Five simple breakfast recipes for working professionals

Breakfast kick-starts your system by fuelling your body with nutrients for a happy and energetic day. You would have heard many a time, especially from your mother, that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Over the years, your mother would have served you piping hot and healthy breakfast with love. But times have changed and you have grown up to take care of yourself. It is common to have busy mornings as working professionals. But does that mean you do not have time to break your fast? Worry not, here are a few simple breakfast recipes to cut-through your tight morning schedule.

Boiled egg sandwich

A healthy diet is incomplete without the right intake of protein. Eggs are often synonymous with breakfast. They are both delicious and packed with proteins, making them perfect for a quick, guilt-free meal. While scrambled eggs are mostly used for making a sandwich, you can also make a sandwich using boiled eggs.

Here is how you can make a boiled egg sandwich and jumpstart your day:

• Buy a fresh loaf of bread. You can choose whole grain bread if you are looking to shed your extra weight and want to load up on fibre.
• Opt for egg boilers to save time in the morning. They are quick and hassle-free, whether you are rushing for a Monday morning presentation or networking event with potential clients.
• Slice tomatoes and avocados and season it with a pinch of salt and a dash of pepper.
• Heat a pan. Meanwhile, spread a tablespoon of butter. Place the bread on the pan.
• Layer up the bread with slices of boiled eggs, tomatoes and avocado. Place a piece of cheese on it and close the layer with another bread slice.
• Heat it for a few seconds and turn it upside down. Let it heat on the pan for another couple of seconds and your tasty breakfast is ready to eat!
• You can add only the avocadoes with appropriate seasoning if you dislike tomatoes.

Soup to the rescue

Yes, you read that right. Wholesome soup is a great breakfast dish to start your day. It is refreshing as well as nutritious. Although you can prepare soups in a traditional method, using a soup maker is quick and straightforward. Let us show you how:

• Make sure that you understand the prerequisites of using a soup maker .
• Add chopped tomatoes and onions, olives, celery and peas into the soup maker.
• Add vermicelli to increase the consistency of the soup. Ensure you add necessary seasoning to it.
• Choose appropriate program listed in the soup maker and your nutritious hot soup is ready.
• Add chopped coriander and olives to garnish the soup.

Love for Khichdi

Khichdi tops the list as the go-to comfort food that you can rely on any time. To save time in your busy schedule, you can choose to cook up a storm in Nutri pot that has pre-programmed options to optimise your morning hours. All you have to do is to:

• Soak the rice and chana dal and lentils overnight.
• Chop all the required vegetables like tomatoes, carrots, onions, beans and cauliflower.
• You can also add peas or corn, depending on your preference.
• Turn on the Nutri pot and add garlic, ginger and cumin.
• Use the Nutri pot to saute the vegetables in ghee.
• Add required salt, turmeric and chilli powder.
• Mix the soaked dal in the Nutri pot.
• Add required water to it and close the lid
• Turn on the khichdi program and the rest is taken care of.

Feel your mother’s love in the nutritious Khichdi!

Nourishing smoothies

Smoothies come in all varieties as it can be made with any of your favorite fruit. Not just that, it has natural sugar, vitamins and minerals. It is power-packed with nutritious ingredients and caters to all age groups of people. Here is how you can prepare your smoothie:

• Choose one of your favourite fruit and slice into small pieces. You can also opt for a combination of fruits like banana-berry and avocado-mango smoothie.
• Add half a cup of yoghurt and half a cup of milk
• Add a tablespoon of vanilla essence to the mixture
• Now, add the sliced fruits into a blender and turn it on. Make sure that the consistency of the smoothie is fine and you don’t have lumps. If you like the taste of the lumps of fruits, then you blend the smoothie accordingly.
• Sometimes, oats is also added to enhance the thickness and nutrient value.
• Once you have blended the mixture, the smoothie is ready to consume.

Start your day fresh and healthy!

Fluffy ragi idlis

True to the saying ‘Simplicity is the best’, ragi idlis are the most basic yet power-packed breakfast dish. Ragi is an ideal ingredient for increasing the fibre content in your diet thereby helping in weight loss. Soak in the goodness of fluffy ragi idlies before you step out for a big meeting and let your nutrition be taken care of while you charge up the boardroom. Here’s how you can prepare this powerful breakfast dish:

• Soak one bowl of rice, urad dal and a small cup of fenugreek in water overnight.
• Grind the urad dal and fenugreek and ensure that you get a fine texture.
• Next, grind the soaked rice separately and mix with the mixture from the above step.
• Add one cup of ragi flour and add sufficient water, if needed, in order to maintain the right consistency.
• Cover the batter and leave it untouched overnight, to allow the batter to ferment. You will get a fluffy batter the next day.
• Add salt to the idli batter.
• Take the idli mould and grease it oil. Later add the batter to the mould leave it in the cooker/steamer.
• Typically, it takes about 15-20 minutes for the idlis to cook.

Steaming hot idlis is ready to be consumed with flavourful chutney!

While these breakfast recipes will help you charge through the day, it is a given that no breakfast is complete without a steaming cup of delicious coffee. Optimise your kitchen with an easy-to-use coffee maker and let your coffee brew itself while you take your shower. For more life-changing kitchen appliances, visit Wonderchef today and make every day productive!