ALOO STUFFED OATS BOMB

This idea was hovering around for quite sometime, I finally prepared them last Saturday evening. We had dinner ditto like above. We had some dal, mutton. In fact, after giving a bite to these potato stuffed baked oats buns, I felt they can be best eaten as snack with chutney / achar / sauce. Thats what I did the next morning. In this home, the television set is on 24/7 on weekends, I mean as long as husband is at home, it  on. Even when he sleeps, it has to go on back ground music. Yes, some days I have my breakfast early, the not that much of television enthusiast self gets hooked to it when such beauties come up, that is Sao Paolo. I was enjoying the orchards in Brazil. I do not know the proper timings of such shows, because the television set goes on and on, I get to see things of my interest, even cookery shows.

Besides the vegetarian snacker ALOO STUFFED OATS BOMB, I also had that raisin & cheese bread I get from local bakery. In some food he enjoys, our boy eats raisins present in them too.  The filling I used is just the one I prepare my potato bharta as, you can choose yours. If you choose my way of doing it, you win. Go less cheesy at times, it helps.

Last week was too much cooking, eating out. On Saturday, I cooked with everything leftover in freezer and vegetable box. I have clicked four pieces of this fish and five pieces of that, a little of this vegetable and of that, will share in public when my mood permits. At this moment, I am eager to share this more or less healthy creation of mine, a vegetarian snack recipe today with you. There may be a number of similar recipes in internet but be assured, I have not browsed any of them. Else, I do not mind giving due credit to the sources. 

I could have prepared vegetarian delight using bread, refined flour, wheat flour, semolina, I wished for a healthier, gluten free dish today for all X-Mas revellers. I have at least twenty Bengali dishes in line to be shared, I am eager to but I value all my readers, friends around, I sincerely hope this low oil, tasty snack recipe ALOO STUFFED OATS BOMB catches your fancy, you enjoy doing and having them. Because I am particular about my taste bud, I wished to sit together with my family, enjoy the dinner, I prepared the filling similar to "aloo choka". I have oven baked stuffed oats buns to lessen the ordeal of our help, else manual roasters on stove top work better giving them a semi-charred texture, look. Switching on bake option, I sat for half an hour, while Cristine cleaned kitchen top for a normal photography session.

INGREDIENTS : [FOR THE FILLING]

BOILED POTATO : TAKE 3 STANDARD SIZED AND BOIL THE WAY YOU WISH
CHOPPED ONION : 1/2SMALL TEACUP [OF ONE STANDARD SIZED]
CHOPPED CORIANDER : 3-4TBSP
CHOPPED GREEN CHILLI : 11/2TBSP
CRUSHED BLACK PEPPER : 1/4TSP
OIL : 3TBSP
LEMON JUICE : 2-3TBSP
SALT : AS REQUIRED

INGREDIENTS : [TO SHAPE THE FINAL THING- A YUMMY SNACK]

THE FILLING
POWDERED OATS / OAT MEAL : 2COFFEE MUG
SALT : AS REQUIRED
BAKING POWDER : 1TSP
BAKING SODA : 2PINCH
WATER : AS REQUIRED
OIL : 3TBSP + 3-4TBSP TO BRUSH

PROCEDURE :

For dough, we have powdered rolled oats in a blender. We will add baking powder and baking soda, salt to  bowl, mix well.

Add oil, rub well for a minute. Add water little by little to form a dough. A dough made with oatmeal will never be smooth, soft and elastic like one done with refined, wheat flour. Do not worry if it looks tight, messy and you need to add more water. We will manage and win the game.

Cover dough, wash your hands, mash the boiled potatoes adding salt, oil.

We had chopped and washed lemon slices, coriander+onion+green chilli.

We will add them, lemon juice, crushed black pepper to potato mash, mix well. Our filling is ready.

Now remove cover from oats dough, give a loose knead. Please do not get disheartened if it feels tight, messy. If required, add little water, knead.

Tear off small portions, make space, stuff with the potato filling. Cover it with little of oats dough, prepare a smooth bun sized ball.

Grease you palms with oil for smoother balls. I did one, Cristine did rest.

Grease a bake proof plate, place stuffed balls. Brush with oil, prick all over them with a fork.

I use convection mode microwave oven for my bakes. So, I keep the bake stand inside while preheating. I preheated it at 180*C for 10 minutes.

I baked for 24-26 minutes at 180*C. In between I took them out to brush oil.

If you want browner look, crisper cover, you have to bake more.

We enjoyed a hearty meal with raita, dal, mutton and POTATO STUFFED OATS BOMB.