45+ Popular Indian Breakfast Recipes

45+ Popular Indian Breakfast Recipes

Breakfast is an important part of our daily routine. We need to have a healthy breakfast that will give us energy for the whole day. This is the first meal of the day. This is called "breakfast" because it breaks fast for 8 hours.

“Eat Breakfast Like a KING, Lunch Like a PRINCE, and Dinner Like a BEGGAR.” 

Why Breakfast is an essential meal of the day:

• Kickstarts metabolism & thus helps to burn calories throughout the day
• Restores glucose level to perform optimal brain function
• Helps in improving concentration level
• Boosts energy level for the day
• Reduces weight gain and hence controls obesity
• Controls high Blood Pressure, Diabetes & Heart Diseases

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Here is a collection of 40+ everyday Indian breakfast recipes that are easy to make and equally healthy.

1. Maharashtrian Kanda Poha

Among all Indian breakfast recipes, this one is more commonly made at my home as it is an easy, quick, and healthy option. Kanda poha is a traditional Maharashtrian dish made from poha or puffed rice. Kanda, onions, peanuts, and potatoes are shallow-fried and mixed with soaked poha. This is an easy and quick breakfast recipe.

2. Vegetable Upma

Vegetable upma is another healthy breakfast recipe that is made every day. Semolina, suji, or rava is the key ingredient in making upma. However, you can always add variation to upma and add whatever veggies you want to add.

3. Masala Toast Sandwich

This is one of the most common types of sandwiches that I make pretty often at home. You can make This kid-friendly dish for your kid's tiffin box.

4. Tomato Omelette

Tomato omelet is our vegan omelet made from gram flour or chickpea flour. This is also equally delicious and easy to prepare. Not much preparation is required to make this breakfast dish. This is also another excellent tiffin box recipe for kids.

5. Bread Pakoda

Bread pakoda is a popular street food in North India and Mumbai. It consists of deep-fried slices of bread coated with gram flour batter. Typically, spiced potatoes are stuffed into it. But to make it a little healthier, you can also add grated paneer and other sauteed vegetables.

6. Veg Daliya Khichdi

Daliya khichdi is my all-time favorite. Though I don't like daliya much, This one has stolen my heart. This khichdi is extremely easy to prepare. Load it with whatever vegetables you want to add. I have used the pressure cooker to make this. However, you can make this conveniently in an instant pot, electric oven, or stovetop pan.

7. Vermicelli Pulao

Vermicelli pulao, or semiya pulao, is a savory dish made from vermicelli. These are sauteed with vegetables and aromatic spices. Again, this is an easy breakfast recipe and a friendly dish.

8. Vermicelli Upma

Vermicelli upma is similar to the upma recipe except for semolina; we add vermicelli here. Load it with carrots, cauliflower, peas, potatoes, and other vegetables of your choice. It is extremely easy to make this delicious breakfast recipe.

9. Onion Uttapam

Onion uttapam is one of the South Indian dishes like dosa and sambar. This is easy to prepare if you have the batter ready. Once you make the batter, store it in the refrigerator for 5 - 7 days.

10. Masala Uttapam

Masala uttapam is my favorite one, too. This is similar to plain uttapam or onion uttapam. However, mashed potatoes are used as a topping layer instead of onion and tomatoes.

11. Sandwich Uttapam

Sandwich uttapam is another variation of masala uttapam. I love making this uttapam. In this recipe, potato is stuffed between two layers of batter.

12. Masala Dosa

Masala Dosa is a South Indian food made with a rice and lentil mixture batter. Mashed potato is basic stuffing for this masala dosa. This is one of the best street foods in Mumbai. On every street, you will find one or two street-side vendors selling South Indian food.

13. Palak Moong Dal Chilla

Palak Moong Dal chilla is a savory Indian crepe made with lentil paste and some finely chopped spinach leaves. This is a fluffy and soft chilla. I'm using yellow moong dal or dehusked gram for this dal chilla. You can take any other or a mixture of 2 /3 lentils together.

14. Instant Rava Dosa

This is an instant dosa made with semolina instead of rice and lentils. To make rice and lentil batter, you must soak them overnight and ferment them for 6 hours. But if you don't have the batter ready, you can make the batter using semolina and curd or buttermilk. Also, you can add some finely chopped or grated veggies to add more nutrition to your pancake.

15. Bread Besan Toast

This is vegan, savory French toast. Usually, French toast is made with eggs. However, gram flour or chickpea flour is the best substitute for eggs. This is easy to make and an easy kids' tiffin box and breakfast recipe. Serve this with some crumbled paneer or tofu to complete the menu.

16. Chilli Cheese Sandwich

This is a cheesy Mumbai street-style sandwich. It has a stuffing of peppers, onion, and cheese. This sandwich is easy to prepare and takes less than 10 minutes. Serve with some extra cheese.

17. Pizza Sandwich

This is my kid's favorite sandwich. So I do this very often. In this sandwich, the primary ingredients are pizza sauce and cheese, which give the pizza taste. You can also add some veggies of your choice, like bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, etc. Otherwise, you can add a cheese slice to make it quick and straightforward.

18. Chilli Cheese Toast

Chilli cheese toast is an open-face cheesy toast. This is, again, kids' favorite. Here, I have added some corn kernels and peppers as the topping. Add cheese on top and sprinkle some oregano and chili flakes. This doesn't take more than 5 - 10 minutes at maximum.

