Tag: quick breakfast

Pancakes

Breakfast

Soft and fluffy pancakes which just melt in the mouth. You can serve it with honey or maple syrup.

Makes 10-12.

Ingredients:

All purpose flour/Maida – 2 cups

Granulated sugar- 2 tbsps

Baking powder – 2 tsp

Salt – 1/4 tsp

Milk – 1 1/2 cups

Whole Eggs – 2

Oil – 1 tbsp for the batter

Bananas – sliced

Oil for cooking

Honey or Maple syrup – to drizzle on top

Rasberries and blueberries or any other fruits – for toppings

Ingredients:

Combine the maida, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Next, add the milk, eggs and oil. Whisk all together until smooth.

Let the batter sit for 10 minutes. Heat a skillet. (I prefer to use an iron griddle). When it is medium hot, reduce the flame to low and grease the skillet with little butter or oil. Pour 1/4 cup of batter and slightly spread it in the middle.

When the pancake turns golden on one side, turn it to the other side and add 1/4 tsp of oil and cook for 2 minutes on low flame. If the flame is high, the pancakes will not cook and will be raw inside.

When it turns golden, transfer to a plate and serve. Drizzle it with honey, and add berries and bananas on top.

Oats Upma

Breakfast

I have always looked for recipes using oats as they are a good source of fibre, minerals and antioxidants. This one is an easy and quick oats recipe which can be done in a jiffy.

Ingredients:

Oats – 6 tbsp

Water – 1 1/4 cup

Green chillies – 3 slit lengthwise

Peas- 1 tbsp

Cauliflower flowerettes chopped – 3 small pieces

Carrot – 2 inch pieces chopped

Beans – 3 cut into 1 inch pieces

Onion – 1/2 chopped finely

Jeera powder – 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

Seasoning:

Mustard – 1/2 tsp

Udad dal – 1/4 tsp

Jeera – 1/4 tsp

Curry leaf – 1 sprig

Preparation:

Heat oil. Add the seasonings. Then add the green chillies and onions and saute well. Then add the carrots, cauliflower and saute again. After 2 minutes, add the peas and beans and saute well. Then goes in the jeera powder and turmeric powder. Add water and let it boil for 2 minutes. Season with salt. Then add the oats and keep stirring so that lumps are not formed. Then, close the lid and let it cook. Once it is cooked, add a dash of lime and serve. Garnish it with coriander leaves.