Chia pudding

OK.. I officially love love (re-emphasising in case a single ‘love’ doesn’t cut it) CHIA!! so damn easy to make and so many varieties am realising. I may end up having a separate section just for the different things I am going to do with Chia at this rate. When I had posted my chocolate chia pudding recipe 2 weeks back, I somehow knew my love affair with chia isn’t gonna end anytime soon and I am proving to be right about myself! ? The base of my breakfast today was chia, it took me less than 5  mins yet again but it tasted so different from the chocolate chia and this is what is absolutely getting me addicted to this product! When I was chatting with my friends in India, I realised this product may not be available easily and told myself that I should come up with alternatives. I am going to do that in the coming weeks for sure but in the meantime, I am gonna keep exploring the mind blowing chia, my new found love!

I am just keeping the above text & pic written/ taken back in 2017 for reference/ reminiscing purposes :). Things that haven’t changed from then to now

1. my love for chia.
2. my love for easy/ quick fixes.
3. my love for mangoes :D.

Things that have clearly changed –

1. My improved photography skills (Still not great but way better).
2. When I took the pic back in 2017, I had just started to use D’s DSLR and took the pics in the balcony. I now have better knowledge to use his DSLR and have some artificial lighting.
3. I used A4 papers as the background :D. I still use lame boards but still way better than those A4 papers where I struggled with focus.

I never tried this pudding using basil seeds. However, I bought a stock of this when I went to India a few years back & made it for my friends & they loved it. So much so, recently one of those (Sushma) made it for herself & her family and they all enjoyed it. She was super cute to plate it nicely and send me pics! A lot of my happiness weirdly revolves around food :D. And oh,

1. Used my mil as hand muse for this pic & I am super happy with it. Poor her doesn’t probably know what she just signed up for :D.
2. I ended up taking this pic in the balcony 😀 and did not use any artificial lights.

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Chia pudding

Prep Time

5 mins

Passive Time

8 hrs

 

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: International

Servings: 1 person

Ingredients

For the pudding

• 3 tbsp chia seeds
• 1 tbsp maple syrup/ honey
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/8 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 pinch cinnamon powder

Fruits/ seeds to top off (Optional)

• 3 tbsp ripe mango cut into small pieces
• 1/2 tsp flaxseeds
• few blueberries

Instructions

1. In a wide bowl, add all the ingredients mentioned under 'For the pudding' section and whisk till there are no visible lumps.
2. Pour the mixture into a jar/ container and refrigerate it for 6-8 hours (best left overnight).

3. Right before serving, top with fresh fruits/ dry fruits/ seeds. I had mine with some mango, blueberries & flax seeds.

Recipe Notes

1. Add a little extra milk if you like the pudding to be slightly runny! I add the extra milk.
2. Vanilla essence adds such an awesome flavour to this dish. So if you have it, I would totally recommend you to NOT skip it. 
3. Any sweetener works. If you want to avoid even maple/ honey, just use dates or dates syrup.