5 toothsome breakfast combos from Kerala

Breakfast is the key to a great day. It is often described as the most important meal of the day.

Its important to start your day with high- grade fuel. As nutritionist Adelle Davis famously put it back in the 1960s : “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper”.

Try these delicious morning meals.

Idiyappam and egg curry

Idiyappam or String hoppers is an easy to make and super delicious South Indian steamed rice noodle. Its main ingredients are rice flour,water and coconut milk.

Egg curry is a simple but an excellent combination with Idiyappam. Egg being the wonderful source of proteins makes the dish a healthy one.

Vellayappam and vegetable stew

Vellayappam is a traditional Kerala breakfast item. It is a Kerala delicacy. Its main ingredients are rice flour and coconut milk.

Vegetable Stew is an apt combination with Vellayappam. Vegetables cooked with few spices in coconut milk is indeed a delicacy. The combination becomes the right choice for a perfect breakfast.

Palappam and Kerala fish molee

Palappam is also another traditional breakfast item of Kerala. Its a soft and fluffy pancake with crispy lace edges, made with rice flour and coconut milk.

Fish Molee is a famous fish curry from Kerala. It is one of the finest fish curry variants in Kerala which goes well with a number of main dishes. A rage among seafood lovers in Kerala, the fish molee is where the fish is cooked with oodles of coconut milk and native spices.

Puttu and fish masala

Puttu is an authentic breakfast dish of Kerala. It is a cylindrical steamed rice flour layered in coconut. Steamed in a dedicated puttu vessel, these rice cakes are healthy as well as tasty.

Fish masala is a dry gravy fish which is very easy to prepare and tastes great. Puttu and fish masala makes an excellent breakfast combination.

Green gram dosa and roasted bengal gram chutney

A light and protein rich dosa, this is a super addition to the 'assorted dosa list' which runs on your mind for great breakfast options. This is a simple, healthy and delicious recipe which can be served with a chutney.

Chutney always brighten up the dinning table. Try this Roasted Bengal gram chutney that renders a unique taste to the dish. This simple and delicious chutney matches the best with the dosa.