Today let me tell ya,How to become a morning person ? How to make your watch's/phone's/clock's alarm system touchfree (for you)? How to make the alarm say,"Mission accomplished" ?
Are you like what ..what whaaat ?
Well,:P...no no noo that's not exactly my post is all about today but it will certainly play a role .Stay tuned ok!!Well,the thing is ,this blogging is turning little vulnerable for me ,as it is becoming prone to self-revelation.Lots of my secrets are no secret anymore especially all my negative traits are openly exposed to everyone with a mouse, screen and a net,Internet.Well,I am an open book ,can't help it.But then as ,Brene Brown said,"What makes you vulnerable,makes you beautiful." I would also like to add, "It makes you human,who you are as well".Right?
Well, the recent revelation about me ,that was making some noise & graced my blog was me being not a morning person and a sleep-o-holic .First thing first,of course for me 6-8 hrs sleep is a must whatsoever,but then I also believe in "Early to bed,early to rise ,makes a man healthy,wealthy & wise." So,I was always trying my best to find ways & means to do so but to no avail.
I am, I believe, born as Alarm-proof. Every alarm set for the morning only reminded me to stop that crazy disturbing sound pollution ASAP. Did I tell you I've alarm ringtones as myriad as colors in rainbow ? Some sound like a nature calling (not technically :P)-rainy,windy,breezy etc and some sounded as rhythmic as musical instruments-how soothing! ,some like Bollywood songs -"Subah hogayi maamu",then some which did have the power to provoke me a little, sounded like a roar of a lion,dog barking and howling,halloween theme,007 theme etc .Not to mention nothing worked !
However,I thought of twisting the plan this time- instead of changing the alarm sound system, I changed the place it is usually kept.I rely on my phone which is more easy to turn off (the alarm) for me and usually I keep it under my pillow.
So,here comes the tip and trick how to become a morning person :P .I kept my cellphone not under pillow as usual but on a table far away from my bed and every morning, guess what ,I've to wake up to even turn off my alarm and by the time I reach my alarm,my sleep is half-broke and if by any chance I go back to bed ,second-third alarm of a dog howling like crazy makes sure that I woke up better this time or my neighbors/cops will make me :P.So,yes so far so good.This plan is working.I am waking up early comparatively.Yayyyy...(Fingerscrossed!!)
But then ,even though I was not a morning person,it was never at someone's expense.I mean,it didn't affect my everyday schedule/ritual to provide my better-1/2 ,the food on time (give or take) ,unless I am dead sick or other unavoidable circumstances.That is something I am quite serious about and I can't compromise at all, otherwise it would kill me ,making me feel guilty and I would label myself as "Biwi No.0 ".
I am very conservative like that,I think as they say,"Children look up to their parents.",I learned it from my mother who is a proud homemaker ,a dutiful wife & a doting mother.She neither believed in hiring a permanent maid to help her out nor she took the easy peasy ways to cooking .However,here, I am just opposite, I go the opposite way.I most of the time, look for the easiest ways to cook and yet make it yummy . :P...Lazy me !!
My morning breakfasts are something that I try my best to make sure is easy and quick to cook yet yummy and healthy as much as possible.So,one of the recipe that I frequently make that fits the bill is the Bread Upma/Pulao.Bread upma/Pulav is a combination of chopped whole grain breads,scrambled eggs,good mix of vegetables and a speck of finger-licking sauce/ketchup.I believe,this will be an excellent recipe for kids mostly,to make them eat all those vegetables along with bread,eggs and sauce with no complains.
Here is how I make Bread Pulav/bread upma :
Bread Pulav/Upma
Serves -2
Ingredients
Whole wheat bread,slices- 4 nos
Onion,sliced -1/2 no
Green chillies - 1-2 nos (optional)
Egg- 2 nos.
Egg- 2 nos.
Mix vegetables (I used frozen carrots,beans,peas & corn)- 3/4 cup
Boiled red potato,sliced - 2-3 nos
Turmeric powder & red chilli powder - 1/3 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder & red chilli powder - 1/3 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Ketchup - 2-3 tablespoons
Oil/Ghee - 3-4 tablespoons
Method:
- Chop/cube the whole wheat bread slices and keep it aside .
- Microwave the mixed vegetables in a bowl(microwavable) with enough water for about 2-3 minutes or until they are boiled and cooked well.Drain well and Keep it aside.
- Heat little oil in a pan,break the eggs into it and saute it continuously to scramble it on high to medium flame.
- Heat oil in another pan and add the onion slices and green chilly ,saute until onion becomes transparent.
- Add the boiled mix vegetables to it and saute it for a minute or two.
- Add the chopped/sliced boiled potato,turmeric powder & red chilli powder to it and stir for a minute or two.Put off the flame.
- Heat oil in another pan ,add the chopped bread pieces and saute it until slightly browned.
- Now add the mixed vegetables+potato+salt to it.
- Add the scrambled egg to it .
- Finally add the ketchup to it and mix everything well.
- Put off the flame.
- Serve hot.
- This recipe will be great for leftover breads.
- You can always remove the crust and cube the bread slices tad smaller.
- Saute the bread cubes in butter to make it more tasty.
- If you wish,you can also add dry fruits to it to make it crunchy and more healthy.
