Breakfast Recipes
Showing 122 recipes perfect for breakfast.
Adai
Protein-rich thick crepe made of mixed lentils and rice. Best served with avial or jaggery.
Ajwain Paratha
Layered flatbread flavored with carom seeds (ajwain) and roasted with ghee.
Akki Roti
Rice flour flatbread.
Aloo Methi
Dry stir-fry of potato cubes cooked with fresh, slightly bitter fenugreek leaves.
Aloo Paratha
Traditional flatbread stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes. Serve with butter and curd.
Aloo Pyaz Paratha
Layered wheat flatbread stuffed with spiced potatoes and finely chopped onions.
Aloo Sandwich
Toasted bread sandwich stuffed with a spiced boiled potato mash.
Appam
Serve appam hot with coconut milk or vegetable stew.
Arisi Upma
Traditional Tamil Nadu breakfast made with broken raw rice, toor dal, and pepper-cumin tempering.
Bedmi Poori Aloo
Crispy wheat pooris stuffed with a spiced urad dal paste, served with spicy potato curry.
Besan Cheela
Savory gram flour pancakes with onions, chillies, and fresh coriander. Quick and healthy.
Bread Pakora
Spiced potato sandwich dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried.
Bread Upma
Savory spiced bread cubes.
Chana Sundal
Black chickpea stir fry.
Cheese Dosa
Crepe filled with melted cheese.
Chole Bhature
Puffed fried leavened bread served with spicy chickpea curry. A Punjabi favorite.
Coconut Chutney
Classic side dish.
Dahi Puri
Hollow pooris filled with boiled potatoes, yogurt, sweet and green chutneys, topped with sev.
Dahi Vada
Fried lentil dumplings soaked in creamy sweet yogurt, garnished with tamarind chutney and cumin powder.
Dalia Khichdi
Healthy broken wheat porridge cooked with yellow lentils and vegetables.
Dhokla
Steamed, spongy gram flour cake tempered with mustard, green chillies, and coconut.
Dhokla Khaman
Gujarati specialty steamed besan cake tempered with mustard and green chillies.
Dibba Rotti
Thick crispy pan-baked cake.
Dosa
Spread thin on a hot tawa for crispy dosas.
Egg Bhurji
Indian home-style scrambled eggs cooked with onions, green chillies, and fresh coriander.
Egg Dosa
Crepe topped with spiced beaten egg.
Ghee Roast
Crispy paper-thin dosa smeared with ghee.
Ginger Chutney
Spiced ginger side dish.
Gobi Paratha
Flatbread stuffed with spiced grated cauliflower.
Godhuma Rava Upma
Broken wheat upma.
Idiyappam
Steamed rice string hoppers. Serve with sweetened coconut milk or vegetable stew.
Idli
Serve hot with Sambar and Coconut Chutney. Soak rice and dal for 4-6 hours before grinding.
Idli Upma
A quick breakfast made by crumbling leftover idlis and tempering them with mustard, green chillies, and curry leaves.
Jowar Dosa
Healthy gluten-free crepes made from sorghum.
Kachori Aloo
Puffed flaky pastry filled with spiced lentil mixture, served with aloo curry.
Kadalai Curry
Spicy black chickpeas curry cooked in roasted coconut gravy.
Kambu Dosa
Healthy, gluten-free crepes made from pearl millet and black lentils batter.
Kambu Kool
Nutritious and cooling pearl millet porridge mixed with sour buttermilk and raw onions.
Kanchipuram Idli
Spiced, aromatic idlis flavored with pepper, cumin, and ginger powder.
Kanda Batata Poha
Flattened rice cooked with onions, potatoes, turmeric, and peanuts.
Kara Adai
Spicy and thick mixed lentil crepe served with fresh butter or jaggery.
Kathi Roll Egg
Paratha wrap filled with a layer of egg, onions, green chillies, and tangy sauces.
Kathirikai Gotsu
Tangy mashed eggplant curry cooked with tamarind.
Kothu Idli
Leftover idlis cut into cubes and stir-fried with onions, tomatoes, and idli podi.
Kozhukattai
Steamed savory dumplings.
Kozhukattai Sweet
Steamed rice flour dumplings stuffed with sweet coconut and jaggery.
Kuzhi Paniyaram
Savory rice batter dumplings.
Kuzhi Paniyaram Sweet
Sweet puffed dumplings made using rice batter and jaggery.
Lemon Poha
Lemon flavored flattened rice.
Maddur Vada
Crispy, onion-rich flat vadas flavored with curry leaves and semolina.
Makki di Roti
Traditional Punjabi maize flour flatbread.
Masala Dosa
Stuff dosa with spiced potato bhaji before folding.
Masala Vada
Deep-fried spiced patties made with coarsely ground chana dal.
Matar Kachori
Crispy deep-fried flaky pastries stuffed with a spiced green peas filling.
Medu Vada
Deep fry till golden brown and crispy on the outside.
Methi Dosa
Crepes flavored with fresh fenugreek leaves.
Methi Thepla
Gujarati flatbread made of wheat flour, gram flour, and fresh fenugreek leaves. Perfect for travel.
Mint Chutney
Mint side dish.
Missi Roti
Spiced flatbread made of gram flour and wheat flour.
Mooli Paratha
Flatbread stuffed with spiced grated radish and coriander.
Moong Dal Cheela
Healthy and protein-packed yellow lentil crepes, optionally stuffed with paneer.
Muttai Paniyaram
Egg paniyaram - savory dumplings with egg and onion.
