“Can’t get out of bed….please send help….or waffles. Actually just send waffles”
This is a recipe inspired by the waffle we would make for brunch service at Divya’s Kitchen. It was made of lentil flour (freshly milled in the in-house mill, by yours truly) and rice flour (also freshly milled), freshly made buttermilk to name but a few ingredients. We served a savory and sweet version, and bump became somewhat addicted to them (#blameitonthebabybump).
Now that I have finished my 200 hour internship in the kitchen, I needed easy access to these waffles and so decided to make a series of my own, with no dairy or gluten.
This recipe is great as it has protein, fibre, minerals and vitamins but yet taste like your typical breakfast waffles. The waffles are gluten free and vegan, but you could substitute in an egg and dairy milk if you prefer. Add sugar for sweet or no sugar and make them savoury.
I have been trying lots of different recipes now that I have a waffle maker ($24 Cusineart), including a pakora waffle (which I will post soon). Mr B calls me Waffle Loco/Waffle Crazy, but still manages to finish all the waffles in the house, LOL.
Ingredients
Serving: 6 waffles
- ½ cup red lentils
- 1 cup oat milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract/powder
- 1 cup brown rice flour
- 1/3 cup oat flour
- 1 tbsp. GF baking powder
- ½ tsp. soma salt or Himalayan salt
- 1 tsp. sweet masala (optional)
- 1/3 cup raw organic cane sugar (optional)
- 1 flax egg (1 tbsp. ground flax + 3 Tbsp water)
*I added a sweet masala with cardamom, ginger, pepper and cinnamon. These spices support the digestion and metabolism of sugar and carbohydrates.
Method
- Soak red lentils overnight. In the morning, wash till the water goes clear and drain
- Place in the blender with the milk and vanilla
- Blend until smooth
- In a bowl mix the dry ingredients, whisk till well combined
- Add the dry to the wet mix and whisk, add flax egg and whisk again
- Heat up your waffle maker, pour ½ cup batter into the middle of the waffle iron, cook for 3 minutes or until the waffle maker light goes from green to red
- If you open the waffle maker and want a darker waffle, unplug the waffle maker and let the waffle sit for another few minutes
- Top with berries and maple syrup or if you omit the sugar add savory toppings or a cilantro chutney
