Breakfast is the first meal of a day. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night.There is a strong likelihood for one or more “typical”, or “traditional”, breakfast menus to exist in most places, but their composition varies widely from place to place, and has varied over time, so that globally a very wide range of preparations and ingredients are now associated with breakfast. In all, there are at least 25 types of Indian breakfasts, each consisting of a choice of over 100 different food items. Each state in India has different specialties and items for breakfast. Thus there is no single standard Indian breakfast, with items changing with regions. However, one can broadly classify breakfast varieties in India into two types: North Indian and South Indian. The eastern and western parts of India also have individual breakfast items unique to their cultures and states.
A typical south Indian breakfast consists of idli , vada, or dosa coupled with chutney and sambar. Many variations of these dishes exist such as rava idli, thayir vadai (yogurt vada), sambar vada and masala dosa. Other popular south Indian breakfast items are pongal, bisibelebath (sambar rice), upma, and poori. The state of Kerala has some special breakfast items such as appam, parotta, puttu, idiyappam, and palappam.
The people of Bihar in eastern India eat litti chokha and dahi chura.
A typical north Indian breakfast may either be a type of paratha or roti served with a vegetable curry, curd, and pickles. There are several varieties of parathas available depending on the type of stuffing such as aloo paratha, paneer (cottage cheese) paratha, mooli paratha (radish paratha), etc. Other popular breakfast items in the north are poori bhaji, poha, and bhindi bhujia.
Among Bengals roti and curry are the general variants in breakfast. The menu may also include “Indian French toast” which is also known as “Bombay toast”, chire bhaja (flaked rice fried in oil with salt added to taste), and boiled eggs.
In Western India, a Gujarati household may serve dhoklas, khakhras, or theplas for breakfast, the most popular of which is methi thepla. In Mangalore the breakfast dish oondees may be served. In Maharashtra, the typical breakfast (nashta) consists of kande pohe, upma, ukkad, and thalipeeth. Sometimes chapati bhaji or a chapati roll with tea becomes breakfast.
- Idli
- Dosa
- Masala Dosa
- Idiyappam
- Upama
- Appam
- Ven Pongal
- Poori
- Idly Ulama
- Adai actual
- Ragi Puttu
- Ragi Idly
- Sariya ulama
- Parotta
- Chapati
Delicacies Dishes 