Rise and Dine
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and you should not go wrong with it. Fret not, we won’t let you. Wear the chef’s hat with these power-packed recipes.
Low-carb French Toast
Multi-grain bread encompasses wholegrain assortments and is an excellent source of fibre, vitamins, protein, and minerals along with some healthy fats. Being high in dietary fibre, whole grains help to keep us feeling full. On the other hand, eggs are a powerhouse of proteins, vitamins D, B2, B6 and B12, selenium and minerals like copper, iron, and zinc.
Ingredients
- Almond or multi-grain bread
- Butter: 1 tablespoon
- Almond or coconut flour: 2 tablespoons
- Salt to taste
- Eggs: 2
- Baking powder: ½ a tablespoon
- Ground cinnamon: 1 tablespoon
Method
Take a large dish and grease its bottom properly with a little butter. In this dish, mix all the other ingredients followed by breaking an egg. Stir to ensure all ingredients mix well. Add a pinch of salt. Keep stirring till the time the batter becomes smooth in consistency and make sure there are no lumps. Soak the bread slices in this mixture and ensure they get soaked really well, turn them around to enable the bread to seamlessly absorb as much of the egg mixture as possible. Heat some butter in a cooking pan and gently place the soaked bread on it and cook from both sides. Serve hot.
Avocado Toast
Along with being high in monounsaturated fats, an avocado also encompasses about 10 grams of fibre and a major amount of vitamins C and B-6, potassium, and magnesium. Following a fibre-rich diet showers you with multiple health benefits.
Ingredients
- Ripe avocado, halved and pitted: 1
- Freshly squeezed lime juice: 1 teaspoon
- Sea salt and black pepper as per taste
- Multigrain bread, toasted: 1
- Pepitas and sesame seeds: ½ a teaspoon
- Red-pepper flakes: ¼ teaspoon
- Extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling
Method
In a medium bowl, mix avocado halves with lemon juice and a pinch of salt and pepper. Using the back of a spoon, smash the avocados lightly till the time they become chunky but not yet a smooth and even spread. Season to taste with an extra lemon juice, salt, and pepper, if need be. Take a serving plate and start arranging the toast and gently spoon the avocado on it. In order to cover the toast, spread the avocado mixture over it. Dust avocado with sesame seeds, pepitas, and red-pepper flakes. Drizzle some olive oil and serve.
Green Omelette
Along with being high in monounsaturated fats, an avocado also encompasses about 10 grams of fibre and a major amount of vitamins C and B-6, potassium, and magnesium. Following a fibre-rich diet showers you with multiple health benefits.
Ingredients
- Egg whites: 4
- Milk: a dash
- Chopped chives: 1 tablespoon
- Spinach leaves: 1 handful
- Half-ripe avocado, peeled and cubed
- Feta cheese: 1 tablespoon
- Organic butter: 1 knob
- Salt and pepper: to taste
Method
Whisk the eggs with a fork and season with pepper, salt, and chives. Take a small non-stick pan and heat the butter over medium flame. Following this, add egg whites and let them spread evenly across the pan. Allow the eggs to settle underneath for about thirty seconds. Garnish with spinach, avocado and sprinkle some feta cheese on top and allow it to melt. Using a fork, gently fold one side of the omelette over the filling. Serve hot with toasted multigrain bread.
Low-carb Cauliflower Hash Browns
A single cauliflower contains about 25 calories, 3 grams fibre, 77 per cent vitamin C, 20 per cent vitamin K, 11 per cent vitamin B6, 14 per cent folate and 9 per cent potassium.
Ingredients
- Eggs: 3
- Cauliflower: 1
- Onion, chopped and grated: half
- Salt: to taste
- Pepper: 2 pinches
- Oil for frying
Method
Rinse, trim and grate the cauliflower. Take a large serving bowl and add the grated cauliflower. Mix all the other ingredients in it and blend well. Keep aside for 5 to 10 minutes. Take a frying pan and add little oil to it and let it heat on medium flame. Once the pan has heated, start placing scoops of grated cauliflower, mix gently and flatten and level them until they measure about 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Let it fry for about 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Regulate the heat to ensure they refrain from burning. Gently flip them to ensure they are cooked well from the other side as well. Serve hot.
Recipes by Siddhant Bhargava, Co-Founder, Fitness & Nutritional Scientist, Food Darzee
From the January 2019 issue of FHM India.
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