Chef Yogesh Amin tells you how to make your first meal of the day healthy.

Green Goddess Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 scooped ripe avocado
• 100 gm baby spinach
• 100 gm strawberry
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 oranges peeled
• 150 gm yoghurt

Method

• Wash baby spinach and dry it.
• Add all the ingredients in a food processor and blend till smooth texture.
• If smoothie is thick, add some ice.

Shakshuka Toast

Ingredients

• 4 brown bread slices
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 1 ripe tomato (finely chopped)
• 1 red bell pepper (finely chopped)
• 1 small onion (finely chopped)
• 1 tsbp parsley (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and black pepper as per taste

Method

• In a pan add oil, add onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, sauté till translucent.
• Add beaten eggs and scramble it over medium flame, season with salt and pepper.
• Toast the bread and spread the prepared scrambled eggs on top, garnish with parsley.
• Serve hot.

Oats Uthapam

Ingredients

• 1 cup oats
• 1 tbsp semolina
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tomato (finely chopped)
• 1 bell peppers
• ½ tsp green chillies
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Water as required
• 1 cup curd
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves
• Salt as per taste

Method

• Make the powder of oats and semolina in blender.
• Add curd, cumin powder, chilli powder, tomatoes, bell pepper, green chillies, water, salt and coriander leaves.
• Make a thick batter and rest for 15 minutes.
• Heat non-sticky pan add some oil, when oil is hot spread a ladle of batter.
• Flip when golden brown in colour.
• Serve hot along with coconut chutney.

Healthy Quinoa bowl

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa (cooked)
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• ½ tsp vanilla extracts
• 2 tbsp dark chocolate cut into bits
• 1 cup mixed berries (chopped)
• 1 banana sliced

Method

• Heat sauce pan add milk, maple syrup, coconut milk, vanilla extract, dark chocolate and bring to boil, add quinoa.
• Cool the mixture and add berries and banana.
• Serve warm.

Chef Yogesh Amin is senior lecturer, food production,  ITM Institute of Hotel Management.