warm with chutney. 

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Quick Oatmeal with Honey & Dates

Sharing a recipe of simple & easy breakfast to start a day in healthier way. 

Ingredients 
1/2 Cup old fashioned oats 
1/2 Cup milk 
2 Tbs. honey
3 Tbs. finely chopped dates
1 Tbs. chopped almonds 

- In a microwave safe bowl add oats & milk. Microwave it for 2 to 3mins. Check if the oats are cooked or not. If not cook for another 2mins.

- Add honey & dates to the oatmeal & mix them well.

- Top with almonds & enjoy it.

Note:
- Adjust the honey sweetness if you need.