9 Delicious South Indian Breakfast Recipes You Can Try Today

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August 3, 2022

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South Indian breakfast is always in huge demand not only because it is tasty, but also because of its high nutritional value. The south Indian dishes are flavoursome, spicy, and also healthy. Starting your day with a south Indian breakfast is a very smart way to remain fit and healthy. The south Indian dishes are heavy enough you sustain you till your next meal and also provides you with the energy to be active for the whole day as most of the south Indian breakfasts are made of rice, and rice is a great source of carbohydrates, which gives you the energy to go on and keep working. Another speciality of south Indian breakfast, that makes it so nutritious is that a lot of vegetables go into it. Idli with sambar and chutney, puttu which channa curry, appam with vegetable stew and kuzhi paniyaram with coconut chutney are all list of south Indian breakfasts with veggies in them. The south Indian food list can leave you drooling and make you instantly hungry. Let us look at some of the south Indian recipes that are both tasty and easy south Indian breakfast.

1. Rawa Idli

This is one of the south Indian recipes that is tagged as an easy south Indian breakfast. The recipe is as follows:Roast Rava in some ghee with curry leaves, spices like ginger, red chillies, and onion. Let the mixture cool completely and then add curd and water and mix it well. Rest the batter for 30 minutes. Pour the batter and steam it to make spongy Rava idli and enjoy it with some coconut chutney. It's as simple as that.

2. Sambar

South Indian Sambar is at the top list among south Indian dishes. The recipe of south Indian sambar is as follows:Cook dal in a pressure cooker until it is soft. Also, cook vegetables in water until they turn soft. Add masala powder, salt, and tamarind to the vegetable and stalk. Now add the dal and bring the curry to a boil. Another everyday south Indian breakfast recipe to enjoy.

3. Idli

Idli is at the top of the list of south Indian breakfast. South Indian Idli sambar and south Indian Idli with chutney are the two dishes synonymous with south Indian breakfast. No south Indian food list is ever complete without idli.

4. Pineapple Sheera

Pineapple sheera/ Pineapple Kesari is a famous sweet dish of Karnataka. South Indian dishes are incomplete without desserts. Pineapple Sheera is a very easy south Indian breakfast recipe and is also very tasty. The recipe is as follows:Roast Rawa in ghee and set it aside. Cook pineapple in ghee and then pour in some water. When the water starts boiling, add Semolina/Rava and start stirring to avoid lumps. Place a lid and cook until the water evaporates. You can garnish using saffron, cashews, and raisins.

5. Banana Poriyal

To make Banana Poriyal, add a teaspoon of oil in a pan, add mustard, cumin seeds, red chillies, urad dal, curry leaves, asafoetida. Wash, peel, and dice raw bananas into small pieces. Add this banana to the oil and add some water to it. Cook it with a covered lid till the water dries up and the banana turns soft. When the banana is cooked, if there is still water left in the pan, then add some grated coconut into it.

6. Masala Idli

Masala idli is one of the south Indian breakfast recipes made out of leftover idlis. Basically, it is a recycled south Indian breakfast. The method of cooking is as follows: Add some oil in a pan and cook chopped onion till it turns brown. Add some salt, followed by ginger garlic paste, and cook it well. Then add some chopped tomatoes, add some pav bhaji masala(optional), add turmeric, and chilli powder and cook the mixture on medium flame. Add water to the mixture and bring it to a boil. When the gravy thickens, add the leftover chopped idlis to the gravy. Another south Indian recipe, ready to be served!

7. Neer Dosa

Neer Dosa is a south Indian breakfast recipe with its roots in Mangalore. Neer means water in Tulu and Neer Dosa is a very ancient South Indian breakfast recipe.Let's have a look at this south Indian recipe.Soak idli rice in water overnight or at least for 4 hours. Add some water and blend it into a fine batter in the blender. Now add more water to make the batter thin. Add some oil to a hot pan and pour the batter evenly on the pan. Tilt the pan aside to drain off the excess batter. Tilt the dosa and cook the other side. Neer dosa goes well with non-veg dishes like egg and chicken curry.

8.Medu Wada

Medu Wada made of urad dal is know by different names in different states of southern India. It is known as Uzhunnu Wada in Kerala, Garelu in Andhra Pradesh and Medu Wada in Tamil Nadu. Medu Wada with coconut chutney is a superb south Indian breakfast. The method of cooking is as follows:Soak urad dal overnight. At least 4-5 hours of soaking is needed. Grind the soaked dal into a fine paste-like batter. Make sure that the batter is not very thin, so add water very carefully. Add finely chopped ginger, finely chopped onion, coriander leaves, chilly, curry leaves, and salt. Mix the batter well. Now take sprinkle some water on your palm and put the batter on your palm. Make a round shape of the batter and put a hole in the centre. Take some oil in a pan and heat it. Now tilt your palm and slowly drop the batter into the oil for deep frying. Fry until all sides turn golden brown. Enjoy the Wada with white coconut chutney and sambar.

9. Rava Upma

Rava Upma is a very simple South Indian breakfast. Even newbies can try it with confidence as messing up this recipe is near impossible because of the simple cooking procedure. The method of cooking is as follows:Start with roasting the Rava(semolina). Make sure to stir rava frequently to avoid burning of rava. As the rava starts turning golden in colour and looks dry, turn off the gas and set the rava aside and let it cool. Add some oil to a pan. Pour some mustard seeds in it and when the mustard starts crackling, add some cumin seeds, chana dal, urad dal, and stir fry the lentils until they turn golden. Now add finely chopped onions and saute it until it turns golden brown, followed by green chillies, finely chopped ginger, curry leaves, and salt. Add enough water and bring it to a boil. Pour the roasted rava in parts into the boiling water and stir continuously. When the mixture starts getting tight stop adding the rava and cook it until your desired consistency is achieved.Some South Indian breakfasts are common in all states of southern India. For example, Idli and Dosa are the two south Indian breakfast recipes that you will find in any southern state. Some south Indian breakfast dishes come with some variations like Unniappam is a south Indian breakfast of Kerala. Unniappam is made using rice flour, banana, and jaggery. It is a sweet dish, prepared by making a batter of the above-mentioned ingredients and deep-frying it. Whereas Paniyaram is one of the south Indian breakfast dishes of Tamil Nadu, which is made of rice flour in almost the same manner, but it is not a sweet dish. It includes spices and condiments poured into the rice batter.

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