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Breakfast is the first and most important meal of the day. It is said that we have to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. The menu varies from place to place. Globally there are very wide range of preparations and ingredients that are associated with breakfast. Me being south Indian, out typical breakfast consists of idly, dosa, upma, poori etc.... Now that I am living in USA for quite sometime now, we have changed our menu to cereal, toasted bread, oatmeal, scrambled eggs etc.... I sometimes mix and match the menu and ingredients involved in it.  Today's recipe is one such mix and match dish of french toast and bread roll. I had some left over  potato which I used for making parathas. Here I will cutting the edges of bread then roll it to make it thin. Fill it with potato and fold it to dip in  beaten eggs. This dish was so delicious and filling. I served it with some sliced avocados too to make it more rich and healthy.  This re...

Cinnamon roll is a Swedish sweet roll made of yeast leavened dough. These delicious rolls are filled with ground  cinnamon and sugar. Baked and then coated with sugar frosting. In Sweden Cinnamon rolls are enjoyed during coffee break or Fika which means get together with friends. In America these rolls are served for breakfast or as a dessert. These simple yet delicious cinnamon rolls are my family favorite rolls. Try making them with your kids, they would love it I promise. This recipe is adapted from here . This recipe  goes to week 3, day 2 of  Blogging Marathon 103 under the theme " Roll and Fold for a Bun". Ingredients for dough: All purpose flour 2 cups Warm milk 1/2 cup Sugar 1/4 cup Ground Cinnamon 1 tbsp Dry active yeast 1/2 tbsp Butter 3 tbsp Large egg 1 Vanilla extract 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Ingredients for filling: Sugar 1/2 cup Ground cinnamon 1 1/4 tbsp Butter 3 tbsp Ingredients for sugar frosting: Powdered sugar  1 cup Butter 1/4 cup Vanilla extract 1/4 ...

Croissants are one of my favorite breads. Croissants are buttery, flaky and French Origin bread. The dough is made with yeast, sugar, salt and lots of butter. The dough is layered with butter and folded couple of times and rolled into sheets. These simple, light and delicious croissants are great to have for breakfast along with a cup of coffee or milk. They can be stores in air tight container for up to 10 days. This recipe is adapted from here . This recipe goes to week 3, day 1 of Blogging Marathon 103 under the theme " Roll and fold for a bun".  Ingredients: All purpose flour / Maida 2  3/4 cups Sugar 3 tbsp Salt 1 tsp Dry Active yeast 2 tsp Butter 1 cup Milk 1/2 cup Water 1/4 cup Egg 1 Preparation: In a large mixing bowl add flour, salt, yeast, sugar and mix well. Butter has to be cold, cut the butter into small pieces.  In another bowl whisk together milk, water and egg. Add the milk mixture to dry flour mixture and butter. Combine everything well to make dough. Wra...

Paneer Paratha is a Indian Flat bread stuffed with paneer ( cottage cheese ) along with some spices. This is most popular breakfast dosh in Punjab, India. These stuffed parathas are served with plain yogurt , pickle or dal. This simple and delicious paratha goes to day 3 of blogging Marathon 103 for week 2 under the theme " Breads of similar type". Here goes the recipe..... Ingredients for the dough: Whole wheat flour 2 cups Oil 1 tbsp Salt to taste Water Ingredients for stuffing: Shredded paneer  2 cups Chopped cilantro 4 tbsp Chopped green chili 2 Garam masala 1/2 tsp Red chili flakes 1 tsp Chaat Masala 1 tsp Crushed Kasoori Methi 1 tsp  Salt to taste Oil / ghee / butter to cook paratha  Preparation: Lets prepare the dough first. Add salt, oil and enough water to wheat flour to make it a semi soft dough. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes until we prepare the stuffing.  Add all the ingredients that are given under the stuffing in a bowl. Mix everything well. Now kne...

Broccoli is an excellent source of  Vitamin K , C, E and B 6. It is a very good source of dietary fiber, magnesium, protein, calcium, omega 3 fatty acids and iron. On the other hand Potato is also rich in Vitamin B 6 and C. I have prepared Broccoli and Carrot paratha earlier, this time i have paired it with potato.  Mashed Potato gives nice binding and taste to the dish. This recipe goes to week 2, day 2 of Blogging Marathon 103 under the theme " Bread of similar type". Ingredients for stuffing: Broccoli florets 1 cup Large potato 1 Cumin seeds crushed 1/2 spoon Green chili chopped 1/2 spoon Chopped cilantro 1 tbsp Salt to taste Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon Chili powder 1/4 spoon Oil  Ingredients for Paratha: Whole wheat flour 2 cups Salt to taste Oil / ghee Preparation: In a mixing bowl add wheat flour , salt and 1 spoon oil. Mix everything well, add water to make it a semi soft dough. Cover and set aside to prepare filling. Boil potato in presser cooker for 2 whistles. Ad...

Puri is a popular breakfast dish made with wheat flour. The flour is made into semi smooth dough then rolled out into small circles and then deep fried. It is usaully served with potato curry, kurma or chana masala. This is the traditional puri which is made all over Indian Sub continent.  Bedmi Puri is another popular breakfast dish made in Delhi and some parts of Uttar Pradesh. Udad dal is the key ingredient for this dish. Udad dal is an energy booster as it is rich in protein and iron, and most importantly it improves digestion. Udad dal is added by soaking in water and grinding into smooth paste. There puri's is slightly thicker than the regular puri. Bedmi puri is usually served with spicy potato curry. This recipe goes to  week 2,  day 1 of Blogging Marathon 103 under the theme " Bread of similar type".  Here goes the recipe.... Ingredients: Wheat flour 2 cups Udad dal 1/4 cup Sooji / semolina 2 tbsp Fennel seeds 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp Green chili 3 Ginger...