3 popular Indian Healthy breakfast recipes: check out

Breakfast is an important part of everyone’s life. Without breakfast we cannot start with our day. Breakfast plays an important role in our daily life as it keeps us energetic throughout the day.

We all have witnessed the feeling of skipping breakfast and all these feelings surround us the whole day like mood swings, feeling of lethargic, non-energetic feelings, fatigue and many more.

In the morning, we don’t get enough time to make breakfast as we have office timings, children school’s timings and all the household chores. In this situation a healthy, satisfying, homemade breakfast that is too prepared in less time and less preparation is what we all search for.

So, here are the 3 most popular simple Indian breakfast recipes that can be satisfying, energizing and easy to prepare options. With some simple ingredients and minimal prep time you can make satisfying dishes that can fuel your body and make you ready for the wholesome day.

1. Indian Breakfast Poha recipe:

Poha is a light and easy to make Nasta option. In very few ingredients and less prep time you can make a delicious breakfast in the morning. It is made with flatten rice, with some regular spices and garnished with peanuts and coriander.

Breakfast Healthy poha recipe — Healthy poha

For making poha Ingredients list:

· 2 cup Thick poha (flattened rice)

· 1 chopped onion

· 1 chopped tomato

· ½ chopped capsicum

· 2-3 green chili(optional)

· 1 teaspoon mustard seed

· 1 teaspoon fennel seed

· ½ tea spoon asafetida

· ½ teaspoon coriander powder

· Curry leaves

· ¼ cup peanuts

· ½ teaspoon turmeric powder

· Salt as per taste

· 1 teaspoon sugar

· 1-2 tablespoon oil

· Lemon juice

· Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

· Water

Method:

· Rinse poha and drain the water. Keep it aside for 5 to 10 minutes, till then chop the veggies

· Heat oil, now add mustard seed and fennel seed, let it splutter

· Add peanuts, green chili and curry leaves. Fry peanuts for a minute

· Add onion, saute it until soft and golden brown

· Add tomato and capsicum, let it get soften

· Add salt, sugar, turmeric powder and coriander powder and mix properly. Add little bit water

· Add poha and mix everything properly.

· Switch off the flame and cover it for 5 minutes

· Garnish it with coriander leaves and lemon juice

· You can add any vegetables of your choice like carrot, potato and can garnish it with pomegranate, grated beetroot, carrot and sev. It tastes very different and delicious. You can pack it for school tiffin.

· Rinse the poha and let it rest so that it becomes soft and don’t forget to stir it so that it does not stick into each other

· You can also try this with curd and chutney to give it a different taste.

2. Indian Nasta Aloo Paratha recipe:

Aloo Paratha is loved in every family. It is made with whole wheat flour flatbread stuffed with spiced mashed potato. You can serve it with green chutney, curd or tomato ketchup. It’s a comforting meal that makes you feel fuller for long hours.

Breakfast Aloo Paratha recipe — Aloo Paratha

For making Aloo Paratha ingredients list:

For dough:

· 2 cup of wheat flour

· ¼ teaspoon carom seed

· 1 teaspoon salt

· Oil

· Water for kneading

For stuffing:

· 3-4 boiled potatoes

· 1 finely chopped onion

· 1 teaspoon red chili powder

· 1 teaspoon coriander powder

· Garam masala

· Crushed black pepper powder

· Salt as per taste

· Lemon juice or dry mango powder

· Chopped Coriander leaves

· Crushed green chili

Method:

· Knead soft dough by adding salt, carom seed and oil into the flour. By keeping dough soft, the stuffing will not come out

· Rest the dough for 15-20 minutes

· For stuffing, mash or grate the boiled potatoes

· Add chopped onion, red chili powder, coriander powder, salt, garam masala, black pepper powder, crushed green chili, lemon juice or dry mango powder and coriander leaves. Mix it up properly. Stuffing is ready

· Take a medium small dough ball, place stuffing inside and cover it properly

· Roll it round softly

· Heat a tawa, put the paratha on it, apply butter or oil on both side and cook it until golden brown

· Serve hot paratha with chutney, sauce or curd

· You can boil the potato at night and keep it in fridge, it will save time in the morning

· You can pack it in the tiffin box and enjoy it as breakfast in the morning. You can also pack it for office lunch box

3. South Indian Idli nasta recipe:

Idli is a famous south Indian Nasta dish, loved by everyone. There are lots of varieties but here it will be made from rice and lentils. It’s a soft steamed cake, first fermented and then steamed. Fermentation and steaming both makes it a healthy option for your morning breakfast or tiffin ideas. You can enjoy it with coconut or tomato chutney, or you can have it with sambhar.

For making idli ingredients list:

· 3 cups rice

· 1 cup urad dal

· Salt

· Water

· Eno

· Oil

Method:

· Mix rice and urad dal and wash it properly. Now soak it for at least 6 to 8 hours

· Now grind it by adding a little bit of water. The batter should be smooth in texture

· Now ferment it overnight for 10-12 hours

· Add salt and mix it properly

· Steam water in a steamer

· Grease idli mould with oil

· Add eno into the batter and mix it

· Pour the batter in idli mould and steam it for 10-12 minutes

· Idli is ready serve it hot with your favorite chutney or sambar

· Fermented food is good for a healthy gut and it is steamed so it can be the best healthy option for your morning breakfast. It is a great option for tiffin also and it requires minimum prep time and can be cooked in less time.

So these were the top 3 healthy, delicious and quick Indian recipes you can try for your morning breakfast option and can be great for tiffin also. They all are easy to make with less ingredients and within less time. So do try any of the dishes on alternative days without feeling rushed and these are perfect options for those busy days when you need something energizing and satisfying.