In the battle of marketing vs healthy, marketing always wins- by telling you what is good for you, beneficial for you and even a weight watcher for you. So believe me as we go buying the imported quinoa’s of the world, there is a whole segment of superfood right here, under our nose that has not been hyped by Marketeers yet.
One such understated, ancient grain ( It was the staple food of the Aztecs and is high in protein and among the grains with highest fiber) is Amaranth or Ramdana as we know it. You may think you’ve never seen or eaten it, but think Navratra’s and you’ll know what I am taking about.
So here’s this week’s 2 minute healthy breakfast that you’re going to love, specially coz it has a chocolate option!
THE MAGIC AMARANTH POTION
Take 50gms or 2 ram dana ladoos
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp honey/2 cubes of a dark chocolate
Chia seeds/ Flax seeds/ Dryfruit of choice ( Optional)
METHOD
Add the ram dana, (or if using the ladoo, crush into small pieces) to a saucepan , add water and boil for 3 minutes. You can choose to keep it watery or a porridge kind of consistency, by adjusting the water. Add honey and choice of seed and eat. If you’re adding chocolate, avoid the honey. Warning- since its dark chocolate it’s not going to be very sweet. But hey how else can you eat chocolate guilt free?
-Mansi Mehta
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
A CITY GIRL 