Dec 16, 2023, 07:39 AM IST

8 vegeterian Indian breakfasts under 500 calories

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Idli

The Indian subcontinent is home to the savory rice cake known as idli, which is commonly consumed for breakfast in Sri Lanka, Eastern and Southern India. Only 39 calories are in one medium idli.

Poha

This light and very healthy Maharashtrian breakfast dish has a small amount of peanuts, potatoes, and peas in it. A serving of poha has 258 calories.

Dhokla

This Gujrati dish is made with a fermented batter derived from legumes like Chickpea, Pigeon pea and Urad and rice. This breakfast dish has 384 calories per serving.

Upma

Indian breakfast dishes like upma are thick porridges made from coarse rice flour or semolina that has been dry-roasted. This breakfast has 250 calories per serving.

Vegetable sandwich

A sandwich typically consists of bread slices with cheese or vegetables in between. Each sandwich has 225 calories and is composed of cucumber, spinach, and maize along with whole wheat or brown bread. 

Vegetable sandwich

Broken wheat dalia is a low-calorie, nutritious breakfast alternative when cooked with lentils and vegetables.

Paratha

Paratha comes under healthy breakfast food items. You can add veggies inside it and eat it with curd, butter, etc. Each paratha contains 159 calories. 

Sprouts

Sprouts are a great addition to salads, but they can also be eaten as a side dish with cooked eggs or in sandwiches. One cup of sprouts contain only 31 calories.