Breakfast, Paratha/Flatbread
Sanika Khadilkar
Aloo Paratha
Aloo Paratha

Breakfast

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Bhajani Thalipeeth

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Bhajani Thalipeeth

Serves: 3 persons

Bhajani Thalipeeth is a popular breakfast or snack at Maharashtrian households. Bhajani is a kind of flour prepared by roasting grains and pulses. It is served with home made butter or yogurt. You can make bhajani at home or buy a readymade at an Indian grocery shop. K-Pra or Bedekar are the popular brands in Maharashtra for bhajani. Do give a try to this recipe. :)

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Bhajani
  • 1 onion chopped finely
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • Pinch of asafoetida (Hing)
  • Pinch of carrom seeds (Ajwain)
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste (see notes below)
  • Oil
  • Water

Ingredients

Thalipeeth Dough

Method:

  1. Get a bowl and add bhajani , chopped onion, chopped cilantro, asafoetida, carom seeds, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, Salt ( if necessary) and 2 teaspoon oil.
  2. Mix everything with your hands. Make a soft dough by adding little water at a time. (I used around 1 cup water)
  3. Make small sized balls out of the dough. Get a plastic sheet or ziploc bag. Get some water in a small bowl.
  4. Dab some water on a plastic sheet. Get one bhajani ball and pat it evenly with your fingers to make a circle. Make a small hole with your index finger in between the circle.
  5. Heat tava/griddle. Brush with little oil. Transfer this thalipeeth from plastic on to the griddle. Add little oil in the center and on the sides. Put the lid on. Cook thalipeeth completely on a low-medium heat by flipping to other side in between.
  6. Serve hot with butter or yogurt.

Notes:

  1. Some bhajani flour has salt in it. So, first check the ingredients of the flour and then add salt accordingly.

Bread Upma

Bread Upma

Serves: 2 persons

Bread upma is a well known breakfast in India. There are different methods to make this dish. But all of them are very easy to make. Let's have a look at the ingredients and the procedure to make this breakfast recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 4 bread slices (white or wheat)
  • 1 medium onion chopped finely
  • 4 green chillies chopped
  • 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro
  • 1½ tablespoon oil
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon asafoetida
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ½ teaspoon sugar

Method:

  1. Add bread slices into a grinder and grind them. Keep it aside.
  2. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, and cumin seeds. As they crackle, add asafoetida.
  3. Add chopped chillies and turmeric powder. Mix well.
  4. Add chopped onion. Saute well and add salt, and sugar. Add 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro. Saute everything for ½ minute.
  5. Add grinded bread to the pan and mix everything. Cook for a minute by stiring in between.
  6. Turn off the flame. Keep the lid on the pan and let the upma cook on a steam for a ½ -1 minute.
  7. Garnish with chopped cilantro. Serve hot.