08/09/2025
A Healthy Breakfast gives Healthy Mind
Here’s a complete written recipe for a delicious South Indian breakfast plate consisting of Idli, Dosa, Poha, Sambar, Coconut Chutney, and Ginger Tea .
🍽 South Indian Breakfast Platter – Written Recipe
1️⃣ Idli
Ingredients:
Idli rice – 1 cup
Urad dal – ¼ cup
Fenugreek seeds – ½ tsp
Salt – as required
Water – as needed
Method:
1. Wash rice and dal separately. Soak them for 4–6 hours.
2. Grind urad dal with fenugreek seeds to a smooth paste.
3. Grind rice slightly coarse.
4. Mix both, add salt, and ferment overnight.
5. Pour into idli molds and steam for 10–12 minutes.
2️⃣ Dosa
Ingredients:
Idli batter – as prepared above
Oil or ghee – for greasing
Method:
1. Heat a non-stick pan or tawa.
2. Pour a ladle of batter and spread it thin in a circular motion.
3. Drizzle oil around the edges.
4. Cook until crispy and golden. Flip if desired.
3️⃣ Poha
Ingredients:
Flattened rice (poha) – 1 cup
Onion – 1 finely chopped
Green chilies – 2, chopped
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Curry leaves – 8–10
Turmeric – ¼ tsp
Peanuts – 1 tbsp
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
Salt – as required
Oil – 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves – for garnish
Method:
1. Wash poha and drain well.
2. Heat oil, temper with mustard seeds, peanuts, curry leaves, and chilies.
3. Add onions and sauté until soft.
4. Add turmeric and poha, mix gently.
5. Add salt, lemon juice, and garnish with coriander leaves.
4️⃣ Sambar
Ingredients:
Toor dal – ½ cup
Mixed vegetables (carrot, drumstick, pumpkin) – 1 cup
Tamarind pulp – 1 tbsp
Sambar powder – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Curry leaves – 8–10
Asafoetida – a pinch
Salt – as required
Oil – 1 tbsp
Method:
1. Cook toor dal until soft.
2. Boil vegetables separately until tender.
3. Add tamarind pulp, sambar powder, salt, and cooked dal.
4. Simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Temper with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and asafoetida in hot oil. Add to the sambar.
5️⃣ Coconut Chutney
Ingredients:
Fresh grated coconut – 1 cup
Green chilies – 2
Ginger – ½ inch
Roasted chana dal – 2 tbsp
Salt – as required
Water – as needed
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Curry leaves – few
Oil – 1 tsp
Method:
1. Grind coconut, chilies, ginger, roasted chana dal, and salt with a little water.
2. Temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves in hot oil. Pour over the chutney.
6️⃣ Ginger Tea
Ingredients:
Water – 1 cup
Milk – 1 cup
Tea leaves – 1 tsp
Crushed ginger – 1 tsp
Sugar – 1–2 tsp
Method:
1. Boil water with ginger.
2. Add tea leaves and let it simmer.
3. Add milk and sugar, simmer for 2–3 minutes.
4. Strain and serve hot
Enjoy this wholesome, flavorful breakfast served with love! 🥥☕🍽
