Healthy Breakfast: Banana Oats Pudding

Healthy and very easy breakfast: Banana and oats pudding mixed with some chia seeds and nuts- so simple, tasty and healthy to have it for breakfast.

I recommend to make this pudding in the evening and freeze it overnight to have super nice and healthy breakfast in the morning.

Preparation time- 5 min

Serving- 1 bowl
Cooking time- 5 min

Ingredients:

Banana- 1 large mashed

Oats- 1/2 cup

Chia seeds- 1 tbsp

Cinnamon powder- 1/4 tsp

Milk- 5tbsp

Ingredients for toppings:

Fresh fruit

Nuts and seeds

Method-

Take oats, mashed banana and milk in a pan and cook it for 5 minutes. Then add chia seeds, cinnamon powder. Transfer that in a bowl and keep it in fridge overnight. In the morning takw out the oat bowl and give it a mix. If the oats mixture is too thick add a splash of milk and mix it well. 

Add the toppings as per the choice. I have added fresh pomegranate and mix nuts like almonds, pista, cashews, raisins etc.

Vermicelli Pulao / Semiya Pulao

Vermicelli Pulao

Preparation time- 10 minutes
Cooking time- 15 minutes
Serves- 3


INGREDIENTS

• Roasted vermicelli / semiya- 1.5 cup
• 1 medium sized onion- finely chopped
• 7-8 curry leaves
• Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
• cumin- 1/2 tsp
• 1 carrot- grated
• 2 medium sized boiled potato- cut it into small cubes
• Green chilli-1, finely chopped
• a pinch of asafoetida / hing
• Oil- 2tbsp
• Water- 1 cup
• Salt as per taste

METHOD

1. Heat oil in a nonstick kadhai.
2. Add mustard and let them pop in oil. Add cumin and fry them until they get browned.
3. Add onion and saute till they become translucent. Now add curry leaves, green chilli and saute it.
4. Add asafoetida and stir for few minutes.
5. Add potato, carrot and mix it well. Cook for 5 minutes.
6. Now add roasted vermicelli and mix well.
7. Add water, salt and let the mixture come to a boil. Lower the flame and cook the vermicelli till they become soft and all the water is absorbed. Keep on stirring in between.
8. Garnish with some coriander leaves and serve.