Our beautiful country is a breakfast lovers heaven! Sure, pancakes and waffles are amazing, but have you ever tried an amazingly early morning meal of hot idlis with chutney and sambhar? Or spent time sipping the perfect steaming cup of masala chai with a newspaper and a plate of hot poha?
Regional breakfast dishes across the country are a treat for our taste buds and should be enjoyed thoroughly! Check out some popular morning meals below.
KANDA POHA – MAHARASHTRA
Kanda Poha or Onion Pohay is a tasty and quick filling breakfast from Maharashtra. This dish is generally served with Masala chai and is very much similar to aloo poha.
MIRCHI VADA – RAJASTHAN
Rajasthani Mirchi Vada also known as Jodhpuri Mirchi bhajji is a popular street food snack as well as a breakfast item.
DHOKLA – GUJARAT
Dhokla is popular dish made with fermented batter and is a staple in most Gujarati homes.
APPAM – KERALA
Appam, made with rice batter and coconut milk is one of the most common breakfast food in Kerala.
ALOO PARATHA – PUNJAB
Aloo parathas are wheat chapatis stuffed with a potato mixture. Popular in Punjab and Haryana.
With a country like India, everything cannot be defined with such few examples. Our humble attempt is to highlight the magic that flows through the various cuisines of our incredible country. Hopefully, we can explore these foods together through a journey of shared recipes, tips and tricks in time to come.
RADHABALLABHI – WEST BENGAL
Radhaballabhi is one of the most famous Bengali breakfast items. Prepared with urad dal and spices, this bengali-style stuffed fried puri goes very well with Cholar Dal and Jhal Alur Dom.
GODI DOSA – KARNATAKA
The wheat flour dose or Godi Dosa is a very popular breakfast recipe from Karnataka and is also available in variations of rice flour, rava and urad dal.
MANDUA KI ROTI – UTTARAKHAND
Mandua Ki Roti from Uttarakhand is a traditional chapati made out of wheat flour and is a very popular Kumaoni food.
DAHI CHURA – BIHAR
Dahi Chura is a very simple and healthy breakfast from Bihar. Poha is first soaked in water and then mixed with curd to make this Bihari breakfast dish.
JOLPAN – ASSAM
Jolpan, also known as Bhogali Jalpan is a traditional Assamese no-cook breakfast dish. Jolpan breakfast is generally a mixture of healthy and unique variety of rice which is eaten along with curd and jaggery.
MUTHIA – CHHATTISGARH
Muthia are traditional rice dumplings from Chhattisgarh and are steamed not fried with various spices. The state of Chhattisgarh is known to grow the largest number of rice variety, therefore it is known as the rice bowl of India.
So what are your favourite regional breakfast recipes?
Stay Health Informed…
World Food Day: How To Minimise Food Wastage
16th of October is celebrated as ‘World Food Day’. Why not celebrate it everyday? – This year, The World Food Programme was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In doing so the hunger parity around the world has been brought into focus, and Hunger has been identified as a human right violation. Read more on how…
Know your Mushrooms
Mushrooms are fungi that we consumer in so many delicious recipes. Know what mushrooms are good to consume and how to identify rotten mushrooms. Follow the link for more information…
Top Foods To Battle Them Rainy Blues
Know what to eat during which season and stay healthy all year round. Our bodies acclimatise internally during every natural season, to help our bodies adjust to the change more optimally it is important to consume fresh and seasonal produce, read more…
cuisinecanvas.in 