An Indian Breakfast Posted by Nitya on Mar 10, 2018 in Hindi Language
Families परिवार/कुटुंब (parivaar/kutumb) begin their day with a hot beverage like tea, coffee, or milk, चाय, कॉफ़ी, या दूध (chaai, coffee, ya doodh) and a substantial breakfast that keeps you satiated until lunch time दोपहर का खाना (dopahar ka khana). Especially for school-going children, this is important since the practice of “snack time” in the mid-morning isn’t very commonly observed.
Aloo Paratha आलू पराठा Aloo Parathas. Image by Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay on Flickr.com | Leavened flatbread stuffed with a spicy potato filling, and baked in a clay oven or on a griddle. It is served drizzled with ghee घी, and considered an all-time favorite across North India. | आलू (aloo) = potato पराठा[ (paratha) = leavened flatbread घी (ghee) = clarified butter |
Jalebi and Milk जलेबी और दूध  Jalebi and Milk. Image by K. Harish Singh on Flickr.com | Jalebi is an orange-colored spiral मिठाई (mithaai) made of flour, deep-fried and saturated in sugar syrup. | जलेबी (jalebi) = a sweet made of flour, deep-fried and saturated in sugar syrup. और (aur) = and दूध (doodh) = milk |
Poha पोहा Poha. (Image by rovingl on Flickr.com) | Flattened rice, soaked and softened and then tossed with seasoning (including turmeric, mustard, chopped green chilies, and crushed peanut). | पोहा (poha) = flattened rice हल्दी (haldi) = turmeric राई (raaee) = mustard seeds हरी मिर्च (hari mirch) = green chilies तड़का (tadka) = seasoning मूंगफली (moongphali) = peanuts |
Poori-Bhaji or Aloo Subzi and Poori पूरी -भाजी or आलू सब्ज़ी -पूरी  Poori Bhaji (Image by Yummy O Yummy on Flickr.com) | Dough rolled out into palm-sized circles, then deep fried to form pooris पूरी and served with aloo subzi/ bhaji आलू सब्ज़ी /भाजी, a spicy potato preparation. | आलू (aloo) = potato सब्ज़ी /भाजी (subzi/bhaji) = a spicy vegetable preparation पूरी (poori) = palm-sized circular flatbread, deep-fried. |
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Namaste, friends. My name is Nitya. I was born and raised in Mumbai (formerly Bombay). I'm a native Hindi speaker. However, as life took me through school, college, work, and waves of friends from different parts of India, my repertoire of Hindi flavors and dialects grew and added dimension to my native fluency. Casual, formal, colloquial, and regional ... Hindi is a language with incredible variety and localization. Through this blog, I will help you learn Hindi through conversations, vocabulary, colloquialisms, and glimpses of Indian culture. आओ, मिलकर हिंदी सीखते हैं। (Aao, milkar Hindi seekhte hain!) Come, let's learn Hindi together.