Breakfast Ideas

Everyday morning I am faced with a problem of making something quick and new for breakfast. While I can always reach out to the box of cereal kept over the fridge, my son has allergies to some of the contents in processed cereal. So that becomes an option only in times of extreme emergencies. He sometimes prefers scrambled eggs or milk with toast and jam. But just like with all kids (and adults alike), he gets bored of the sameness and likes to have variety in his breakfast.

So I thought of compiling a list of breakfast items that are quick to make, healthy and offer a lot of variety in terms of nutrition as well as taste. Also, since I have a philosophy of eating only hot food for breakfast, I have excluded smoothies, shakes, yogurts etc from my list below.

I hope it would be a useful resource for everyone who faces the breakfast dilemma every morning. I will be adding the recipes for each of these items in due course.

Western Breakfast


Eggs served with Multigrain Toast/ English Muffin/ Multigrain Muesli Buns

• Scrambled with onions and veggies
• Plain Scrambled
• Half Fry
• Full Fry
• Vegetable Omelette
• Spinach Omelette
• Poached
• Frittata

Multi-grain Pancakes served with pure maple syrup, butter  and seasonal fruit

Multi-grain Waffles serve with pure maple syrup, butter and seasonal fruits

Oat Recipes - I prefer using rolled oats to steel cut or instant oatmeal because the cook faster than steel cut oats and are a healthier option than instant oatmeal.

• Cooked Oats with milk, sugar and seasonal fruits
• Cooked Oats with salt, pepper and green peas
• Cooked Oats with maple syrup, walnuts and apple
• Cooked Oats with honey, almonds and cranberries,

Indian Breakfast

Poha

• Onion Poha
• Potato Poha
• Peas Poha
• Carrot and Cauliflower Poha

Upma 

• Rava Upma
• Cracked Wheat/ Daliya Upma
• Cooked Daliya with Coconut and Jaggery

Thalipeeth - This is a Maharashtrian Favorite 

• Bhajani Thalipeeth
• Multi Grain Thalipeeth
• Upavas Thalipeeth

Dhirde/ Chilka/  - A quick instant dosa variety from Maharashtra

• Besan Dhirde
• Rice Flour Dhirde served with Jaggery Milk
• Rice Flour Dhirde with Chillies and Garlic
• Moong Dhirde

Idli 

• Kanchipuram Idli
• Idli Fry
• Coconut Idli

Dosa

• Plain Dosa
• Rawa Dosa
• Masala Dosa
• Mysore Dosa
• Spring Dosa

Uttapam

• Onion Uttapam
• Plain Uttapam
• Cheese Uttapam
• Tomato Uttapam

Appe

• Idli Batter Appe
• Instant Rawa Appe
• Urad Daal Appe
• Sweet Rice Flour Appe
• Vegetable Appe
• Onion and Coriander Appe

Paratha

• Aloo (Potato) Paratha
• Paneer Paratha
• Mooli (Raddish) Paratha
• Sooji Halwa Paratha
• Carrot Cauliflower and Paneer Paratha