Explore easy 25+ BEST Indian Breakfast Recipes, including South traditional delights like Idli, Dosa, and Upma, to North Indian favorites such as Aloo Paratha and Poori, that your family will love. This extensive collection of breakfast recipes is from all over India. Perfect for your busy mornings or weekend brunches.
Remember how your elders at home always emphasized that Breakfast is "the Most Important Meal of the day". Breakfast provides both your body and brain with essential fuel after an overnight fast & it kickstarts your metabolism. The word "breakfast" literally means "to break fast" from the night before.
What is a traditional Breakfast in India?
In India, each region and culture has its distinctive breakfast.
North India: Nothing compares to a hearty North Indian breakfast. This cuisine is just what you need to fill you up entirely, whether it be parathas, chole, poori, moong dal cheela, or plain poha.
South India: A South Indian breakfast plate typically includes a variety of dishes like idli, dosa, medu vada, along with sambar, chutney, or upma prepared with semolina, vermicelli, or puffed rice.
West India: West India is a hot, dry region. Food is prepared in various ways across the states in Western India. For instance, food from Rajasthan is spicy, food from Gujarat is sweet, and food from Maharashtra and Goa is tangy and rich. In Maharastra, sabudana khichdi, vada pav, and pav bhaji are popular breakfast choices. dhokla, khaman, thepla, fafda, jalebi are part of Gujarati Breakfast.
East India: Litti chokha, aloo puri are some popular breakfast choices. This aloo puri combo is well-known not just in East India but all around the country.
Most Indians love to have their breakfast with a cup of masala chai (tea), adrak wali chai, or coffee.
Growing up in Karnataka, my mornings were always special, with a variety of comforting breakfast dishes prepared by my mom throughout the week. From idli, masala dosa, paddu, thalipettu, avalakki, veg palav, bisi bele bath, upma, and kesari bath. Each dish added its own unique touch to the breakfast table, creating fond memories.
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How to Plan Your Indian Breakfast?
- Meal planning: List down a week’s breakfast plan on the weekend, using an Excel meal planning template or software. This helps to save a lot of time every morning thinking about what to cook. Also, shop for groceries on the weekend itself, prep the veggies, and store them in the refrigerator. You can also make idli and dosa batter on the weekend, and your breakfast is ready in 10 minutes.
- Plan for variety: Eating the same breakfast every day can be boring, so make sure to pick interesting and healthy recipes that your family will love.
- Plan for accompaniments: Indian breakfast dishes are usually served with accompaniments such as pickle (achaar), chutneys, chutney podis, raita, sambhar, and curries. So make sure to plan ahead and use them for more than one meal.
- Plan for dietary restrictions: Most Indian breakfasts are vegetarian, however, few contain dairy or gluten. So if you are having guests for breakfast, be sure to plan according to their dietary restrictions.
- Quick breakfasts: If you don't have time to cook on a busy morning, go for breakfast smoothies like ragi banana dates smoothies, peanut butter banana smoothies, avocado banana smoothies, milkshakes like mango milkshake, strawberry banana milkshake, or sweet lassi as they come in handy.
Popular Indian Vegetarian Breakfast Recipes
Let's have a look at some of the popular Indian vegetarian breakfast recipes from all over India that will delight your taste buds and jumpstart your day.
Poha Recipe | Kanda Poha
Poha is a most popular breakfast or snack recipe made with flattened rice (poha), onions, roasted peanuts, and a few spices.
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Restaurant Style Upma Recipe (Rava Upma)
Restaurant Style Upma Recipe (Rava Upma) is a Indian breakfast made with roasted semolina and few spices.
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Moong Dal Cheela
Moong Dal Chilla/Cheela is a delicious protein-packed Indian breakfast recipe made from split yellow moong dal, onions, ginger, chilies, spices, and herbs.
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Vermicelli Upma (Semiya Upma)
Vermicelli/Semiya Upma is a traditional and popular South Indian breakfast made with vermicelli and vegetables.
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Soft Idli Recipe - (Recipe from Dassana's Veg Recipes)
Idli is one of the most healthiest and popular South Indian breakfast dish. These are soft, light, fluffy steamed round cake made with a ground, fermented rice and lentil batter.
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Sabudana Khichdi Recipe
Sabudana Khichdi is a delicious and nutritious recipe cooked with Tapioca pearls/Sago, potatoes, roasted peanuts especially during the fasting season of Navratri or Maha Shivaratri in India
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How to Make Poori
Learn how to make perfect Poori (Puri), a popular Indian fried bread that is puffy, crispy, and delicious. It is typically served for breakfast or as a snack.
