. Off to the recipe.
Ingredients
1/2 cup oats powdered coarsely (I used old fashioned oats)
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup sesame seeds
2-4 tbsp butter (Refer to notes)
1 tsp garlic powder (optional)
1/2 tsp chilly powder (optional)
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
Salt
Water
Notes
1. If you are trying this out for the first time, I would suggest to use 4 tbsp butter and do the strips as they bake faster and you will get an idea of the final product.
2. I baked it with 2 tbsp butter the second time around and it was crispy, but not flaky. I did not miss the extra butter and will stick to 2tbsp of butter next time onwards.
3. If you have trouble rolling it out, you can place the ball in between two greased plastic sheets and flatten it. I just used the rolling pin and rolled it like a chapati.
References
Recipe adapted from RedChillies
Method
Powder the oats first.
Take all the dry ingredients and butter together.
Mix to form a crumbly mix.
Using water form a stiff dough. Let it rest for 30 minutes.
Divide the dough into 5 balls.
Roll each ball like a chapati. Shape does not matter as we are going to cut it into strips.
Slice into strips. I have used a pizza cutter.
If making strips bake as it is. If doing the cigars, then take each strip and roll it to form a cigar.
Bake in a 325F oven for 10 minutes. Turn them over and bake again for another 15-20 minutes. The timing varies with the thickness of the rolls. It is done when it starts turning light brown and crispy. For me cigars were done in 30 minutes.
For strips it took only 20 minutes total.
Picture of the rolls.
Strips ready to be eaten. In fact they disappeared in the next 10 minutes. They were flaky and tasted great.
Enjoy!
This looks great..I surely wanna try!
Absolutely love the idea, what a neat way
This looks so cool
Amazing recipe, wonderful looking Sesame cigars. Lovely clicks
bookmarked…how do you get these ideas…u rock…and your clicks….no words to say!
I hear ya…I have tasted this before and felt the same…the absence of chilli powder…Love your healthy version of it!! The pic of cigar is cute…
Bookmarked…traditionally we don't have cigars..but no one can stop me having these……;-)..
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Wow these look appetizing!!! and so healthy too!!
PS I may consider subbing the butter for huile 'olive just to feel less guilty about it coz I am sure it will all be gone in a trice!!!
Addictive is right! Love the pictorials, Vardhini! Bookmarking this one for sure!
Ohhhh this looks so delicious! The pictures are so stunning
This looks crispy and yummy
That would be a great bite to enjoy. Does that stay crispy after few days too ?
baked cigars looks absolutely crispy and It's loe fat..Sooper vardhini
very yummy and innovative idea…
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They look really good…healthy evening snack.
They look so lovely..
Wonderful and innovative recipe. Looks yummy and delicious.
They are so aswesome. i want to bite one.
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Uma
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Healthy & crispy snack.
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Very healthy snack…lovely clicks…
Woww.. these really look like cigars
Awesome.. perfect for a party I feel 
very healthy n yummy tea time snack..thanx dear for sharing !!!
perfect tea time snack!
Cigars are really healthy and crunchy…i am sure my son will love it…
perfectly done healthy snack !!
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Interesting Recipe.. Healthy too with oats.. I love its shape..
wonderful and healthy tea time snack and will go nice with soups too
new to me..looks yummy
crispy rolls,looks tempting!!
Looks perfect , love the shape.
looks yummy..very delicious..perfect rolled ones
Perfect Evening Snack…Love the baked healthy version of it…Thanks…
Looks perfect for a tea time snack.
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Awesome recipe dear…love these healthy and addictive cigars
A cool idea to roll as cigars!
This one is perfect crunchy cigars….
crispy rolls are realy inviting
Thanks for sharing this Vardhini. That's a very healthy snack da.
This looks good! would love to try some!
super good vardhini-loved this baked version of the sesame cigars !
I have tried it too long back…yummy looking cigars
Healthy, crunchy and yummy looking goodie… Bookmarking it…
so cool vardhini. simple things rock
wow perfect tea time snack.. awesome..