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Breakfast

20 recipes

Plain Dosa — Crisp golden plain dosa with chutney and sambar

South Indian

Plain Dosa

20mMedium3

Soft Idli — Soft white steamed idli with sambar and coconut chutney

South Indian

Soft Idli

25mMedium4

Puri — Small round golden whole-wheat puris with puffed hollow interiors

All India

Puri

25mEasy4

Appam — Kerala appam with crisp lacy edges and soft bowl-shaped centers

Kerala

Appam

20mMedium3

Medu Vada — Crisp ring-shaped medu vada with chutney and sambar

South Indian

Medu Vada

30mMedium3

Quick Methi Paratha — Stack of freshly made Indian flatbreads

Gujarati

Quick Methi Paratha

25mEasy3

Besan Chilla — Thin golden gram-flour chilla with onion, tomato, coriander and green chilli

North Indian

Besan Chilla

15mEasy2

Aloo Paratha — Stuffed aloo paratha with potato filling, yogurt and pickle

Punjabi

Aloo Paratha

35mMedium3

Methi Thepla — Stack of freshly made Indian flatbreads

Gujarati

Methi Thepla

30mEasy4

Sooji Sheera — Pale milk-cooked semolina sheera with golden raisins and crushed cardamom

Maharashtrian

Sooji Sheera

20mEasy4

Dahi Vada — Soft dahi vadas covered with yogurt, tamarind and green chutneys

North Indian

Dahi Vada

45mMedium4

Spring Onion Paratha — Thin whole-wheat parathas with finely chopped spring onion incorporated into the dough and browned tawa spots

North Indian

Spring Onion Paratha

30mEasy3

Rava Upma — South Indian rava upma with cashews and curry leaves

South Indian

Rava Upma

20mEasy2

Onion Uttapam — Thick onion, tomato and chilli uttapam

South Indian

Onion Uttapam

20mEasy3

Mooli Paratha — Browned North Indian mooli paratha torn open to show grated radish and herb filling

Punjabi

Mooli Paratha

35mMedium3

Semiya Upma — Fluffy South Indian vermicelli upma with carrot, peas, mustard seeds and curry leaves

South Indian

Semiya Upma

20mEasy3

Oats Chilla — Thin crisp oats chillas flecked with onion, tomato, chilli and coriander, with green chutney

All India

Oats Chilla

20mEasy2

Kanda Poha — Turmeric-tinted flattened rice poha with peanuts and curry leaves

Maharashtrian

Kanda Poha

15mEasy2

Vada Pav — Vada pav with fried green chilli

Maharashtrian

Vada Pav

30mMedium4

Bhel Puri — Bhel puri with puffed rice, sev, onion, tomato and coriander

Maharashtrian

Bhel Puri

15mEasy3

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