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Masala Dosa - (Recipe from Hebbars Kitchen)
Masala Dosa Recipe is an easy and popular, tasty south indian staple breakfast recipe made with rice and urad dal.
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Indian Masala Oats - (Instant Pot & Stovetop)
Masala Oats is a mildly spiced Indian Style savory oatmeal breakfast porridge recipe prepared with mixed vegetables and Indian spices.
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Aloo Paratha
Aloo paratha is a classic popular Indian whole wheat flatbread stuffed with a spicy potato filling. Serve hot with a raita, pickle, or curry of your choice.
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Dalia Upma (Broken Wheat Upma)
Dalia Upma (Broken wheat upma, Goduma rava upma, Godhi upma, Craked wheat upma) is a healthy and wholesome breakfast recipe made from broken wheat, loads of vegetables, and some spices.
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Ven Pongal Recipe (Khara Pongal)
Ven Pongal also known as Khara Pongal is a classic South Indian breakfast dish made with rice & yellow moong lentils in Instant Pot and Stovetop pressure cooker
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Khaman Dhokla
Khaman Dhokla recipe is a soft, fluffy, savory steamed cake made from gram flour (besan), spices made in the pressure cooker, and stovetop.
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Neer Dosa (Mangalorean Style)
Neer Dosa, also known as Neeru Dose, is a popular South Indian breakfast delicacy. This delightful dish is known for its incredibly soft, thin, and lacy rice crepes made using just three simple ingredients - rice, water, and salt.
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Karnataka Style Mandakki Usli Recipe (Puffed Rice Upma)
Mandakki Usli Recipe (puffed rice upma) is a simple Karnataka style breakfast made with soaked puffed rice, onions, groundnuts and curry leaves and is typically relished along with mirchi bajji and chai.
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Besan Chilla (Savory Gram Flour Pancakes)
Besan Chilla or Besan Cheela is an easy and healthy Indian savory pancake recipe made from besan (gram flour), onion, tomato, spices, and herbs.
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Paneer Paratha Recipe (Stuffed)
Paneer parathas are a delicious and popular Indian whole wheat flatbread stuffed with paneer (Indian cottage cheese), spices, and herbs.
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Rava Dhokla
Rava Dhokla (Suji Dhokla) is a soft, fluffy, steamed savory cake made from semolina (sooji), yogurt, spices, fruit salt like eno, and a tempering of mustard seeds, green chilies, curry leaves, and white sesame seeds.
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Instant Pot Mumbai Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a popular dish from Mumbai made up of spiced mashed vegetable curry (bhaji), served piping hot with a soft bread roll (pav) with a butter,finely chopped onions, cilantro and a squeeze of lime
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Bread Upma Recipe
Bread Upma recipe is one of the easiest breakfast or snack that can be prepared with leftover or fresh bread in less than 15 minutes.
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Vegetable Paniyaram
Vegetable Paniyaram is a South Indian breakfast recipe made from leftover idli/dosa batter. It is known as Kuzhi Paniyaram in Tamil, Paddu in Kannada, Gunta Ponganalu in Telugu
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Dal Paratha
Dal paratha recipe is very popular in Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, a dish prepared with whole wheat flour, dal, and spices.
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Palak Poori (Fried Spinach Puffed Bread)
Palak Poori is a delicious Indian puffed bread made with spinach puree and a few spices and is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
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Palak Moong Dal Dosa (Palak Pesarattu)
It is protein packed wholesome south indian breakfast
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Instant Pot Bisi Bele Bath
This one-pot Bisibelebath (Bisi Bele Bath) is a very popular recipe from Karnataka prepared in the Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker.
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Paneer Uttapam
Paneer Uttapam Recipe is a delicious, nutritious, and wholesome breakfast recipe topped up with grated paneer, vegetables like carrots, onion, tomatoes, freshly chopped chilies, and coriander.
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Paneer Bhurji
Dry Paneer Bhurji recipe is an Indian cottage cheese scramble made with onion, tomato and spices for an easy to make Indian breakfast
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Tofu Bhurji Recipe
Indian Style Tofu scramble known as Tofu bhurji is a very tasty and quick vegetarian dish inspired by egg bhurji recipe and prepared using crumbled tofu, onion, tomato, bell pepper and spices.
