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Breakfast · 10 October 2023

10 easy Indian breakfast ideas

By Sushmita Nayak

हिन्दी: पोहा, इडली, चिल्ला, उपमा, थेपला जैसे दस आसान नाश्ते।
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ପୋହଳା, ଇଡଲି, ଚିଲ୍ଲା, ଉପମା, ଥେପଲା ଭଳି ଦଶଟି ସହଜ ଜଳଖିଆ।

A healthy Indian breakfast can be both comforting and nutrient-dense. These are weekday-friendly plates from Sushmita’s kitchen notes.

Oatmeal upma

Dry-roast rolled oats. Temper mustard, cumin and curry leaves, add mixed vegetables and spices, then stir in the oats and cook until tender.

Poha

Rinse flattened rice. Temper mustard, curry leaves and peanuts, sauté onion, add poha with turmeric and salt, and warm through.

Idli

Steam fermented rice-and-urad batter in idli moulds for 10–15 minutes. Serve with coconut chutney and sambar.

Daliya upma

Roast broken wheat until golden. Temper spices and vegetables, add daliya, turmeric, salt and water, and cook until soft.

Besan chilla

Mix chickpea flour with water, onion, tomato, chilli, cumin, turmeric and salt. Spread on a hot griddle and cook both sides.

Vegetable sandwich

Whole-wheat bread, mint chutney, cucumber, tomato and bell pepper.

Sprout salad

Mixed sprouts with cucumber, tomato and onion. Finish with lemon, chaat masala and salt.

Rava upma

Roast semolina. Temper mustard, dals, onion, chilli and curry leaves. Add rava and water and cook until thick.

Muesli with yogurt and fruit

Muesli, yogurt, banana, berries and apple.

Methi thepla

Knead wheat flour with fresh fenugreek, yogurt, spices and oil. Roll and cook on a griddle.