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58 High Protein Indian Breakfast Recipes

Last Updated : 20 November, 2025

High Protein Indian Breakfast
प्रोटीन से भरपूर भारतीय सुबह का नाश्ता - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (High Protein Indian Breakfast in Hindi)
પ્રોટીનથી ભરપૂર ભારતીય બ્રેકફાસ્ટ - ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો (High Protein Indian Breakfast in Gujarati)

High protein Indian breakfast recipes | Healthy protein rich breakfast | High protein breakfast for vegetarians | 

High protein Indian breakfast recipes | Healthy protein rich breakfast | High protein breakfast for vegetarians. It’s a known fact that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. There are many benefits to eating breakfast within 2 hours of waking up. It energizes you and helps you focus with concentration at work or school. It kick starts your metabolism and helps you burn calories throughout the day.

 

A thoughtful mélange of moong sprouts and veggies, this dish is not just easy to put together but also a real culinary and visual treat! When you are bored of eating plain moong sprouts, turn to sprouts pancake. Moong sprouts contain a horde of nutrients like proteinironcalcium , zincB vitaminsmagnesiumphosphorus and potassium too. 2 sprouts pancake give 11.2 grams of protein ( 20% of RDA).

 

sprouts pancake recipe | sprouts chilla | sprouts and vegetables chilla | healthy Indian pancakes | 

 

 

Thus it is considered as a weight watchers friend. If One-fourth of your daily protein requirement comes from breakfast, you are set to keep your body cells healthy.

This sections includes assorted steamed breakfasts like Methi Moong Dal Dhokla. 3 methi moong dal dhokla pieces give 10.5 grams protein ( 18% of RDA) 

 

 

High protein Indian dosa recipes for breakfast 

Idli and Dosas need no introduction. One of the most famous South Indian breakfast or snack dishes, the dosa is quite versatile too.

Our section on high protein breakfast recipes includes a variety of dosa recipes. Since dosas are prepared using a combination of cereals and dals, it makes it a good quality protein containing recipe.

A classic example is Buckwheat dosa. Also known as kuttu dosa is an instant buckwheat dosa which requires no fermentation. Here is an easy and healthy Indian buckwheat crepes prepared with buckwheat and urad dal. Apart from being high in protein, Buckwheat is a very good source of iron and good to prevent anaemia. Rich in folate and good food for pregnant women . Buckwheat keeps your heart healthy and high in fibre and diabetic friendly. So dig into this buckwheat dosa. You need to eat 3 buckwheat dosas to get  (4.2 grams ) 9% RDA of protein. 

 

buckwheat dosa recipe | kuttu dosa  for diabetes, pregnancy, heart |  healthy Indian buckwheat crepes | instant buckwheat dosa |

 

 

Rather than using high glycemic index rice, this 4 Flour Dosa is made with fibre-rich flours like whole wheat, bajra, jowar and nachni. Another ingredient used is protein rich urad dal. Folic acid in urad dal helps your body to produce and maintain new cells, especially red blood cells. Being rich in phosphorus it works with calcium to build our bones, high in fibre and good for heart. You need to eat 2 4 flour dosas to get  (8.2 grams) 14% RDA of protein. 

 

4 flour dosa recipe | mixed flour dosa | jowar bajra ragi and whole wheat flour dosa | healthy four flour dosa

 

 

 

High protein Indian porridge recipes for breakfast 

High protein chilla for breakfast 

lauki chilla recipe | doodhi pudla | healthy bottle gourd Indian pancake |  2 lauki chillas give 6.6 grams of protein ( 12% of RDA)

 

moong dal and paneer chilla | moong dal paneer cheela | yellow moong dal cottage cheese pancake |

 

 

yellow moong dal paneer pudina chilla | healthy moong dal cheela | moong dal pancake |

 

 

sprouted matki uttapam recipe | sprouted matki vegetable pancake | healthy matki vegetable chilla

 

 

sukha moong recipe | Gujarati dry moong rich in protein, fiber, folic acid  | healthy sukha mung for diabetes | dry whole mung sabzi

 

 

mixed sprouts poha recipe | healthy sprouts poha | breakfast poha | protein poha | 

 

High protein Indian sprouts recipes for breakfast

 

Sprouts are called ‘living food’ and are packed with a wealth of nutrients. They are not only protein rich which boosts metabolism and aid in weight loss, but the process of sprouting increases their nutrient content by manifold. Further they are easy to digest also. Read more benefits of sprouts. These nourishing mixed sprouts and bajra roti make a perfect breakfast for weight loss which lends 84 calories, 2.8 g protein and 2.5 g of fibre.

 

mixed sprouts and bajra roti recipe | bajra sprouts roti | easy sprouts roti | sprouts roti for weight loss | 

 

Sprouts dhokla is a dhokla but not a main stream one, as it is made with moong sprouts which make it even healthier! It is a soft and fluffy steamed snack from the Gujarati repertoire. This sprouts dhokla with spinach all-time favourite is enjoyed as a starter, as a tea-time snack, or even for breakfast.

It’s a good sources of several nutrients like potassiummagnesiumphosphorus. These sprouts are a protein boost. Spinach is one of the richest plant sources of iron and it should be part of a healthy diet for everyone. 3 sprouts dhokla give 5.7 grams protein, 9% of RDA)

 

sprouts dhokla recipe | healthy sprouts dhokla | sprouted moong dhokla | sprouts dhokla with spinach |

 

 

 

 

rajgira upma recipe | iron rich, calcium, protein amaranth upma | rajgira vegetable upma

 

High protein Indian drinks recipes for breakfast

 

fruit and nut milkshake recipe | healthy Indian fruit and nut milkshake | fruit and nut milkshake for weight loss

 

papaya pear yoghurt smoothie | papaya coconut smoothie with Greek yoghurt | folic acid, vitamin b1,2 rich Indian no sugar smoothie

 

While on days you are on go, do not miss out to whip up a protein shake like banana date milkshake. (9.5 grams protein, 17% of RDA)

 

banana date milkshake recipe | date banana smoothie | healthy Indian banana date milkshake| creamy banana shake | banana milkshake with dates

 

 

 

Enjoy our High protein Indian breakfast recipes | Healthy protein rich breakfast | High protein breakfast for vegetarians and do try our other high protein recipes from the options below.

Protein Rich Veg Recipes

High Protein Dals, Kadhis recipes

High Protein Desserts recipes

High Protein International recipes

High Protein Juices, Milkshakes, Drinks recipes

High Protein Rice, Pulao, Biryani

High Protein Rotis Parathas

High Protein Salads Raitas

High Protein Soups

High Protein Starters Snacks

High Protein Sabzis

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