Moong Dal Chilla (Savory Lentil Pancake)
Intro: A protein-packed Indian breakfast made with soaked moong dal, perfect for a light and healthy start to the day.
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Serves: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup yellow moong dal (soaked 4 hrs)
1 green chili
½ inch ginger
2 tbsp chopped onion
Salt, turmeric
Oil for cooking
Instructions:
- Blend soaked dal with chili and ginger.
- Mix chopped onion, salt, turmeric.
- Pour batter on a hot tawa; cook on both sides with oil.
- Serve hot with chutney.
Vegetable Poha
Intro: A classic Maharashtrian breakfast made with flattened rice and vegetables. Quick, filling, and flavorful.
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 10 mins | Serves: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup thick poha
1 chopped onion, 1 chopped carrot
Mustard seeds, curry leaves
Salt, turmeric, lemon juice
Instructions:
- Rinse poha and let it rest.
- Heat oil, temper mustard seeds, curry leaves, and onions.
- Add carrots, spices; cook.
- Add poha, mix well, squeeze lemon juice. Serve.
Rava Upma
Intro: Soft and aromatic upma made with semolina, a South Indian comfort breakfast.
Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Serves: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup rava (sooji)
1 chopped onion
Mustard seeds, green chili, ginger
Water, salt, curry leaves
Instructions:
- Roast rava dry till light golden.
- In a pan, temper mustard seeds, onions, ginger.
- Add water and salt. Once boiling, add rava slowly.
- Stir until thickened. Serve hot.