Looking for easy Vegetarian Indian Breakfast recipes? Here are the best, 25+ morning breakfast dishes, 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.
Breakfast is the first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. The word "breakfast" literally means "to break fast" from the night before.
Have you ever wondered why nutritionists and other health professionals advise making your morning meal the biggest? Well, that's because breakfast provides you with much-needed energy to start your day. When it comes to healthy and nutritional breakfast, Indian food tops the chart.
What do Indians Eat for Breakfast?
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 Puri, Moong Dal Cheela, or plain Poha.
South India: South Indian cuisine is perhaps the first thing that comes to mind when we think of a healthy and light breakfast. A South Indian breakfast plate typically includes a variety of dishes like Idli (savory steamed rice cakes) along with sambar, chutney, and Medu vada, Dosa (Indian rice & lentil crepes), 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, Vada pav, and Pav bhaji are popular breakfast choices. Dhokla, Khaman, Thepla, Fafda, Jalebi are part of Gujarati Breakfast.
East India: Eastern India's cuisine has a considerable influence from both Chinese and Mongolian cuisines, which adds to its charm. 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 tea (chai) or coffee.
If you are looking for low-carb or keto breakfast ideas, check out these Keto/Low-carb recipes.
How to Plan Your 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 chutneys, chutney podis, 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 peanut butter banana smoothies, avocado banana smoothies, milkshakes like mango milkshake, strawberry 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
Restaurant Style Upma Recipe (Rava Upma)
Bread Upma Recipe
Moong Dal Cheela
Vermicelli Upma (Semiya Upma)
Soft Idli Recipe - (Recipe from Dassana's Veg Recipes)
Sabudana Khichdi Recipe
How to Make Poori
Masala Dosa - (Recipe from Hebbars Kitchen)
Indian Masala Oats (Savory Oatmeal)
Dalia Upma (Broken Wheat Upma)
Ven Pongal Recipe (Khara Pongal)
Khaman Dhokla
Vegetable Oats Upma
Neer Dosa
Karnataka Style Mandakki Usli Recipe (Puffed Rice Upma)
Besan Chilla (Savory Gram Flour Pancakes)
Rava Dhokla
Ragi Malt (Ragi Porridge)
Instant Pot Mumbai Pav Bhaji
Vegetable Paniyaram
Palak Moong Dal Dosa (Palak Pesarattu)
Paneer Uttapam Recipe
Paneer Bhurji
Tofu Bhurji Recipe
Little Millet Upma (Samai Upma)
Palak Poori (Fried Spinach Puffed Bread)
Paneer Paratha
Dal Paratha
Palak Paratha (Spinach Paratha)
Aloo Paratha
Instant Rava Paddu
Foxtail Millet Pongal
Quinoa Upma Recipe (Instant Pot & Stovetop)
Beetroot Paratha
Podi Idli Recipe
Hariyali Poha|Poha in green masala
Zucchini Thalipettu (Zucchini Akki Rotti)
Ragi Banana Date Smoothie
Masala Bread Toast - Iyengar Bakery Style
Spicy Potato Sandwich (Aloo Sandwich)
Grilled Avocado Chutney Sandwich
Accompaniments To Pair Up With Indian Breakfast Dishes
- Raita: A wholesome Indian spread is just incomplete with a serving of raita. A bowl of raita improves the flavor of any dish, whether you serve it with basic roti-sabzi or sumptuous biryani.
- Achaar (Pickle): Pickle (achaar) is a flavorful, tangy, and delightful condiment that is popular in India. Also, why not? They are incredibly adaptable and work with almost anything. You may prepare pickles using a number of ingredients, including garlic, mango, carrot, lemon, cauliflower, and more.
- Chutney: In India, chutneys come in a variety of flavors. Classic mint chutney is a favorite accompaniment of North Indians. South Indians, however, like their famous coconut chutney. Shengdana chutney is a favorite among the Maharashtrian people.
All these recipes are perfect for adding to your breakfast diet. Try them at home, and let us know how you all liked them in the comments below. For more such recipe ideas, stay tuned!
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Pam Gill
great
Bhavana Patil
Thanks
Gargee
Wow, these recipes looks amazing! I can't wait to try it.