5 AM Mindful Morning - Lunchbox, Breakfast to Lunch - Inner Peace, Self Care and Healthy Recipes

Hello friends, good morning. Welcome back. I hope you all are doing well. When I used to wake up at 5 in the morning, there was already a lot of light outside so I used to sit outside. But these days, it is very dark. After 6.30, there is a little bit of light. The sun rises only after the sunrise. So this tells you that fall winter is coming. So I get up in the morning and meditate for a while. When I first started, I used to do guided meditation. There are a lot of good videos on YouTube. After that, I started doing it with music. One step forward. Now I try not to make any noise outside. The house is so quiet in the morning. There is no noise around. I also turn off all the lights. I turn on this yellow light. I think we will be able to hear our inner voice only when we turn off all the sounds of the outer world. Sometimes it happens that I don't feel like opening my eyes. But then the responsibilities knock on my door to come back to this world. Because I have to make a lunch box, I have to make breakfast. Yesha leaves at 7 o'clock. Anuj also has an office today. So they will leave together. I have to make a lunch box and make breakfast. But at the beginning of the day, whether it is a new work, a routine, or the beginning of the day. The first one hour or half an hour. You should spend it very lovingly and slowly. And you should do something that brings peace to your mind. I will drink hot water for a while. And then I will go to work. In the last vlog, I shared with you that I had soaked and boiled chickpeas and kidney beans. So today I am making chickpea pulao using chickpeas. So whenever Anuj has to go to the office, I try to make something like this. Whether it is fried rice, chickpea rice, black chickpea rice, or soya chunk rice. So it becomes easy that there is only one lunch box for everyone. And I had also kept sprouts. Soaked two days ago. So now they are ready. So I will make sprouts for breakfast. First of all, I have added some whole spices to the ghee. And then I added onion, garlic, ginger, everything together. We will not roast it well for a while. When the onion is browned well. Then I have added tomatoes to it. I have added around two small tomatoes. Salt in spices. Kashmiri chili powder. And this biryani masala, pulao masala. I make it at home and keep it. I have added a good spoonful of this. Apart from this, there is no need to add garam masala. And then I have also added chickpeas. Chickpeas are already cooked. So there is no need to cook it for a long time. Just added rice. I have mixed rice and chickpeas well for a while. And then for one cup of rice. I have added two cups of hot water. Basically it should be well dipped. Let it come to a boil. Then cover it and let it cook on a low flame. While the pulao is being prepared. I am serving tea for Amish here. And I will also prepare breakfast. Cumin seeds. Green chili. Ginger. Garlic. And coriander. You can make this sprouted chilla with moong or black chickpeas. I have soaked both together. That's why I am using both. Keshav and Anuj have gone. It is time for Keshav to go. And today I don't have yoga. The day I don't have yoga. I do self practice. But I can't do it now. Because I have to drop Keshav to the bus stop. So now I have time. So I use it. It is bright outside. And it is cold. It is hot inside. It is a good weather outside. So here I am making cumin seeds. Fennel seeds. And coriander water. So I take around one and a half cup of water. And in that one spoon of fennel seeds. And in that one spoon of coriander seeds. And one spoon of cumin seeds. So I let it boil. And I reduce one and a half cup of water to one cup of water. And after that I strain and drink this water. I have to drink it warm. So this helps a lot in digestion. It reduces bloating. Maybe it helps a little in weight loss. But for me it helps a lot in bloating. When I used to wake up in the morning. I used to feel very heavy. And sometimes our weight increases because of water retention. So inflammation is also a big reason for weight gain. But not everything works for everyone. For some people intermittent fasting works a lot. But it does not work for me at all. I cannot fast at all. Earlier I used to fast for a long time. Now I cannot fast at all. And the side effect of fasting is that. When I fast for a long time, I feel very hungry. And then I eat. So it becomes over eating. So that's why I keep eating. Like three times breakfast, lunch, dinner. And in between two snacks. Like in the morning snacks I take fruits. In the evening snacks I take food. I take green tea. Sometimes I skip evening snacks. If I don't feel hungry then I don't eat. But I keep eating. So I don't have to stop eating. And yes, everyone's body is different. So this works for me. And along with that soaked walnuts and almonds. I have been eating this since childhood. Now it has become a kind of ritual. Today Kevush's bus stop has been changed. So it took a lot of time. All the parents were going here and there. So it's already 8.30. And I have breakfast till 8.30. But I will be late today. But it's okay. And now the whole house is spread. This is a habit that I have changed. Earlier, previous me. What used to happen. If the house is spread. So I had to clean everything first. Otherwise, I didn't feel like doing any other work. But now I don't do that. If I am sitting at home now. Then it will be late. Then it will be breakfast time. Then I will have to stop for 1-2 hours. Then I will be able to go and work out. And by then there is a complete chance. That my motivation level goes down. I get lazy. Get busy in some other work. And miss the workout of the day. That's why the body is active now. I have also walked from outside. So it's the best time. Let everything be. Everything will be done. No work stops. The whole day is spread now. And there is no one at home. So peacefully. After breakfast. I will do all the work at home. First of all, workout. The online yoga that I do. It also has a recording. Sometimes I follow that. You will also get a lot of workout videos on YouTube. 