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The first meal of the day when done right can make all the difference to your everyday routine: it will keep your stomach light yet satiated and warm-up the body for a long working day. Made from nutritious ingredients and designed to provide you with steady energy, gut-friendly substances and comforting flavours, these are breakfast staples best served warm during the chilly winters that continue well into the new year.
Vegetable Oats Upma
Rich in fibrous content and most flavourful when served hot off the kadai, a veggie-loaded oats upma is one of the finest dishes to begin the day. This warm and comforting breakfast seasoned subtly with salt, hing, chopped green chillies and a hint of black pepper has all the makings of a sumptuous meal that will energise you till it is time for a late afternoon lunch. Add some crushed peanuts over the oats upma to lend it a textural twist.
Paneer And Spinach Stuffed Paratha
One of the basic criteria for planning breakfast meals during winter weather is to go for recipes that are warm and nourishing. Think stuffed parathas as delicious, filling breakfast staples that can travel directly from the tawa onto the dining plate. Prepare the stuffing using protein-rich paneer and fibre-filled spinach, as healthy choices in the new year. Serve with curd and chopped veggie salad as a full, late breakfast meal, especially on a busy weekday when you might just have to skip the afternoon lunch.
Masala Cheese Omelette With Sourdough
Flavourful, fluffy, light and filling, a masala cheese omelette made by adding some green chillies, turmeric powder, a bit of chopped coriander and onions to eggs before frying them in the omelette pan, this protein-filled breakfast staple can be the go-to choice on a busy day in the first week of the new year. Add some leftover premium cheese from the pantry to the omelette and pair the eggs with a couple of slices of sourdough to prepare a sumptuous and nutritious breakfast.
Millet Porridge With Jaggery And Nuts
Gentle on the gut and soft on the palate, millet porridge is a good start to a leisurely day that eases one back into the routine post the holiday week. Seasoned lightly with jaggery so it is infused with a mild sweetness, millet porridge is naturally energising, comforting and warming for the stomach, particularly on a chilly day. Garnish the sweet breakfast delight with a mix of crushed nuts that includes almonds, cashews and pistachios. Drizzle a little bit of honey over the porridge for a sweeter and more floral nuance.
Moong Dal Chilla With Mint Chutney
Moong dal chilla or pesarattu is a very popular southern Indian pancake that is prepared as a crispy yet soft, warm breakfast. Begin a busy working day with a couple of pesarattu pancakes accompanied by a delicious mint chutney. The pancakes are packed with protein and although very filling can actually be quite light on the gut. They can be crispened by layering them very thinly on the dosa pan, almost like crèpes, to retain their chilla-like texture. Combined with mint chutney the breakfast pancakes also acquire a very sharp, vibrant touch. Add veggies to the chilla batter to make it even more nourishing and healthy.
