menu for breakfast

sadhuji · Apr 15th, 2006, 10:56

Breakfast is the first solid food a person takes after he wakes up in the morning. People of the North prefer a heavy breakfast comprising fresh hot chapattis with a generous application of ghee along with pickles, curds and a dry veggie preparation; to those in the Southern states, the day must begin with the mandatory quota of idli or dosa. Some like upma or poha or sabudana wada or sabudana khichdi – each of them has unique tastes and are delicious in their own ways. For persons with Western inclinations, sliced bread with lavish layers of butter or cheese of jam or jelly or a combination are passé. To go along with this, there are omelet or poach and to wash down the food, there is usually tea or coffee. Then there are the health conscious persons who prefer light breakfast of fruit juice and a handful of cashew nuts, almonds, apricots, dry dates, and kishmish. And, those who relish cornflakes and banana slices in a bowl of milk are not few in number.

How different modern life has become over a period of time. With the terrible rat race that we witness, everyone is short of time. There are executives who always have a briefcase ready to catch a flight at short notice. For him, the luxury of sharing those august moments of dawn over breakfast, with members of the family, is becoming a dream. His breakfast depends on the whims and fancies of the airline. Or, in case he has to travel by the train, on the packaged deal on offer by the Railways. There are times when his eating habits take their toll on the functioning of his body systems. The solution then is to pop some digestive pills.

In this context it can be said that the concept of brunch is very much Indian in character. Brunch, to the city folk, is a combination of breakfast and lunch – it is popular during the Holi festival. In villages, where the main livelihood of people depends on agriculture, also, there are usually no breakfast – they have brunch.

SHIMLA · Apr 15th, 2006, 11:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by sadhuji

People of the North prefer a heavy breakfast comprising fresh hot chapattis with a generous application of ghee along with pickles, curds and a dry veggie preparation;

They prefer fresh, hot stuffed parathas !

maddog · Apr 15th, 2006, 14:00

I love the pav bhaji in Goa! I can't eat anything else for breakfast when I'm there. And it ussually turns into a brunch as we sit for 2 hours at breakfast, eating and talking.
I really miss it now!

jyotirmoy · Apr 16th, 2006, 12:55

When in south I like steaming & gleaming white Idlis with coconut chutney, when in Mumbai I like the cup cakes at the Irani eateries, while in east that is Kolkata for me I like the small Katchuris with heeng & the potato pumpkin curry & in north that is Delhi where I live, on Sundays I have Kulchas with Choley.... a bit heavy but for a brunch its really good.

cyberhippie · Apr 16th, 2006, 12:59

Like maddog I also love my pav bhaji whilst in Goa and the long conversations with Mrs Cyberhippie, AKA Maddog, great food and great company!!

jyotirmoy · Apr 16th, 2006, 13:02

Pao is bread... bhaji is vegetable curry basically... I was just imagining a plate of Pao Bhaji with a big dollop of butter... drool.. drool...

cyberhippie · Apr 16th, 2006, 13:14

The Goa version is quite different from the Mumbai one, the bread is Portuguese in Origin and lovely and crispy, like a pistolet!! They also use no butter

The Bhaji is usually made from peas sometimes with potato and fried chilly/onion over the top!!
Clove seems to be the predominating spice!!

I eat special bhaji which is made with potato, carrot, garlic beetroot and onion with plenty green chilli, Mmmm

Sundays we have "salad bhaji" which is just tomato and onion but really tasty!!

If you're ever in South Goa Jyoti we could do a Bhaji tour as everyone makes their own special recipe!!

bijapuri · Apr 16th, 2006, 13:18

there's nothing like a home made dosa whilst in the deep south, for me

cyberhippie · Apr 16th, 2006, 13:23

Now your talking Bij.........my other fav brekkie when in the South, in the North parothas, idlis are good too!

jyotirmoy · Apr 16th, 2006, 13:37

Actually the word Pao has come from Portugal... & yes CH the bread in Goa is different from the soft ones u get in Mumbai... clove is indeed the main flavouring agent.
CH I like the idea of Pao Bhaji tour in western India... I would also recommend Kabab tour in Delhi, Biriyani tour in Lucknow, Dosa tour in Chennai, Uttapam tour in Bangalore, Sweets tour in Kolkata, Fish curry & Crab curry tour in Orissa, Dal Bati Churma tour in Rajasthan & so on & on !!!! the list of gastronomic tours could be endless... drool drool again get me a tissue pleaseeeeeee......

