I’ve been a morning person for as long as I can remember but I feel ike I’ve become even more so of one since reaching Guangzhou…I mean can you blame when mornings mean waking up to this face:
Another thing that makes mornings worth being excited about? A delicious breakfast…which is exactly what we’re talking about today. Before leaving Mumbai last week, I was hooked on eating chickpeas for breakfast. If you think I’m referring to chickpeas in the form of legume balls, I should probably clarify a bit more: chickpea flour (a.k.a. besan/gram flour/garbanzo bean flour) made into a High-Protein Chickpea Omelet. I know I know, I sound so hippie right now but trust me, this stuff tastes yum!
Along with incorporating chickpea flour more into my own diet, I tend to recommend it to clients who follow a vegan/plant-based diet (i.e. don’t eat animal-based products including eggs & dairy) given it packs in a decent amount of plant-based protein: a ½ cup serving of chickpea flour contains 10.5 grams of protein whereas the same amount of wheat flour contains a mere 6g of protein. Protein aside, this High-Protein Chickpea Omelet keeps me full for a good 3-4 hours thanks to the fiber in the veggies. And let’s be honest, nothing says healthy more than eating veggies for breakfast. For those of you who avoid gluten for whatever reason, be assured that chickpea flour is naturally gluten-free.
This High-Protein Chickpea Omelet is a twist on my original Socca Flatbread recipe which also calls for chickpea flour. Most days I serve it with some homemade coconut chutney, but other toppers which pair well include avocado (duh!) & salsa. If savory breakfasts aren’t your thing, who’s to say you can have this for lunch…or brinner. Tried and tested, and it tastes delicious any time of the day:
[yumprint-recipe id=’18’]What’s your favourite way to add protein to breakfast?
Are you more of a savory or sweet breakfast person? Lately I’ve been enjoying savoury breakfasts more.
Oh my gawsh – that face!!! Too cute Khushboo!!!
I am for sure a sweet-for-breakfast person, and eggs or protein powder in oats have been my way of getting some protein into my breakfast. But this “chickpea omelet intrigues me as much as that socca flatbread did! I might have to change my ways – maybe add some beets to either and enjoy? 😉
Happy Monday!
Ooh I hope you give it a shot – I think you’ll love it :)! Beets would be a fab addition!
Geeze he looks just like you 😉
This looks so good but…Coconut chutney?!
Hahahah +100 points for you, Arman ;)!
OMG cute baby!
I don’t eat eggs. I KNOW I’m weird. I do love chickpeas though. Immensely! Maybe this recipe could help me get over my egg-phobia!
No eggs?? Pssshhh that is weird…kidding ;)!
Is that your nephew?!? CUUUUUTIE! <3
I'm normally a sweet breakfast kind of girl. I do savoury every once in a while, but I never end up enjoying it and always have to go back to satisfy my sweet tooth. This definitely looks like something I could do for lunch, though! I keep meaning to bust into my baggie of chickpea flour, but I never seem to get around to it… Putting it on the to-do list, STAT.
Ooh I hope you give it a shot, Amanda…I think you’ll love it and if not, at least you’re one serving down on that bag of chickpea flour ;)!
A chickpea omelet. I’m fascinated and since I do love some chickpeas, I’d be willing to give this a go.
Also your nephew is adorable.
Thanks, Meg- I can’t get enough of him!
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this is chilra .. that’s what my mom calls it. looks yum!