What to cook for breakfast Most mornings, doesn’t it feel like time is running on jet fuel? From the moment your alarm goes off, till everyone leaves for work, it is an adrenaline-pumping period with kids getting ready for school, lunch boxes being packed, last minute homework, emergency ironing and showers by the stopwatch. Who has the time to think of breakfast? More often than not, breakfast is the most neglected of meals when it should be the most important one. After all, it is the longest gap between two meals and since it is eaten at the beginning of the day, it should be packed with nutrition and energy to help you and your family face the day ahead. A good, healthy and delicious breakfast is actually not hard to do. All it takes is a little though and a bunch of snappy recipes that work every time (breakfast is no time to experiment!). These tried and tested recipes are flexible (in case you are missing an ingredient or two), easy and above all healthy solutions to the breakfast conundrum. Also check more information about delicious and new recipes then visit healthiest breakfast foods and healthy muffins. One Jar Oat Pancakes - serves 3 Pop in 1 cup of instant oats in a food processor or blender jar and whizz for 30 seconds. Now add in 1 tsp baking powder, an egg, a glass of milk, 2 tbsps honey, a pinch of salt and 1 ripe banana and blend for 1-2 minutes til a batter is formed (add more milk if required). Heat 1 tsp oil/butter in a non-stick pan, pour in a ladle of batter, cook for 1 minute on each side (till bubbles form) and serve. Cocoa, cinnamon powder, fruit preserves can be substituted for bananas. Fresh Corn And Cheese Muffins - makes 12 Different from the regular sweet muffins, these cheesy treats can be baked in large batches during the weekend and provide breakfast for the week ahead. How’s that for quick and easy? In a bowl, take 250 g fresh, tender corn kernels, 50 g plain flour, 100 g whole wheat flour,180 g cheddar cheese, crumbled, 1 tsp chili flakes, 1/2 tsp dried oregano,1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp soda bicarb and salt. Pour in 120 ml milk, 60 ml olive oil and 1 large egg (all whisked together). Spoon this into greased and lined muffin moulds and bake at 200 ℃ for 20 minutes till done. Cool and store in an airtight container.
Oats and Vegetable Idli - makes 8 Instant oats are wonderfully versatile and packed with goodness. Throw in a some veggies and you have instant, healthy idlis. In a bowl, mix together 1 ½ cups instant oats, ½ cup semolina, ½ cup each grated carrot and fresh or frozen peas, 1 chopped green chili, 1 cup yoghurt, salt and 1 tsp soda bicarbonate. In a pan, heat 1 tbsp oil and splutter some mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin and curry leaves. Pour into the oat batter and gently mix (add a little water if the batter is too thick). Do not over mix or the soda bicarb will go flat. Pour batter into oiled idli moulds and steam for 20 minutes. Fruit and Honey Yoghurt We always have yoghurt in our refrigerators and they can help make a fast and flavorful breakfast. Just chop whatever seasonal fruit you have at home - bananas, apples, pineapple, grapes. You can even add raisins, walnuts and other dry fruit to the mix to make it more filling. Whisk the yogurt with a couple of tablespoons of honey. Pour it over a big bowl of the fruit mix and voila! You have breakfast in a jiffy.