Apr 15th, 2006, 10:56	#1
sadhuji Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: nasik, maharastra Posts: 1,261	menu for breakfast Breakfast is the first solid food a person takes after he wakes up in the morning. People of the North prefer a heavy breakfast comprising fresh hot chapattis with a generous application of ghee along with pickles, curds and a dry veggie preparation; to those in the Southern states, the day must begin with the mandatory quota of idli or dosa. Some like upma or poha or sabudana wada or sabudana khichdi – each of them has unique tastes and are delicious in their own ways. For persons with Western inclinations, sliced bread with lavish layers of butter or cheese of jam or jelly or a combination are passé. To go along with this, there are omelet or poach and to wash down the food, there is usually tea or coffee. Then there are the health conscious persons who prefer light breakfast of fruit juice and a handful of cashew nuts, almonds, apricots, dry dates, and kishmish. And, those who relish cornflakes and banana slices in a bowl of milk are not few in number. How different modern life has become over a period of time. With the terrible rat race that we witness, everyone is short of time. There are executives who always have a briefcase ready to catch a flight at short notice. For him, the luxury of sharing those august moments of dawn over breakfast, with members of the family, is becoming a dream. His breakfast depends on the whims and fancies of the airline. Or, in case he has to travel by the train, on the packaged deal on offer by the Railways. There are times when his eating habits take their toll on the functioning of his body systems. The solution then is to pop some digestive pills. In this context it can be said that the concept of brunch is very much Indian in character. Brunch, to the city folk, is a combination of breakfast and lunch – it is popular during the Holi festival. In villages, where the main livelihood of people depends on agriculture, also, there are usually no breakfast – they have brunch. __________________ mooning over a moon journey

Apr 15th, 2006, 14:00	#3
maddog Account Closed Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: India Posts: 31	I love the pav bhaji in Goa! I can't eat anything else for breakfast when I'm there. And it ussually turns into a brunch as we sit for 2 hours at breakfast, eating and talking. I really miss it now! Last edited by cyberhippie : Apr 16th, 2006 at 12:56.

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Apr 16th, 2006, 12:55	#4
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,666	When in south I like steaming & gleaming white Idlis with coconut chutney, when in Mumbai I like the cup cakes at the Irani eateries, while in east that is Kolkata for me I like the small Katchuris with heeng & the potato pumpkin curry & in north that is Delhi where I live, on Sundays I have Kulchas with Choley.... a bit heavy but for a brunch its really good.

Apr 16th, 2006, 12:59	#5
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Like maddog I also love my pav bhaji whilst in Goa and the long conversations with Mrs Cyberhippie, AKA Maddog, great food and great company!!

Apr 16th, 2006, 13:02	#6
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,666	Pao is bread... bhaji is vegetable curry basically... I was just imagining a plate of Pao Bhaji with a big dollop of butter... drool.. drool...

Apr 16th, 2006, 13:14	#7
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	The Goa version is quite different from the Mumbai one, the bread is Portuguese in Origin and lovely and crispy, like a pistolet!! They also use no butter The Bhaji is usually made from peas sometimes with potato and fried chilly/onion over the top!! Clove seems to be the predominating spice!! I eat special bhaji which is made with potato, carrot, garlic beetroot and onion with plenty green chilli, Mmmm Sundays we have "salad bhaji" which is just tomato and onion but really tasty!! If you're ever in South Goa Jyoti we could do a Bhaji tour as everyone makes their own special recipe!!

Apr 16th, 2006, 13:23	#9
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Now your talking Bij.........my other fav brekkie when in the South, in the North parothas, idlis are good too!

Apr 16th, 2006, 13:37	#10
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,666	Actually the word Pao has come from Portugal... & yes CH the bread in Goa is different from the soft ones u get in Mumbai... clove is indeed the main flavouring agent. CH I like the idea of Pao Bhaji tour in western India... I would also recommend Kabab tour in Delhi, Biriyani tour in Lucknow, Dosa tour in Chennai, Uttapam tour in Bangalore, Sweets tour in Kolkata, Fish curry & Crab curry tour in Orissa, Dal Bati Churma tour in Rajasthan & so on & on !!!! the list of gastronomic tours could be endless... drool drool again get me a tissue pleaseeeeeee......

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