19. Aloo paratha

Aloo paratha is an authentic Indian recipe, especially in North India, such as UP and Punjab. This is one of my family's favorite breakfast recipes. In this recipe, mashed potato is stuffed in dough and then shallow fried with ghee or butter. Serve this with curd or raita or with tea. You can make this for your kid's tiffin box as well.

20. Gobi Paratha

This is again similar to aloo paratha, but instead of potatoes, you need to take grated and spiced cauliflower for stuffing. Well, this is an equally delicious authentic Indian breakfast recipe. This unique winter recipe will give you the best quality fresh cauliflower. Be careful of bugs and insects in gobi or cauliflower in another season.

21. Methi Paratha

Methi paratha is made with fresh fenugreek leaves. This is also a winter special recipe. You can make it any time if you are in the metro and getting fresh methi leaves all season. Clean methi leaves well before adding to the dough. Knead freshly chopped leaves with wheat flour. Add a little gram of flour to make it a little more crispy.

22. Mughlai Paratha

Initially, this was a popular street food in the eastern part of our country, where people used eggs and meat as stuffing in paratha. But this is a vegetarian version. Here, we use paneer for stuffing. Also, I have taken whole wheat flour for this paratha, which is healthier than refined flour. This paratha is super soft and yummy and melts in the mouth with a first bite only.

23. Pav Bhaji

Pav bhaji is another popular street food in Mumbai. I make this on weekends as we love the variation on holidays and weekends. Preparation takes a little more time, but it's worth it as the final output is delicious pav bhaji.

This is excellent street food and makes a complete menu.

24. Masala Pav

Masala Pav is another popular street food in Mumbai. This tastes similar to pav bhaji as the ingredients are almost similar for these two items. The only difference is that no veggies are added to this masala pav. Pav Bhaji masala is used to spice it up.

25. Maggi Masala

In this Maggi masala, I add many vegetables to make it healthier. This is quick, and Maggi has been one of our favorite dishes since childhood. This comes under junk food, which is not suitable for every day. But who eats this every day? Once in a while, we can make this veggie-loaded Maggi masala for our breakfast. Let me tell you, this is irresistible for all Maggi lovers.

26. Aloo Kachori

This is, again, a North Indian delicacy. Aloo kachori is a potato stuffed poori. This is a deep-fried snack. I still believe my mother-in-law makes the world's best aloo kachori. Well, these are deep-fried ones. Hence, you can make them on any special occasion or occasionally. This is also kids-friendly food. So this is an excellent tiffin box idea.

27. Spinach Corn Sandwich

This is again another healthy breakfast recipe you will love. We use spinach and sweet corn and cook it creamy before stuffing in bread. Spinach Corn Sandwich is one of my all-time favorite sandwiches, and I can make it anytime. Serve this with some hot sauce or cilantro dip. It's also a great kid's tiffin box recipe.

28. Sabudana Khichdi

Sabudana khichdi is especially a fasting recipe in India, but you can also make it on any other day. Well, this is made with sabudana or tapioca pearls. This is gluten-free and rich in carbs. So, if you are targeting low-carb food, you should avoid this. But since this is a great source of carbs, this is an excellent baby food and kids' tiffin box recipe. This is my baby's favorite dish as well. So I make this quite often for his tiffin box.

29. Sabudana Vada

Now add some mashed potatoes to the soaked sabudana. Shape them into patties and deep fry them. These make excellent tea-time snack options and fasting food. Read more details about how to make perfect sabudana vada.

30. Instant Wheat Dosa

This is our childhood favorite breakfast. This is also an instant dosa. We make it from whole wheat. But to make it crispy, you can also add some other flour.

31. Bread Roll

The bread roll is an easy breakfast option. This is similar to bread pakoda, but the only difference is that no flour coats the stuffed bread. This is a quick and easy recipe that is kid-friendly. Serve these bread rolls with green chutney for taste. Traditionally, we use potato stuffing, but you can also use crumbled paneer or other veggies.

32. South Indian Idli

Idli is a typical South Indian breakfast recipe. This is a quick recipe made with rice and lentil batter. The batter is fermented for 10 - 12 hours to make soft, fluffy idli. After the batter is ready, refrigerate it for a week or so. And it takes 10 - 15 minutes to steam idlis. This is one of the healthiest breakfasts as it is low in carbs and zero fat.

33. Aloo Matar Poha

Aloo matar poha is a vegetable-loaded alternative to regular kanda poha. Add potatoes and green peas to your poha instead of groundnuts or peanuts. This makes incredible poha. For kids, this is also a good food option to induce veggies.

34. Plain Rava Upma

Rava upma is a simple and quick everyday recipe. This is a healthy breakfast recipe and also helpful for proper weight management.

35. Rava Idli

This is an instant idli recipe. This is a no-fermentation idli recipe. Add loads of veggies to this to make it extra delicious and healthy. This is a quick idli recipe where you don't need to plan and prepare to make the batter.

36. Instant Ragi Idli (veggies loaded)

Again this is another healthy breakfast recipe. Ragi, or nachni, is a staple food of South India. This is also a quick instant idli recipe. Add lots of vegetables to make this super healthy and filling breakfast recipe.

34. Ragi Adai

Ragi adai or ragi crepes are healthy breakfast items. This is also an instant recipe that requires no pre-preparation.

37. Instant Paniyaram

38. Dal Paratha

39. Lachha Paratha

40. Paneer Paratha

41. Aloo Masala Poori

42. Chole Bhature

43. Poori Bhaji

44. Masala Toast Sandwich

45. Oats Idli

46. Banana Pancakes

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