Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, as it should not only make you feel full for a longer time but also should be healthy. But in India most people will be working, so they never get time to cook something healthy so here are the best and simple North Indian breakfast recipes.
In most cases, butter or ghee will be there in every North Indian breakfast recipe that is the specialty of their food. Their breakfast will be flavorful, delicious, spicy, and of course, it will be healthy. So, here are the 5 best North Indian breakfast recipes that you should never miss.
Top 5 North Indian Breakfast Recipes
- Besan cheela
Besan cheela is one of the healthiest North Indian breakfast recipes, as it is loaded with more veggies. It will be more nutritious and you can prepare the recipe in a shorter time. The cheela comes in many variations, but here is the basic one.
1 cup of gram flour or chickpea flour
¼ finely chopped onions
¼ finely chopped tomatoes
¼ finely chopped coriander leaves
½ cup of ginger
½ cup of green chilies
2 to 3 pinches of turmeric powder
½ tbsp of carom seeds
¼ tbsp. of chili powder
Salt
- Take gram flour or chickpea flour and pour it into a bowl
- Then add onions, tomatoes, coriander leaves, ginger, and green chilies
- Then add the spices turmeric powder, carom seeds, chili powder, and salt as required
- Now add half a cup of water and combine all the ingredients well
- Even you can add additional water depending on the quality and texture of the besan mixture
- Now, take a pan and place it in low to medium heat
- Spread oil over the pan and take a ½ ladle of batter and pour it on the pan
- Now spread the mixture over the pan using the back of the ladle
- Drizzle some oil on the edges and cook it in a medium heat
- Once the one side is cooked well, then flip it to cook on the other side
- If the cheela is cooked well on both sides, then serve it hot
- Poha
Poha is a healthy and delicious breakfast; it would be a very light and refreshing breakfast.
1 cup poha
1 tbsp oil
1/8 tbsp of asafetida
1 tbsp of mustard seeds
½ cup of finely chopped onions
8 to 10 curry leaves
2 to 3 whole red chilies
½ cup potatoes
½ tbsp. turmeric
2 tbsp of salt
1 tbsp of green chilies
1 tbsp of lemon juice
1 tbsp of coriander leaves
- Before using the poha, wash it well and never soak it too long in the water. Then completely drain the water
- Take a pan and oil, then add asafetida, mustard seeds, curry leaves, onions, and whole red chilies
- Once the onion is cooked well then add potatoes
- Add turmeric and sauté the potatoes till it gets cooked well
- Then add salt, poha, and mix well. Cook until all the ingredients get mixed completely well
- Turn of the heat, then add lemon and coriander leaves on the topping and serve it hot
- Egg bhurji
Egg bhurji will be the perfect breakfast if you are running out of time, and it can be eaten with roti, paratha, and bread.
3 eggs
3 to 4 tbsp of chopped onion
2 to 3 tbsp of green chili
2 to 3 tbsp of coriander leaves
3 to 4 tbsp of tomatoes
4 to 5 tbsp of oil
Salt
- In a bowl, whisk the egg well
- In a pan, pour oil and then add onion and green chili. Sauté it well and turn it to golden brown
- Add tomatoes and stir again
- Pour the egg mixture on the pan and cook it well
- Add the salt and cook it well
- Serve it hot
- Paneer paratha
Paneer paratha is the most popular North Indian breakfast recipe and even it will be an excellent breakfast for kids also.
100gms of grated paneer
1 cup wheat flour
1 diced onion
1 chopped green chili
1 to 2 tbsp of ginger
2 tbsp of red chili powder
3 to 4 tbsp of coriander leaves
Salt
4 to 5 tbsp of oil
- Take the wheat flour in a bowl and mix it well by adding the required amount of water. Knead a smooth and fine dough and keep it aside for 20 minutes
- In a bowl, add paneer, onion, green chili, coriander leaves, ginger, salt, and red chili powder
- Now, take a ball from the dough and roll it well
- Place the paneer mixture in the center of the roll
- Take the edges of the dough together and sealed it well
- Roll it again to make a bigger circle
- Take a pan, drizzle some oil, and heat it for few minutes
- Place the paratha and cook it on one side by drizzling some oil
- Then flip it to cook on the other side
- Cook until both the side turn golden brown and serve it hot
- Daliya Khichdi
Daliya is high in protein and it will make you feel fuller for a longer time, so it will be a healthy breakfast option.
1 cup Dalia
3 cups of water
1 tbsp of cumin seeds
3 tbsp of oil
1 tbsp of crushed ginger and garlic
1 finely chopped green chili
1 finely chopped onion
Vegetables required
2 tbsp coriander powder
1 tbsp of red chili powder
½ tbsp. of turmeric powder
½ tbsp. of cumin powder
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp coriander leaves
- In a cooker, add oil and cumin seeds
- Then add ginger and garlic. Sauté it well
- Add green chili and onion, and sauté it well
- Add the vegetables of your choice and all the spices together
- Sauté for 2 minutes
- Add Dalia and sauté it for 2 minutes
- Add water and close the lid, wait for 4 to 5 whistles
- Once the pressure is gone, serve it hot
