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Are you bored having cereals for breakfast?

Are you looking for quick, healthy & delicious breakfast ideas?

-Spiced Fruit Smoothie-

Smoothies are the easiest option for a quick breakfast. This recipe of spiced fruit smoothie will keep you feel full till lunch. So it is superb if you don’t have time to snack between breakfast and lunch. This recipe offers a rich sweet taste. In fact, I would also recommend to try this recipe for your young ones since it is sweet, healthy, natural sugars and filling. This spiced fruit smoothie offers plenty of vitamins and minerals from its fruit and spice variety. It is also a good way to promote fruit and vegetables in your child’s diet.

 

Recipe

Prep time: 7 minutes

Total time: 7 minutes

Serves 3

Ingredients

• 500g apple cider
• 2 teas bag of Rooibos Tea
• 130g Pumpkin puree
• 1 banana
• 1 apple
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, grounded
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

• Put the apple cider in a pan and bring to a boil. Add the Rooibos tea bags for about 5 – 8 minutes and then remove.
• In a blender, add the above mixture, pumpkin puree, banana, apple, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Start the blender on low speed and then increase to high speed, until smooth.
• Serve immediately or store in the fridge for later.

 

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– Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe-

Now that Autumn is with us, I know that a lot of you will want to start cooking warm delicious dishes for dinner. For today’s blog I choose this chicken tikka masala recipe. It doesn’t involve a lot of preparation and cooking time but it requires at least an hour to marinate the chicken. This recipe is full of vitamins and minerals from its various herbs and spices. It also has a rich taste. The main ingredient in this recipe is garam masala.

Garam masala means hot spices in fact it is a blend of ground spices, usually toasted to bring out more flavor and aroma. Garam masala is used extensively in Indian cuisine, the place from where it originated. The main ingredients are coriander, cumin, cardamom, cloves, black pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg. Other herbs and spices might be added to add different taste to the garam masala. Some of these are turmeric, saffron, fenugreek, anise, bay leaves and red chilies.

Recipe

Total time: 102 minutes

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 22 minutes

Serves 5

Ingredients

• 3 chicken breast
• 125g plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 cloves garlic, mined
• 1 tablespoon ginger, mined
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoon garam masala
• 2 teaspoons paprika

For the sauce

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons ginger, minced
• 8 cloves garlic, mined
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 800g tomato sauce
• 300 ml water
• 250 ml cream

Method

• Slice the chicken and cut into cubes in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, salt, cumin, garam masala and paprika in the mixing bowl. Mix well.
• Cover with stretch and seal and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven at 260 degrees Celsius and prepare a tray with baking paper.
• Place the marinated chicken pieces on the tray and cook for 15 mins.
• In the meantime, prepare the sauce. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, ginger and garlic until browned.
• Add the cumin, turmeric, coriander, paprika, chili powder and garam masala. Stir constantly for about 30 seconds.
• Add the tomato sauce, puree and water. Cook for about 5 minutes until it simmers.
• Add the cooked chicken with the sauce and cook for another 1-2 minutes, stirring continue.
• Garnish and serve.

 

Other related recipes you might like:

Creamy Chicken Curry & Gnocchi

Homemade Ramen

Honey Chicken

 

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