Namkeen Sevai
Vermicelli breakfast cooked with onions, peas, and mild spices.
Neer Dosa
Delicate, lace-like, thin rice crepes from coastal Karnataka.
Oats Dosa
Instant crispy crepes made with rolled oats, rice flour, and yogurt batter.
Oats Upma
Healthy rolled oats with vegetables.
Onion Uttapam
Thick rice-lentil pancake topped with onions.
Othappam Podi
Thick rice crepe topped generously with spicy gun powder (podi) and sesame oil.
Paneer Bhurji
Scrambled paneer cooked with green peas, onions, tomatoes, and mild spices. Quick dinner.
Paneer Bhurji Kathi Roll
Wrap made with paratha stuffed with spiced paneer bhurji.
Paneer Bhurji Toast
Spiced scrambled cottage cheese served over buttered crispy toasts.
Paneer Paratha
Wheat flatbread stuffed with spiced grated paneer. High protein breakfast.
Pathiri
Soft, thin, gluten-free flatbread made of cooked rice flour, a Malabar classic.
Pesara Dosa
Spiced whole green gram crepes from Andhra Pradesh. Serve with ginger chutney.
Podi Dosa
Crepe smeared with gun powder.
Podi Idli
Mini idlis tossed in a generous amount of ghee and spicy gun powder.
Poha
Light and fluffy flattened rice dish with peanuts and spices.
Poha Bread Upma
Quick breakfast made by scrambling bread slices and cooking with mustard, peanuts, and turmeric.
Poori
Puff fried wheat flatbread. Serve hot with potato masala or kurma.
Poori Bhaji
Deep-fried wheat pooris served with a simple, spicy potato curry.
Potato Bonda
Batter-fried potato mash dumplings flavored with ginger, turmeric, and mustard.
Potato Masala
Classic spiced potato side dish for Poori and Masala Dosa.
Puli Upma
Tangy upma made from rice rava and tamarind extract, flavored with roasted peanuts.
Puttu
Steam puttu in a puttu maker using layered rice flour and grated coconut. Serve with kadala curry or banana.
Puttu with Kadala Curry
Kerala steamed rice cake served with a spicy black chickpeas coconut curry.
Ragi Dosa
Finger millet crepes.
Ragi Roti
Rustic flatbread made with finger millet flour, chopped onions, green chillies, and curry leaves.
Ragi Upma
Healthy semolina-style breakfast made from finger millet flour and vegetables.
Rava Dosa
Instant, thin, crispy crepe made with semolina and rice flour.
Rava Idli
Instant semolina steamed cakes.
Rava Khichdi
A colorful and soft rava dish made with mixed vegetables and ghee.
Rava Paniyaram
Soft instant paniyarams made with rava and yogurt.
Rava Upma
Roast rava well before adding to boiling water to avoid lumps.
Sabudana Khichdi
Tapioca pearl pilaf cooked with potatoes and roasted peanuts, popular during fasts.
Sakkarai Pongal
Sweet and rich rice-lentil pudding sweetened with jaggery, flavored with cardamom, and loaded with ghee-fried cashews.
Sambar
Lentil vegetable stew.
Semiya Biryani
Spiced vermicelli pulao cooked with mixed vegetables, mint, and whole spices.
Semiya Upma
Vermicelli upma.
Set Dosa
Very soft, spongy, thick dosas served in a set of 2 or 3.
Sevai Coconut
Steamed rice vermicelli mixed with freshly grated coconut and tempered.
Sevai Lemon
Steamed rice vermicelli tossed with lemon juice, turmeric, and a crunchy tempering.
Sevai Pepper
Rice vermicelli tossed with crushed black pepper, cumin, and cashews.
Sooji Halwa
Sweet semolina pudding cooked with ghee and milk, often served with Poori.
Sooji Toast
Crispy bread toast topped with semolina and yogurt veggies.
Sprouted Moong Salad
Raw sprouted moong beans tossed with onions, tomatoes, cucumber, lemon, and spices.
Stuffed Paratha Roll
Handheld whole wheat roll stuffed with spiced potato and paneer.
Suji Toast
Crispy bread slices topped with a mixture of semolina, cream, and chopped vegetables.
Sweet Appam
Puffed sweet appams made with banana and jaggery.
Sweet Puttu
Sweet steamed rice flour.
Thakkali Kurma
Spicy tomato coconut gravy, an excellent light side dish for Chapati and Idli.
Thattil Kutti Dosa
Small, soft, and thick dosas made in batches of 4, served with spicy garlic chutney.
Tomato Chutney
Tangy side dish.
Tomato Sevai
Steamed rice vermicelli tossed in a spicy tomato-onion masala.
Ulundhu Kali
Highly nutritious sweet fudge made of black urad dal flour and sesame oil.
Ulundhu Kanji
Urad dal porridge.
Vada Curry
Spiced lentil dumpling curry.
Vada Pav
Spicy potato fritter in a soft bun smeared with dry garlic chutney.
Veg Mayonnaise Sandwich
Cold sandwich made with chopped vegetables mixed with mayonnaise.
Ven Pongal
Serve hot topped with ghee and accompanied by Sambar and Coconut Chutney.
Vendhaya Kali
Traditional healthy sweet fudge made with fenugreek seeds, rice, and dark palm jaggery.
Wheat Dosa
Wheat flour crepes.
Wheat Rava Khichdi
Healthy broken wheat cooked with loaded vegetables and mild spices.
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