Sunday, January 9, 2011

A Winning Moment - Oats Cookies

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Competitions always help me boost my spirit and the winning moments challenge me to keep the spirit going on. :)

Yesterday was one such occasion that made me feel good about what I am doing :)

The popular brand Saffola had challenged a contest on cooking with Oats.

After rambling for a long time with mom and few friends of mine, I decided to go for "Oats cookies" as my entry to the contest. :)
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The contest comprised of a quick quiz on oats as the first round, slogan writing contest as the second, a 10 min vegetable carving contest as third which was followed by the display of our prepared oats dish.

“The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else.” - Geoffrey Gaberino

True to the saying, I have always tried only to give my best in what I do and don't expect the results.
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Fortunately my hard work paid off and I won the contest under all the categories. :)

Won the first place for vegetable carving and first under the oats sweet category.

And my slogan "Vote is for a healthy nation! Oats is for a healthy human!" won the third place too.

I also bagged the over all title "Miss Saffola Oats Queen 2011" and was crowned by the renowned cooks Mrs. Mallika Badrinath and Chef Damodaran.

I was on cloud 9 and it would remain in my memories as one of the best moments of my life :)
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I made this oats cookie house for decoration and this center piece was the special attraction to my entry.
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Ingredients:

Oats - 1 cup
Brown sugar - 1/4 cup
All purpose flour - 3 tbl sp
Butter/cooking oil - 1/4 cup
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Chocolate chips
Raisins

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Method:

Grind the oats and brown sugar separately into a fine powder.

Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until it turns smooth and creamy.

Mix the powdered oats, salt and all purpose flour together and gently stir in the flour mixture just until incorporated. Now flatten the dough into a smooth disk shape with your hand and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill the dough for 15 mins.

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Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Take out the dough and pinch off equal little bits of dough and roll them into smooth balls. Press them a little flat with your palm. Now dip a fork in flour and press it slightly on the biscuits to get the tine marks on top giving it a decorative look.

Place them on lined baking trays.


Oats has the ability to puff up hence remember to leave enough space between each other when you place them on the tray.

Place the tray with cookies and bake for 15-20 minutes, watching closely so that they don’t get too brown. 18 minutes did is perfectly in my convection oven.

Cool them on the wire rack for a while and enjoy eating :)

This quantity would make 15 medium sized cookies.
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Tips:

I made 4 variations of oats cookies for the contest.

* Added chocolate chips and chopped raisins to the dough and made cookies.

* Sandwiched two cookies by applying melted chocolate or chocolate butter cream or nutella and made creamed cookies.

* Salted cookies(White ones in the below picture)

Ingredients:

Oats(powdered) -1 cup
Oats(whole) - 3 tblsp
All purpose flour(maida) - 1/3 cup
Butter - 1/4 cup
Salt - 1 tsp

Follow the same method as above and bake salted cookies :)
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Written by: Nithya
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77 comments:

Raks said...

Congrats Nithi,happy for you! You deserve this,love the slogan,indeed a moment to feel proud!! Keep going!

sushmeetha said...

congrats! keep the good work going ..goodluck!:)

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

Congrats and you deserve it.

Pari Vasisht said...

Congrats dear, so well presented and such creative work, well deserved.
FOODELICIOUS

Priya Suresh said...

Congratz dear, u truly deserve everything..Lovely slogan and that house looks damn pretty..Keep rocking dear..

Unknown said...

Great going....Sure there is no doubt that he called u and asked...it is indded so perfect and professional..Way to go!! And luv all ur clicks

Swapna said...

Congrats Nithya!!! You truely deserve it!!!

Smita Srivastava said...

Congrats Nithya ... what a lovely slogan ... The cookies n the house looks truly out of this world ... Keep it up !!

Sumi said...

wow, congrats Nithya..Very Happy for you.

Sumi said...

Those are some awesome cookies..:)

Unknown said...

Hey Nithya,

Congrats and keep rocking!!:)

Dr.Sameena@

http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/

Ganga Sreekanth said...

congrats Nithya......

Raji said...

Congrtas nithya... lovely cookies, wonderful slogan..so well deserved :)

Rachana said...

Congratulations Nithya! Keep up the great work. The cookies and the house , both look so good.

Gayathri Kumar said...

Congrats Nithya. Cookies and the house are amazing..

Saraswathi Iyer said...

Congrats Nithi. You deserve and you are expert in all categories. The pictures, creativity and slogan writing all are great. The house is too good. May this year give you all you deserve.

Lavanya Raj said...

Congrads Nithi! Enjoy the Moment! Wish you many more Success!!

Love the Cookie house!

Unknown said...

Hey Nits.. Hearty Congratulations!
Great going :)

Suhaina said...

Congratulation Nits.. U are simply amazing... Love the wonderful work u have done and I really appreciate it... SUPER..

Janani said...

Congrats Akka!! You deserve this!! The slogan was good!! I loved the house presentation :)

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said...

Hearty Congratulations for this win. lovely house you made with oats.

Hayley said...

Congrats Nithi..you truley deserve this...pics are brilliant !

Indian Khana said...

Congrats once again Nithi..love the house..looks fab..you are like chota packet bada ghamaka :)..way to go gal

Lakshmi said...

congrats nitheee :) very very proud moments :)

Sandhya Hariharan said...

Congratulation Nithi...
Such a lovely slogan... Well who can beat u in carving :)

Good show.. and keep them all coming in!

