Famous Breakfasts around India

It could be hot ghee laden paratha with pickle, butter and curd, or Poori Aaloo bhaji to Pohe, Thepla, Idlis, Apple, Dosa, uthappam, upma and Choley Bhature, to name a few. Doesn`t it sound tempting as hell. Let me take you to a quick tour of some of the most popular Indian breakfasts in Indian households which is guaranteed to drool the hell out of you.

Breakfast breaks up as breaking the fast after the long night to eat the first meal of the day. Nutritionists have stressed its importance as a meal that keeps you charged for the rest of the day. Every day, we get up in anticipation of a delicious first meal that is often stuffed into our mouths on our way to school, college or office. Due to the morning rush well blame it on our extrmely packed schedule, we usually whip up the most comfortable or most accessible recipes to fill up our tummies until the mid-day break.

India is a land of various cultures, and we have more breakfast options than any other place in the world. But there is always a family’s favourite recipe. I will talk to you about some desi stuff from an Indian mom’s kitchen.

Paratha - It is a staple breakfast for most North Indian kitchens and a tiffin staple for most nineties kids which includes me as well. Suppose you thought this whole wheat layered flatbread could be boring for us. In that case, it could be served as plain parantha with vegetable curry or stuffed with onions, potatoes, radish, cauliflower, greens like palak, methi or lentils and various other spices. And often, our innovative moms would add the leftover dals and veggies to the dough and made different paranthas for kids who wanted variety in their breakfast. Accept it or not, we love to dig into our favourite paranthas on a lazy weekend, if not every day. Parathas have got a lot of varieties like aloo paratha, paneer parartha, egg paratha and the list just goes on & on.

Pav Bhaji - Originally a Maharashtrian street food, Pav-bhaji was developed as food when the Portuguese brought the art of baking bread with them to the western shores of India. Pav is the baked bread served with spicy curry made up of spices, and vegetables like potatoes, onions, tomatoes, peas etc. The Pav bread is shallow roasted on a pan with butter and served with a butter-laden curry with chopped shallots and a lemon wedge. This is one of the most famous Mumbai street food. If you ever happen to visit Mumbai and would like to feast into this then please do visit this place known as Cannon Pav Bhaji which is simple stall that serves pav bhaji to train commuters and tourists throughout the day at Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus station. The bhaji, which is a warm orange, is mildly spiced and the pav is perfectly toasted.

Idli, Dosa, Sambhar - The fermented rice and lentil batter is used to make yummy idlis or dosas, which are enjoyed by a tangy vegetable and lentil curry called Sambhar plus coconut chutney and red chutney. The famous south Indian tiffin is immensely popular in India and across the world, thanks to the Indian diaspora. Idli is also rich in fibre and protein, which helps someone keep satiated longer, preventing them from eating more. Moreover, fibre helps promote good digestion, which is a key to lose weight. Oats Idli is a healthy spin you can give to the traditional idli.

While there are innumerable Indian breakfast items on the list, bust some do deserve to be mentioned. These are bread-pakora, Sindhi Koki, desi Chow-min with Manchurian balls, Tandoori Kulcha, Ravaidli/dosa, Cheela, Kulchechole, Poorihalwa choley and so on.