Healthify 10, just in 20 Minutes: A 5 mins reading

Hello guys, today's article is all about some healthy breakfasts or snacks which you can made by yourselves under 20 minutes only.

In your busy days most of you who lives in hostel, don’t have much time to spend for cooking a heavy lunch or dinner, so, you choose a junk or fast food instead. It destroys your health very badly.

Nowadays, this pandemic situation has force all of you to stay home, but the situation hopefully will be normal in coming days!!

So, you should make some time for your health amidst the busy schedule of your study/ work. What if, you found some delicious but healthy food or snacks by doing very simple effort instead of 2 minutes noodles or poori?

My previous article told you about ten healthy oats recipes, most of those can be made under 20 minutes. Now, let’s get started to venture on ten simple easy meal preparations under 20 minutes or less.

Bhurji (Cook time: 15 minutes)

Bhurji or bhujiya is one of my favorite items. Paneer or egg bhurji you can try.

To make this just crackle some cumin seeds in oil and saute the vegetables like onions, tomatoes, green chilies, then add egg or paneer and give a quick mix to it. You’re done.

Egg sandwich (Cook time: 10 minutes)

The healthy and tasty egg sandwich is my another favourite one, I munch it almost everyday. Before I start having it, I just used to eat egg and brown bread separately. That doesn't feel so good. Once I’ve tried this recipe, I’m in love with it.

Here let me tell you that I always use the brown bread, you can make it with white bread  also. 

To make this sandwich you don’t need any toaster, sandwich maker or oven, simply you can make it in tawa, whoever can avail those gadgets may carry on.

This proteinaceous breakfast you can try by soft boiling the egg. Soft egg gives the creamy texture to sandwich. Peel the egg and set aside. One sandwich need one egg.

Toast the bread in tawa or toaster during boiling time of egg.

Spread butter on one side of two slices of bread. (If you want to use a sandwich maker then spread the butter on both side of the breads).

Keep the egg in a mixing bowl and mashed with a spoon, then add 2 tsp of mayonnaise (optional), 1 small chopped onion, 1 tsp of chopped coriander leaves, salt to taste and pepper powder as needed.

Mix it well and spread over the bread and place the bread one over the another just making a sandwich.

Heat a tawa, grease some oil or butter and grill it until golden. During grilling, press it with a spatula to stick the breads together. The photograph of sandwich shown here is made with sandwich maker.

Veg sandwich (Cook time: 15 minutes)

In those days when you ran out of egg in your kitchen and you have just a little vegetable, you can easily make this veg sandwich.

I have used potatoes, carrot, onions and bell pepper based on their availability. You can used whatever you have or you like.

Toast the bread slices in tawa or toaster.

Keep the boiled potatoes in a mixing bowl, add grated carrot, finely chopped onions and bell pepper,chopped green chilies (If you want then you can stir fry the vegetables before use). Usually I don't fry the veggies, it saves time as well.

Add 1-2 tsp mayonnaise*, salt and pepper as needed. Mix the mixture well and spread onto the slices.

Grill the sandwiches on tawa by pressing down with a spatula or grill on sandwich maker. Your veg sandwich is ready.

*You can omit the mayonnaise, then use tomatoes to bind the veggies all together. You can cheese also, mozzarella or cheese slice is best for it.

French toast (Cook time: 15 minutes)

Another delicious easy to make breakfast recipes for you, french toast.

Toast the bread slices well.

Break one egg in a pot and mix 2 tsp milk (water, if milk not available), salt, sugar and pepper (all as necessary) well.

Now dip the toasted bread into the egg mixture and place it on the hot tawa.

Toast both side until rich golden colour. Serve hot with butter.

Egg toast (Cook time: 15 minutes)

Egg toast is a times old bread toast which we all are familiar with. It is a major street food of India. Anyone of you can make it. Let me told you the recipe in very simple. This is the basic version, you can modify it according to your taste and availability of ingredients.

Chop a half onion, one green chili, 1 tsp coriander leaves. Put all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Add salt and turmeric as per taste and break an egg into it. Give it a well mix with a fork or beater.