Anonymous said...

congratulations Nithya !! rocking way to start the new year :-) the cookies are looking just fantastic!

Santosh Bangar said...

cong Nithya u deserve it wht beautful presentation and so yummy cookings

Angie's Recipes said...

Congratulations! Cookies look fabulous.

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Congrats Nithya for your wonderful feat. You truly deserve this and many such awards.


Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Divya Kudua said...

Congrats Nithya..what a wonderful news!!The oats house looks so pretty..I am going to try out the cookies!!

Padmajha said...

Congrats Nithya.Very well deserved :)

Usha said...

Congratulations Nithya ! Keep it up:-)

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Congrats Nithya :) Truly its wonderful moment !!! Keep going.

Swathi said...

Congrats Nithya, good work keep it up.

Gayathri Anand said...

Congrats dear ...You deserve it ..

Ambika said...

Congratulations Nithya! So happy for you!

Rumana Rawat said...

Wow!!!! that is looking awesome . and i want to have one:)

Anonymous said...

congrats dear!! you simply rock...

Prerna said...

Congratulations my dear! Well deserved win :-)

Unknown said...

Congrats Nithya! Lovely slogan and oats cookie house!

Namitha said...

Congrats again :-) Well deserved and those cookies look wonderful

Pushpa said...

Congrats Nithya,cookies and the house look fabulous.

swapna said...

Congrats and u deserve this....
Keep them coming!!

Unknown said...

Congratulations, Nithya..You really, really deserved it!! Loved your slogan and the cookie house!! Pictures are fabulous!!

Perspectivemedley said...

Hi Nithya! CONGRATULATIONS :):) That was a well deserved appreciation!.. You are a inspiration to many.. love the cookies and the slogan :)

Krishnaveni said...

congratulations Nithya, cookies look yummy

Suji said...

CONGRATULATIONS NITHYA!!You very well deserved it..Loved the slogan and cookies and the cookie house..

Madhavi said...

Many Many congratulations Nithya :)))

JishasKitchen said...

congrats nitya...cookie house looks awesome and I loved your slogan..very very nice...keep going...

Suja Manoj said...

Congrats dear,you deserve it..you are very creative the cookies and the house looks so pretty

Unknown said...

Hearty congratulations dear.....adichi navuthunga.....

Roopa said...

Congratulations..Loved your slogan and the cookie house!! Pictures are fabulous!!

Seema said...

Very happy for you... Truly deserved win!

Unknown said...

Congratulations!!! :) well deserved

GEETHA ACHAL said...

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Anuradha said...

Great job nithi!!! Proud of u! Its a grand opening of the new year. Hope this year will bring all fortune for you!

Tahemeem said...

Congrats on ur win :)
u totally deserve it :)

Sanctified Spaces said...

So glad and happy for your win..let me rename u "Miss Talent Queen"

Aruna Manikandan said...

Congrats dear and u truly deserve it.....
Nice slogan
Wishing u many more success :)

chef and her kitchen said...

Congrats Nithya...you truly deserved it dear..:)
Nice slogan....keep rocking dear

divya said...

Congrats Nithya... lovely cookies, wonderful slogan..so well deserved :)

FoodLovers said...

congrats nits u deserve girl !!

Kanchan said...

yay !! wonderful slogan too , n obviously beautiful cookies !

Way to go gurl !!

Srivalli said...

Congrats Nithi..looks great..

Panchpakwan said...

Congarts Nithya. Cookies, house and veggie carving looks realy creative..

vandana rajesh said...

Congrats on winning the contest..u truly deserve it..the cookies look so good and inviting.

Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen said...

congrats Nithi!!!! So happy for You!!! Everything looks great!!!!
Cookie House is Beautiful and innovative!!!! slogan superb!!!!
I m going to try your cookies this week!!!! Keep Rocking Girl!!!!!

Talita said...

I'm in love with your blog! So many awesome pics and good recipes! Love those cookies!

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

CONGRATS NITHI...U DESERVE THIS...AND WISHING YOU MANY MANY MANY MORE SUCCESS..!
Oats cookies sounds irresistable with fascinating clicks..
Tasty appetite

Kulsum said...

So proud of u Nithya! U totally deserve all the glory :) congrats and yes the cookies look So tempting

Cilantro said...

Congrats & Best wishes, Nithya!

Gayu said...

Congratulations Nithi..You truly deserve this award and many more..Really very happy for you!!Keep rocking, keep clicking and keep cooking!!

Gayu
http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com

sanjeeta kk said...

Oh..my my! I missed out this big occasion due to the B'day celebrations at home. My hearty wishes for the win. The cookies look and sounds very healthy. You really surprise me everytime with all these lovely goodies baked and made at such young age. A real passionate cook you are. Your hubby will be a real lucky guy :)


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LifenSpice said...

Congrats Nithya! You have really accomplished a lot at a very young age. Keep going and I am sure you will achieve much more!

Anu Nandu said...

Congratulations. Truly Well deserved. Hope many many more laurels and awards and tv shows come your way. I want to sit here in the US and watch you cook something in a tv show on Sun tv! Make it happen soon.

Sathya said...

Congratulations well done and well deserved.

Lubs said...

such a butiful post ! n lovely cookies ! could almost smell them ! :) first time on ur blog..I would be a regular from now on ! congrats on ur achievement !

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