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Vegetable Oats Upma
Vegetable Oats Upma is a delicious, quick, and healthy breakfast recipe made with rolled oats, mixed vegetables, and some spices.
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Little Millet Upma (Samai Upma)
Little Millet Upma is a wholesome breakfast or dinner dish that can be made with just a few ingredients in less than 30 minutes.
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Instant Pot Vegetable Pulao (Karnataka Style Veg Pulao)
Vegetable Pulao (Karnataka style) is an one pot rice dish made with rice, variety of vegetables and mildly flavored with various spices
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Ragi Malt (Finger Millet Porridge)
Ragi malt is a healthy and popular nutritious drink in South India made from ragi flour (also known as finger millet flour), water, milk, and jaggery.
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Palak Paratha (Spinach Paratha)
Palak paratha is an Indian flatbread prepared by kneading whole wheat flour and spinach puree together with few spices.
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Instant Rava Paddu
Instant Rava Paddu is a healthy and quick South Indian breakfast recipe made with semolina/Rava, yogurt, and vegetables.
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Foxtail Millet Pongal (Thinai Pongal)
Foxtail Millet or Thinai Pongal is an easy and healthy South Indian recipe made with millets & yellow moong lentils in ghee tempered with few spices in a Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or stovetop.
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Ragi Ambli (Ragi Ganji)
Ragi Ambli, also known as Ragi Ganji is a nutritious traditional South Indian beverage made from ragi flour (finger millet), buttermilk, and spices. Perfect cooling drink for hot summer days.
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Quinoa Upma Recipe (Instant Pot & Stovetop)
Vegetable Quinoa Upma recipe is a simple and wholesome South Indian style breakfast dish loaded with vegetables cooked in an Instant pot pressure cooker or stovetop.
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Podi Idli Recipe (Podi Mini Idli)
Podi Idli is a quick and easy breakfast or snack recipe prepared with idli podi (milagai podi), idli tempered with ghee.
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Beetroot Paratha
This Beetroot Paratha is a healthy and delicious Indian flatbread recipe made using beetroot puree, whole wheat flour and few spices.
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Hariyali Poha|Poha in green masala
Hariyali Poha (Poha in Green Masala) is an easy, delicious and healthy breakfast recipe made with beaten rice or flatten rice flavored with green masala along with onions and seasoning like chillies, lemon and curry leaves
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Sooji Ka Halwa (Rava Kesari)
Sooji ka Halwa is a rich and delicious classic Indian dessert recipe made with semolina (sooji), ghee, sugar, and nuts. It is often served during festivals or special occasions.
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Zucchini Thalipettu (Zucchini Akki Rotti)
Zucchini Thalipettu (aka Zucchini Akki Rotti) is a healthy variation to the traditional Karnataka's specialty breakfast dish "Akki rotti" made from rice flour and veggies
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Masala Bread Toast - Iyengar Bakery Style
Masala Bread Toast - Iyengar Bakery Style recipe as it is known in the Iyengar bakeries is an open faced sandwich topped with sautéed onions, carrot, capsicum coated in Indian spices.
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Avocado Chutney Sandwich (Avocado Sandwich Indian Style)
Avocado Cucumber Chutney Sandwich is an easy, healthy, and delicious sandwich recipe prepared with bread, avocados, cucumbers, and green mint chutney
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Popular Indian Breakfast Drinks
Indian Masala Chai Recipe
Learn how to make an Authentic Indian Masala Chai (or tea) recipe with black tea leaves (or tea bags), milk, ginger, and a blend of aromatic spices.
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Adrak Wali Chai
Adrak wali Chai or Ginger tea, is a popular Indian beverage made with black tea leaves (or tea bags), milk, ginger, and sugar. Serve this comforting beverage along with morning breakfast or evening snacks.
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Badam Milk Recipe (Badam Doodh)
Badam milk (also known as Almond Flavored Milk) is a popular Indian beverage made with almond paste, milk, sugar, and flavored with saffron and ground cardamom.
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Golden Turmeric Milk (Haldi Doodh)
Turmeric milk also known as golden milk aka Haldi Doodh is a healthy Indian drink that has been gaining popularity in the West.
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Ragi Banana Date Smoothie
Ragi Banana Dates Smoothie recipe is a delicious and nutritious drink made with ragi (finger millet), bananas, dates, and milk.
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Mango Juice Recipe (Homemade)
This homemade mango juice recipe is refreshing, delicious, and made from fresh ripe mangoes. This tropical refreshing drink is the perfect thirst quencher on hot summer days.
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