Easy breakfast recipes with lentils

A healthy breakfast kick-starts your metabolism and enables your body to digest the food you receive the rest of the day better. It also promotes digestion, especially if it contains plenty of fiber. In the morning, if you don't eat breakfast, you will be more likely to get very hungry and grab an unhealthy snack.

 

Breakfast is a pleasant and enjoyable way to start the day, so we have compiled a few breakfast ideas to inspire you


Gluten-Free Chana Dal Sandwich

[Source: One green Planet]


This is a hearty breakfast that will give you energy all day long because lentils are cooked with shallots, paprika, lemon juice, and fresh parsley.


Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 1 ¼  cup cooked chana dal

  • 2 garlic cloves minced

  • 2 shallots, thinly sliced

  • 2 tsp soy sauce 

  • ½ tsp paprika

  • ½ tsp pepper

  • ¼  lemon juice

  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley, roughly chopped

  • 4 slices of whole wheat bread, toasted

  • Tahini for the spread


Instructions

  • In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Saute the garlic and shallots or green onions for 1 minute until the vegetables are fragrant. For the next few minutes, cook the onion until translucent, then add the chana dal, soy sauce, paprika, and pepper.

  • Squeeze in a good amount of lemon juice. Add the chopped parsley. Check the seasoning and add extra soy sauce if necessary.

  • Spread the tahini over the whole wheat or multigrain toast. Sprinkle the spiced lentils over the tahini and enjoy. 


Breakfast sets the culinary tone for the rest of the day. It does this on a purely physical level as well as a psychological one. While eating breakfast, you can enter a state of mindfulness without meditation. Simply observe your actions, and you will be in a state of mindfulness. As you enjoy your meal, acknowledge the visual appearance of the food, inhale the aromas, feel the texture of the food, and of course taste the flavor. Be with your food, because it is a part of you. 


Mindfully eating breakfast will make you healthier. Start your day with engagement and gratitude, and your day will flourish. Make your breakfast count, and you will be taken care of. For more such breakfast recipes, visit our Danfe blog: https://danfefoods.com/blog/5-easy-lentil-breakfast-recipes/

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