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Oat Groats Bread (Rustic)

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Oat Groats Bread (Rustic)

Ingredients:

2 cups bread flour

1 cup cooked oat groats (cooled)

1 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp yeast

~¾ cup warm water

Instructions:

Activate yeast
 Mix yeast + sugar + warm water → 5–10 min

Mix dough
 Add flour + salt + cooked groats
 → pour in yeast mix
 → combine into dough

Knead
 Knead 8–10 min until smooth (slightly sticky is fine)

First rise
 Cover → let rise 1–1.5 hrs (double size)

Shape
 Form into loaf or round

Second rise
 Rest 30–45 min

Bake
 180°C → 30–40 min
 → until golden + sounds hollow when tapped

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Oat Groats With Vegetables

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Oat Groats With Vegetables

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked oat groats

1 carrot (chopped)

1 potato (cubed)

½ onion (chopped)

1–2 cups water or broth

1 tbsp oil or butter

Salt, pepper

Instructions:

Cook vegetables
 Pan: oil → onion → carrot → potato (5–7 min)

Add liquid
 Pour in water or broth → simmer until veg soft (~10 min)

Add groats
 Stir in cooked oat groats

Finish
 Simmer 5–10 min → season with salt + pepper

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Classic Oat Groats Porridge

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Classic Oat Groats Porridge

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup oat groats
  • 1½ cups water
  • Pinch of salt

Optional (for creamier version)

  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 tsp butter

To serve (choose)

  • Honey or sugar
  • Fresh fruit
  • Extra milk

Instructions:

  1. Rinse
     Quick rinse under water

  2. Cook
     Add groats + water + salt
     Bring to boil → reduce heat → cover

  3. Simmer
     Cook 35–45 min
     → until soft but still slightly chewy

  4. Finish

Add milk (optional) → cook 5 more min

Stir in butter :

Serve
 Top with honey, fruit, or milk

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Millet Kasha

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Millet Kasha

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup millet
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup milk (optional, for creamier version)
  • Pinch of salt

Optional (sweet)

  • 1–2 tsp honey or sugar
  • Butter

Instructions:

  1. Rinse millet
     (important → removes bitterness)

  2. Cook
     Add millet + water + salt
     Bring to boil → reduce heat → cover
     Cook ~15 min until soft

  3. Finish

Add milk → cook 5 more min (optional)

Stir in butter

  1. Serve

Sweet: honey + milk

Savory: just butter + salt

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Ragi Mudde (Millet Balls)

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Ragi Mudde (Millet Balls)

Ingredients:

1 cup ragi (millet) flour

2 cups water

Pinch of salt

Instructions:

Boil water + salt

Add a small spoon of flour → stir (prevents lumps)

Add remaining flour all at once

Mix hard (wooden spoon) until thick dough forms

Cover, cook 2–3 min

Shape into balls (wet hands)

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Crispy Millet Chicken Bowl

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Crispy Millet Chicken Bowl

Ingredients:

  • 120g chicken thigh (or breast)
  • 40g millet (dry)
  • 1 egg
  • Salt, pepper

Bowl

  • Handful greens
  • ½ avocado
  • 50g cucumber
  • 50g carrot (julienne or pickled)
  • Rice (if you want)

Peanut Sauce

  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp honey
  • Lime juice
  • Water (to thin)

Instructions:

Cook millet
 Boil 15 min → drain → let dry

 

Coat chicken
 Salt → egg → press into millet

 

Cook
 Pan-fry 5–6 min per side until crispy

 

Mix sauce
 Just combine everything

 

Assemble

 Greens → veg → chicken → sauce

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Coconut Barley Porridge

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Coconut Barley Porridge

Ingredients:

  • 100ml water
  • 1–2 tsp palm sugar or honey
  • Pinch of salt

Toppings

  • Mango (cubed)
  • Banana (sliced)
  • 1 tsp chia seeds
  • Coconut flakes (optional)

Instructions:

Cook barley
 Boil in water 25–30 min → drain

 

Simmer
 Add cooked barley + coconut milk + sugar + salt
 Simmer 5–10 min until creamy

 

Assemble
 Bowl → top with mango, banana, chia
 Finish with coconut flakes

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Barley Buddha Bowl

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Barley Buddha Bowl

Ingredients:

Base

  • 60g dry pearl barley (≈150g cooked)
  • Salt

Roasted Vegetables

  • 80g pumpkin (cubed)
  • 60g zucchini (sliced)
  • 60g eggplant (cubed)
  • 5–6 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt + pepper

Fresh Elements

  • ½ avocado (sliced)
  • Handful of greens (rocket / spinach)
  • 30g cucumber (sliced)
  • 20g pickled carrot or cabbage

Protein (choose one)

  • 100g tempeh (sliced)
     OR
  • 120g grilled chicken

Dressing (Tahini Lemon)

  • 1 tbsp tahini
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp honey (or palm sugar)
  • 1–2 tbsp water (to loosen)
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions:

  1. Cook barley
     Boil in salted water 25–30 min → drain → set aside

     

  2. Roast veg
     Oil + salt → 200°C → 20 min
  3. Cook protein

Tempeh: pan-fry + soy + honey until golden

Chicken: grill/pan-fry → slice

  1. Mix dressing
     Combine + loosen with water

     

Assemble
 Barley → veg → avocado + greens → protein → drizzle dressing

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Mediterranean Barley Salad​

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Mediterranean Barley Salad

Ingredients:

1 cup pearl barley

2 cups water

1 cucumber (diced)

1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)

¼ cup olives (sliced)

¼ cup feta cheese (crumbled)

Dressing:

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • Salt & pepper

Instructions :

Cook barley in water (15–20 minutes), then drain and cool.

In a bowl, combine cucumber, tomatoes, olives, and feta.

Add cooled barley.

Mix dressing ingredients and pour over salad.

Toss well and chill before serving.

Add grilled chicken or tuna for extra protein

Tastes even better after sitting for a few hours

You can swap feta with local cheese if needed