Ayurveda Breakfast: 6 Great And Tasty Recipes

6 Ayurveda breakfast recipes

1. Date Plum Cream

• 200g dried dates (pitted)
• 200g of dried plums
• Water
• 200ml cream or soy cream
• 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger or 7 ground peppercorns

• Halve the prunes and stone the dates
• Shred everything as you like
• Put everything together several hours in water until they are very soft. Tip: the water should cover the fruits 
• Now squeeze out some ginger juice
• Add this or the peppercorn to cream and the fruits
• Leave everything to rest for 30 minutes

2. Cereal Porridge with Spices & Fruits

• 1 handful of oatmeal (or spelt, barley, wheat, etc.)
• Fruit (seasonal & regional)
• 1 glass of warm water
• 1 glass of oat milk (or any other vegetable milk)
• Spices: eg cinnamon, fennel, cardamom & anise or cloves & cinnamon (great in winter!)
• Maple syrup or other natural sweeteners (optional)

• Warm a saucepan over medium heat
• Put the spices in and roast them briefly
• Now add the oatmeal and mix everything
• Roast the whole thing a little until the scent of the spices spreads throughout the room
• Add warm water just so the oatmeal is covered
• Continue to simmer on low to medium heat - the water should be completely evaporated & the flakes should already be slightly soft
• Meanwhile, you can prepare your fruit: either simply sauté in the pan, or with a little ghee, or oil or margarine, or even sauté butter

3. Spelt Porridge with Freshly Grated Apple

Ingredients:

• Freshly ground spelt
• Freshly grated apple
• Ghee
• Ground cardamom and cinnamon
• Fresh ginger
• Raisins
• Maple syrup or other natural sweeteners
• Some water

• Simmer the ground spelt in the water
• As soon as the porridge has the desired consistency, raisins, grated apple, various spices, ghee, ginger and some maple syrup can be added

4. Quinoa Greens Porridge with Fruit

Ingredients:

• 125g quinoa
• 1 cup green kernel (unpeeled)
• 1 apple
•  1 pear
• 1 nectarine
• Handful of grapes
• Handful of blueberries
• Spices: cinnamon, cardamom, cloves
• Thick juice (agave syrup)
• Water

• Bring the green kernels to a boil with twice the amount of water
• Simmer over low heat for about 25 minutes
• Meanwhile, simmer the quinoa in a large saucepan over medium heat for 15 minutes
• Take the fruit of your choice and cut it into bite-sized pieces
• In a pot, you can then heat this gently and stir occasionally until it seems soft enough
• Now add the agave syrup and your spices as you like
• Arrange the fruit on your quinoa and green porridge and eat your breakfast dish warm

5. Rice Buckwheat with Cocoa

Ingredients:

• 6 tablespoons of buckwheat
• 1 cup whole grain round rice
• 1 apple
• Dried apricots
• A little apple juice
• A small piece of butter
• Cardamom
• Lemon juice
• Grated lemon peel
• Cocoa
• Pine nuts

Preparation:

• Heat the apple juice in a saucepan
• Add small cut apples & apricots and simmer gently
• Add butter, cardamom, cocoa & lemon peel
• Now liquefy the compote (if necessary) with a little water
• Now roast the buckwheat (without fat!) briefly
• Now you can add the whole grain round rice and simmer for 10 minutes
• Arrange the porridge with the compote and garnish with the pine nuts

6. Coconut Oatmeal with Fresh Fruits

Ingredients:

• Oatmeal
• Coconut flakes
• Coconut flour
• Star anise
• Ghee
• Coconut milk
• Fresh fruit for decorating

Preparation:

• Melt the ghee in the pan
• Add oatmeal and lightly fry until it smells good
• Then add 1 tbsp coconut flakes and 1 tbsp coconut flour and stir well
• Add star anise and pour in coconut milk
• Stir vigorously so that nothing burns
• To sweeten the porridge, add some maple syrup or other natural sweeteners
• The porridge can be served with fresh fruits