ALOO STUFFED OATS BOMB

This idea was hovering around for quite sometime, I finally prepared them last Saturday evening. We had lunch ditto like above. After a bite to these potato stuffed baked oats buns, I felt they can be best eaten as snack with chutney / achar / sauce. In this home, television set is on 24/7 on weekends, I mean as long as husband is at home, it goes on. Even when he sleeps, it goes on as back ground music. Yes, some days I have my breakfast early, non-television enthusiast self gets hooked to it when such beauties come up, thats Sao Paolo. I was enjoying the orchards in Brazil. I don't know proper timings of such shows, because television set goes on, I get to see things of my interest, even cookery shows.

Besides vegetarian snacker ALOO STUFFED OATS BOMB, I also had that raisin & cheese bread I get from local bakery next morning. In some food he enjoys, our boy eats raisins present in them too.  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, 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 don't mind giving due credit to sources. 

I could have prepared vegetarian delight using bread, refined flour, wheat flour, semolina, I wished for healthier, gluten free, vegan 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, having them. Because I am particular about my taste bud, I wished to sit together with my family, enjoy lunch, I prepared the filling like spiced mashed potato. Manual roasters on stove top work better giving them a semi-charred texture, look. 

This is Sunday, May 2026; I re-did it! It's Cristine's day off, she would have given better shape & finish to the snack. An oats dough is difficult to handle.

INGREDIENTS : [FOR  FILLING]

BOILED POTATO : TAKE 2-3 STANDARD SIZED, BOIL THE WAY YOU WISH
CHOPPED CORIANDER : 3-4 TBSP
CHOPPED GREEN CHILLI : 1 TSP
CRUSHED BLACK PEPPER : 1/4 TSP
LEMON JUICE : 2-3 TBSP

CUMIN POWDER : 1/2 TSP

TURMERIC POWDER : 1/2 TSP

RED CHILLI POWDER : 1/2 TSP

CORIANDER POWDER : 1/2 TSP
SALT : AS REQUIRED

OIL : 2 TSP

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

THE FILLING
POWDERED OATS / OAT MEAL : 2 COFFEE MUG

CRUSHED BLACK PEPPER : 1/4 TSP
SALT : AS REQUIRED
WATER : AS REQUIRED
OIL : 1 TBSP + 2 TBSP TO BRUSH

PROCEDURE :

Boil peeled, washed, cut potatoes in enough water. Drain water, mash. Wash, chop green chillies, fresh coriander.

Heat oil in wok, add green chillies, stir, add mashed potato, powdered spices, salt, black pepper powder, stir fry for a while. 

Add lemon juice, fresh coriander. Fold in well. Our filling is ready!

For dough, we have powdered rolled oats in a blender. We will add salt, crushed black pepper to  bowl, mix well.

Thereafter, we are to add oil, rub well for a minute. 

Add water little by little to prepare dough. A dough made with oatmeal will never be smooth, soft, elastic. Don't worry; if it looks tight, messy, you need to add more water. We will manage, win game.

Wet your palm, tear off small portions, make space, stuff with potato filling. Cover it with little of oats dough, prepare bun sized ball. Brush oil.

Grease a bake proof plate, place stuffed balls. 

Mine is convection mode microwave oven.  

I kept bake stand inside, placed plate atop!

I cooked at microwave+grill, combination mode for 15 minutes. Then I turned over, brushed oil, cooked for 10 minutes.

We had them with fresh chilli-coriander chutney!