These breakfast recipes are for preschoolers and toddlers who are 2 plus. Indian cuisine has so many varieties of breakfast dishes from differentparts of the country. These are just few of the many recipes Indian cuisine has to offer.
Please note that I am not a dietician, these are some of the recipes which worked for our family. Use this just as reference and adapt to what works for your child.
Having Idli batter, Dosa batter will be very helpful. There are so many different ways we can serve these batters.If you eat Eggs, it’s a wonderful way of adding protein to your diet. You can give Indian breakfast and a boiled egg to keep them full for a long time.
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Let’s start with everyone’s favorite Dosa. I have regular dosa batter and dosa batter made with rice flour. Both these batter work great for these breakfast dishes.
Dosa made into small circles and roasted with ghee. Serve the mini dosa with onion chutney and sliced grapes ( do not give the toddlers whole grapes)
Day old dosa batter is mixed with onion, green chili, cumin and coriander and cooked in a special paniyaram pan. Full recipe can be found here – Paniyaram. I served the paniyaram with ghee and water melon.
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To makeuttapam, heat a dosa pan, pour small thick mini dosa and top it with finely choppedonion, grated carrot, coriander, salt and a pinch of red chili powder. Add oil and cook on both sides. I served theuttapam with peach.
To make the dhokla add 1.5 cups of besan (chickpea flour), ½tsp of sugar, ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp turmeric in it. Add about 1 cup of water and mix it well. Add 1 tsp of eno powder and 1 tbsp water to activate eno. Mix it and steam for 12 – 15 minutes.
Do the tempering by heating 2 tbsp oil, and add mustard seeds and let them pop. Add cumin seeds and saute for 30 seconds. Add about ¼ cup of water and little lemon juice and turn off the stove. Pour this on the dhokla and garnish with corianderleaves.
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Kids love bread and potatoes and this sandwich is a perfect combination. Take a sliceof bread and add some cheese, top with potato fry ( I used masala dosa potato fry) and add a little more cheese and close itw ith another bread. . Spread butter on both sides and toast or grill it light brown. Youcan find the full recipe here
Mini Idli are tossed in a tempering made of oil, mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal cumin seeds, onion, green chili and grated carrot.Serve the tadka idli with orange and cheese.
Mini idli are tossed with chutney podi and ghee. I used chutney podi which is madewith roasted chana dal, dry coconut, red chili, cumin, salt and garlic. Served the Idli withstrawberry and cheese.
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Growingup when I didn’t want to eat Idli, my mom would make dosa with the idli batter. We call it attu in Telugu. It’s a little grainyand uses a day-old idli batter.Serve the attu with peanut chutney and fruit (orange).
This is a favorite breakfast recipe with both kids and adults. To makethe bread upma, heat oil in a skillet, add mustard seeds and let them pop. Now add chana dal (optional), cumins seeds and saute for 30 seconds. Add onion, bell pepper, green chili and ginger. Saute until the onion turns soft. Add tomato (not too much), salt and coriander powder. Cook until mushy. Add the cubed bread and toss it gently for 5 minutes. Finely add some lemon juice and chopped coriander.
Very popular in my home state Andhra Pradesh, this upma is soft and just melts in your mouth. It’s very similarto upma, but made with tomato.
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To make the tomato bath – In a skillet dry roast ½ cup of rava or semolina 5 to 10 minutes. Remove and in the same skillet heatghee and add ¼ tsp mustard seeds and let them splutter. Now add ½ tsp cumin seeds and saute for 30 seconds. Add some finely chopped onion, 1 slit green chili and little ginger. Saute till onions turn soft. Add 1 large tomato and salt and cook till mushy. Add frozen green peas and 1.5 cups water and bring it to a boil. Add the roasted rava and cook till done. Takes about 6-7 minutes. Finally add some lemon juice and coriander.
Indian Style Scrambled Egg Sandwich served with fruit (grapes). Here is the recipe for the Egg Burji Sandwich, just reduce the spices for the toddlers.
Egg Paniyaram are bite size egg bites, Indian style. Heat oil and add cumin seeds, finely chopped onion and ginger. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Add chili powder and turn off the stove. In a bowl whisktwo eggs, add these sautéed onion, salt and coriander leaves. Mix until well combined.
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Heat a paniyaram pan, drizzleoil and pour the egg mixture in the holes and cook on both sides. They cook very fast, in less than 5 minutes.
Quick and easy breakfast which can be a meal by itself or serve it as aside. Heat oil in a skillet and add chopped onion. Saute for 2-3 minutes, add two whisked eggs, salt, pinch of turmeric, chili powder and coriander powder and keep mixing until it’s cooked to your liking. Finally add some chopped coriander leaves.
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Wonderful way of incorporating whole grains to the young kids. Pesarattu is a dosa made with green moong dal. This dosa does notrequire fermentation, you just need to soak it overnight. Here is the recipe for Green Moong Dal Dosa.
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Filling breakfast made with oats. Heat oil in a skillet and add the mustard seeds. Let the mustard pop. Add cumin seeds and let them sizzle. Now add finely chopped onion, ginger and green chili ( optional), cook till the onion turns soft. Add turmericpowder and oats and roast for 2-3 minutes. Add water and salt and cook until soft, not too thick.
If you tried any of these recipes or if you have any recipes to share, do leave a comment below. Would love to add more recipes in the future.It will be good to include some creative and delicious Indian food recipes for toddlers if you feel they are not eating properly. Eating healthy is essential for children’s proper growth and development. If they are fussy eaters, they might miss important nutrients. However, toddlers love exploring new things, and during their growth years, their taste evolves. So, if you feel your children have not been enjoying homemade meals recently, try giving a twist to traditional recipes and create something attractive and tasty by adding some Indian spices and flavors. This post gives you a list of different Indian foods that are easy to prepare and tempting for your toddlers.
Use small beets to prepare raita as they taste sweeter and have a soft texture, which helps accentuate its palatability and digestion for toddlers.
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Shallow fry bread rolls to avoid excess oil use in preparing this dish. Baking rolls at 400°F (204°C) for five minutes is another way to prepare this dish with lesser oil.
Once babies are 12 months old, you can offer them family food at the spice level they can tolerate. Add moderate amounts of spices, such as turmeric, cumin, coriander powder, chili powder, cardamom, and nutmeg, to their meals. You may add only one spice at a time to see how well they tolerate it. These practices may help them enjoy Indian food.
You can feed the usual Indian food such as curries, lentils, roti, paratha, rice preparations, dosa, idli, halwa, and poha at a spice level that your baby can tolerate.
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Introducing some Indian food recipes for toddlers who hesitate to eat certain foods can be interesting. Beetroot and carrot raita, rotis with paneer, moong sprout dosa, Samarkand, and ragi halwa are some of the most nutritious meals and tasty Indian recipes for toddlers. Indian recipes are packed with flavors and various nutrients. You may make them less spicy for toddlers. You may also try beaten rice with banana or stuffed parathas to make your toddler eat healthy. Trying various recipes each day could help the child to get all the essential nutrients for a balanced diet.
Toddlers should be fed nourishing and delicious foods that encourage them to try various flavors and textures and build their palate. To help you provide delicious and nutritious food to your toddler, we present simple recipes they will love. Explore!
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