6 Indian Breakfast Recipes Under 500 Calories 

Idlis

Made from steaming fermented rice and black lentil batter, there are only 39 calories in one medium-sized idli. 

Poha 

This healthy morning dish with peas, potatoes, and peanuts contains 258 calories per serving. 

Dhokla 

Made from fermented batter of legumes and rice, this traditional breakfast contains 384 calories per serving. 

Upma 

Thick porridge from dry-roasted semolina or coarse rice flour contains 250 calories per serving. 

Cheela 

Made with gram flour or moong dal flour, salt, and green vegetables, this breakfast dish contains only 128–200 calories per serving.     

Broken Wheat Dalia 

Low-calorie, nutritious breakfast with lentils and vegetables, this dish contains 120–145 calories per bowl.