20 minutes. 15 minutes. Especially if you want to do for any body part. Like my focus is on the tummy part. So for that too. You will get a lot of workout. And for weight training. Earlier I had very light dumbbells. 1 kg. Then my yoga teacher said. Now it's time. Take a little heavy. So now I have taken 4 kg each. Now when I do. I feel like I did something. I feel bad. But weight training is very very important. I still get a lot of comments. About the details of the yoga teacher. So if you want the details. Please email me. You will get the email in the description box. I will provide you the contact. My class is for 3 days. And one day is full on. Weight training. And that day I was in a bad condition. Sweating. I feel like I did something that day. You know workout. It is very difficult to start. If there is no part of your routine. I have seen that time. It was very difficult for me. To fit workout in my routine. And what we say. There is no time. It's a complete excuse. Take out 15 minutes out of 24 hours. It's not a big thing. Once you start taking out. 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes. Then slowly you will increase. And then you will see. It will be a very important part of your routine. It becomes a rhythm. Of the body. And the day you don't workout. You miss it. This happened to me too. When I had to start. It was very difficult. And as soon as you give a gap. You go back to zero. So consistency is the key. No matter what you do. Like the first day. I lifted this weight. What a bad condition I was in. So much pain in the hand. But then your body gets used. This time in the garden. There are so many flowers. Every 1-2 days. And the more you break. The more flowers there are. And the plant survives for a long time. Like October and November. Like until it doesn't snow. Till then you get flowers in the garden. And I was thinking. This time Navratri is very early. So in the whole Pooja. Maybe we will get flowers from the garden. What I gave everyone for breakfast. That is not my breakfast. That is my lunch. And I will add cottage cheese with it. So that will be my protein rich lunch. Now I am making. Sandwich. Rajma Sandwich. I had already boiled the Rajma. In the fridge. Here I am roasting Sarado bread. I have added a little ghee. Tomato. Red pepper. Onion. Garlic powder. Salt. Italian herbs. Mix well. The homemade curd. I always keep it in a tumbler. Or in a mason jar. It comes in very less space in the fridge. And if you keep it in a bowl. Then a lot of space is lost. In fact you can keep it in the door of the fridge. And to sprout it. I keep it outside for 2 days. After that it is fully sprouted. Now I keep it in the fridge. I always get comments. How do I clean this ceramic pot and pan. So first of all. I soak it in water for 10-15 minutes. I also added a little dish washing soap. Then what happens. Whatever is stuck in its layer. It comes off very easily. And to clean it. We will not use any hard scrubber. Always use a sponge. And because it is white from inside. Initially it remains clean. But slowly when you cook more. The color of spices and turmeric. Gets stuck in it. Which does not go very easily. But I have 4-5 years old. The ceramic pot and pan. That too is still white. And the biggest question is. How do I clean it. So I use this magic razor. This one. I bring the whole box. Because in every corner of the house. Wherever I feel it is not getting marked. Once I use this magic razor. In fact in the bathtub too. For a long time I was seeing black spots. And it was not getting cleaned. And I used this. And it came off very easily. If there is any pencil or crayon color on your wall. You can try this. There is a 95% chance. That it will come off. So with this. You can clean your ceramic pots and pans. From inside. To clean the sink. I use this plastic scrubber. Then there is no scratch. If we use this one. Then the sink. Because it is made of steel. There is a scratch. When all the cleaning is done. Of the kitchen and all. At the end I use the robot. It gets cleaned very well. I use the scrubber daily. As summer vacation is over. The kids are not at home. So the floor is not dirty. When I feel it is a little sticky. Dirty. Then I use the scrubber. And after using the robot. I come upstairs. I bought this bed sheet from Mumbai. Around. 5-6 years. And don't know how many times. It has been washed. But still the color is so good. Very good quality. And the pillow cover. Is very big. And zipper. So the pillow is intact inside. It doesn't come out. This lego is so cute. Look at this. This is a suitcase. And it is open. And inside. There are many things. This is a passport. We are going to roam around with the suitcase. We need the passport. Ticket. Brush. It is so cute. Camera. Click click. And a burger to eat. It is so cute. Whenever he goes to the lego store. To buy. I specially tell him. Take this one. It looks so good. I myself find it so cute. And it is fully locked. It is open. I am scared. To touch the lego. There is something. It is locked. And there are wheels. So cute. The batter I made in the morning. That is my lunch. I have made cheela. I have paneer. And beetroot pickle. I will add that too. It is so tasty. In case you have missed the vlog. I will put the link in the description box. Do try it. I have made beetroot pickle before. But I always put it raw. I have boiled it for the first time. Super yum. It is so tasty. You can have it with dal and rice. You can have it with any wrap or sandwich. So good. I have added the dip for the sandwich. If you have lettuce. You can add that too. I have run out of it. I have made a thin lassi. I have added some black salt. And roasted cumin seeds. That is it for today. I hope you enjoyed it. I will meet you soon. Till then take care of yourself. Be happy. Keep smiling. Keep making lots of wonderful memories.