Showing posts with label Pancakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pancakes. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Egg Pancake with Oats and Quark !

Yes, thats all the ingredients needed to make this easy breezy fluffy egg pancake ! Easy to prepare in less than 15 minutes, this rich and wholesome breakfast is a savior on lazy weekends or any busy mornings !

















This recipe caught my eye when I was glancing through the websites for new breakfast ideas and the richness of the ingredients and the simple procedure stayed in my mind that I almost forgot to note its source. Boy, how sorry I feel for it as it has given me a recipe which has almost become a part of my regular diet and is often made in my kitchen.
You can for sure satisfy all the taste buds of your family members from a tiny toddler to your granny. I vouch for this recipe as it has been tried and has become a regular thing even to my grandma-in-law back home in India!

Ingredients:
Eggs - 2 or 3
Rolled Oats - 2 tbsp
Quark (curd cheese) - 2 tbsp
Salt - a pinch
Ground Cinnamon - 1/4 tsp (optional)

Method :
1. Combine and fold all the ingredients to form a batter of slightly thick consistency.(If its too runny add another 1/2 tbsp rolled oats).
2. Pour the batter over a non-stick pan and cook for about 2 minutes on a medium flame until the sides are cooked. Flip the sides and cook for another 2 minutes or until done.

2. Drizzle with generous amount of Maple syrup or honey or any sugar free syrup and serve warm.






Now lets take few minutes to shed light on the health benefits of the ingredients used.
* Oats are the nutritious comfort grains packed with rich minerals like potassium, iron, folic acid, and many vitamins. Its a good source of fiber and helps regulate our digestive system and thats why, is highly recommended for children, adults or pregnant women who suffer from constipation. The more diverse importance of oats in pregnancy can be found here. Also, consumption of oats is said to have effects on increased milk production in postpartum moms.

* Quark is a spreadable German cheese, which means "curd" or "cheese curd" usually served with Breads or mixed with fruits to make Salads or in desserts or mixed with herbs and spread on Baked potatoes ! It can be eaten like yogurt or simply mixed with jams. An important ingredient in the classic German cheese cake, it has a smooth and creamy texture somewhat like ricotta, slightly sweeter than yogurts and sour creams and is so easy to play around to please anyone's palates.
It is basically curdled milk high in proteins, calcium and phosphate and used extensively here and accounts for half of the total cheese consumption in Germany! Germans just love it and having lived here for so long, its needless to mention about my love for it. After reading this, if you have started getting more interested about this cheese you can check here. If you are living in a place where its difficult to get, you could make it in your home just like yogurts. Check here and here for instructions.

* Eggs have good source of proteins, and good fat. Its also a diet food which attracts many youngsters and weight-watchers ! It also provides valuable iron, B vitamins and minerals, including the folate recommended for pregnant women.

Iam sure you would not underestimate this pancake which has all the goodness in it and makes you full for another 3-4 hours !

Notes:
1. For kids, reduce the quantity of ingredients used to half and serve small sized pancakes.
2. If you dont get quark, use yogurt instead. Hang the yogurt in a muslin cloth and drain away all the water from it and use the resulting thickened curd for this recipe.
3. If you dont prefer a sweety breakfast, you can use dips or chutneys instead for side dish. So versatile this pancake isnt it ?

Iam sending this delicious teat to my event Healthy Morsels-Pregnancy.
Ayeesha's Any One Can Cook series-45

and to "Just 4 Fun" event at Good Food



Thursday, January 5, 2012

Crepe Rolls with Smoked Salmon

Smoked Fish was something which was not my taste initially, maybe because of its "raw" uncooked look.......but as I got used to seeing it everyday in the refrigerator (yeah, thats my husband's favourite and it gets into our shopping cart everytime we shop), somehow eventually developed a liking for it over the past 6 years...So when I came across this recipe in one of my cookbooks gifted by Umm Mymoonah when she visited me, I knew I was going to surprise my dear Hubby for his breakfast. The thin slices of Smoked Fish rolled along with the freshly prepared crepes and Cream Cheese leave a good taste in the mouth unlike the "only sweet" breakfasts !

Ingredients
All Purpose flour - 125 gms
Milk - 250 ml
Eggs - 2
Butter - 4 tsp
Fresh Dill or frozen - 1/4 cup (chopped finely)
Cream Cheese - 200 gms
Double Cream - 2 tbsp
Smoked Salmon slices - 400 gms
Salt - to taste
Pepper - to taste
Few Toothpicks

Method
1. Sift the flour and add the milk and a pinch of salt. Mix well until smooth.
2. Beat the eggs and add to the milk-flour mixture. Set aside this batter for about 10 minutes.
3. In a non-stick pan, heat a tsp of butter. Add 1/4th of the batter and quickly rotate the pan to spread the batter to the sides. Cook for about 2 minutes, until the side facing the pan turns slightly golden brown. Flip the side and cook for a minute again. Remove from heat and set aside.
4. Repeat the process for the rest of the batter.
5. Make a smooth paste of the cream cheese with the double cream. Spice it a bit with pepper and salt. Add dill and combine everything well.
6. Spread a thin layer of this cream cheese paste over the prepared crepes. Layer it with the Salmon slices and then carefully roll the crepes like a swiss roll and cut into small slices of about 2 to 3 cms thickness. Hold the cut pieces individually using toothpicks. They are now ready to serve.

Note :
Tastes best when eaten immediately.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

French Crepes



Ingredients
All purpose flour - 3/4 cup
milk - 1 cup
Eggs - 3
Butter - 4 tbsp
Sugar - 1tbsp
vanilla extract - 2 or 3 drops
pinch of salt

Method

1. Boil the milk.
2. Add the butter into the milk and stir well.
3. In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients and beat in 3 eggs.
4. Slowly add the boiled milk into the dry ingredients mixture. Mix well to form a batter of flowing consistency.
5. Take a non-stick pan and heat it on a medium range flame. 
6. Take a big spoonfull of batter and pour it on the pan. Immediately and quickly rotate the pan spreading the batter to the sides. Cook for 2 min. and turn the side and cook for another 1 min.
7. Spread chocolate cream (e.g. nutella) on one half side of the crepes and stuff in cut bananas, or nuts or any fruit of your choice.