Heat a pan and brush some oil.

Dip one side of two bread slice and put it on pan or tawa side by side. Then pour the remaining egg mixture over the bread slices. Just flip it to cook the opposite sides. Serve hot.

White sauce pasta (Cook time: 15 minutes)

Pasta is nowadays very popular dish among students. White sauce pasta is a delicious item made with pasta, butter, milk, cheese, veggies and spices. In this dish pasta is cooked in white sauce made with flour, butter and milk.

Girls with PCOS and persons having diabetes  have to avoid this food because pasta is made with refined flour which can increase your blood sugar level. But if you can use pasta made with wheat flour or atta then you can easily prepare this food.

To make pasta, at first boil a pan full of water with some salt, then add the pasta and bring it to boil until soft. Then drain the water.

Saute some veggies like, onions, carrot, corns etc. remove the veggies and add butter to the pan, then add flour and saute well. After lowering the flame add half cup of milk to it.

Stir continuously to avoid any lumps to form. If needed add milk.

If you like cheese then add now with some pepper and oregano.

Now switched off the stove and add the cooked pasta with veggies, give it a quick mix. If you think it is more thick then you may add a little "pasta cooked water" to it.

Enjoy creamy pasta. 

Poha (flattened rice/chirer polau) (Cook time: 20 minutes)

Poha or flattened rice polau is a lovable dish for breakfast or tiffin. Mainly I make it with peanuts, onions ans spices. If you want then you can add some vegetables too.

To prevent the poha become mushy you need thick version of it. Just wash it well and set aside. You can add salt and sugar as needed at this stage or during cooking.

Chop the onions, green chilies and any other vegetables as you like.  

Heat oil in a pan and fry the peanuts until golden.

After this, crackle some cumin seeds to the oil and add the onions and green chilies to it. Saute for some time until the onions turn golden.

Now add veggies of your choice. It is totally an optional step. Saute and cover and cook until the veggies are done.

Add turmeric and mix.

Add poha and mix well until all items are mixed with it. Then sprinkle coriander leaves and fried peanuts.

Off the heat and taste. Add salt (if needed) and mix. Serve hot.  

Milk poha with jaggery and fruits (Preparation time: 5 minutes)

Milkpoha is a very easy "no cook snacks" for everybody, specially beginners or college students. It is a nutritious food, hassle free to prep. Specially I like it very much. It is a common dish, I think most of you have eaten this.

To make it pour the required amount of well cleaned poha in a bowl. On the basis of your poha type you can rinse it or soak it.

Then add chopped dry fruits of your choice, I specially like dates, almond, raisins etc.. If dates are used, be very cautious to use jaggery, because both are used as sweetener. You can use any other sweetener also.

Add warm milk (less hot) to it as required and enjoy to have it. 

  

Cheela (Cook time: 15 minutes)

Besan cheela is a nutritious, quick breakfast item. You can make oats cheela as well.

Take half cup of besan and wheat flour in a mixing bowl. Add chopped veggies like onions, carrot, green chilies, coriander leaves. 

Add the salt and turmeric powder and water to it. Mix it and give a normal flowing consistency.

Heat a pan and brush some oil or ghee, then pour 1 ladle full of batter. Fry until brown, then flip it and fry for 2 minutes. 

Serve hot with red or green chatney.  

Spicy puffed rice (Jhalmuri) (Preparation time: 5 minutes)

Spicy puffed rice/Jhalmuri or masala muri (puffed rice) is a popular snack in Bengal. Almost every bengali loves it. 

It make you feel full for long time as well as it takes no more than 5 to 10 minutes to make. Let’s have a look.

On medium heat roast the peanuts well.

Pour the puffed rice in mixing bowl and add the boiled potatoes (optional), onions and green chili.

Add the salt, chaat masala, garam masala and red chili powder to it and mix it all.

Next add the chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice and peanut. Give it a final mix and enjoy. 

These are very simple easy to make recipes, try it on and let me know how you feel.

**All the preparations displayed here are self made and all the photographs are selfcaptured.