Do Indian people have curry for breakfast? Do they eat curry for most meals?

Question

The reason that I am asking is because my father had some Indian friends who enjoyed curry for breakfast every morning. And I am wondering whether this habit is typical for the majority of Indians or whether it was just my father's friends.

Answer 1

Oh no!!! They don't have curry everyday for breakfast!

Only in south india most people have Idli or Dosa or Uthappam and Sambhar is served with it.. sambhar is kind of an accompaniment to the main dish.

Thats the time people have something curry-like at breakfast.

And Chutney is like ketchup used in other parts of the world! it goes with anything.. french fries, pizza, sandwich, tortila chips ..anything..

Probably ur dad's friends are south indians if they have curry most of the time! :)

An Indian breakfast can anything .. we have eggs, bread, omlets, cornflakes,milk or juice... or traditional breakfast items .. and there are hundreds of these depending on the region in India!

But, most of the time an indian lunch/dinner will always have curry with rice.

Answer 2

Im sure they have more foods than just curry, but hey, if you love eat, why not eat it a lot.

Answer 3

A traditional North Indian breakfast consists of puri (fried bread) and a "curry" made from either potatoes or peas/beans. Milk or buttermilk is an occasional accompaniment.

A traditional South Indian breakfast, as described above, consists of rice & bean based dishes. Idlis are made from fermented rice and a type of black bean. Dosa is similar but resembles a fried crepe instead.

As one person pointed out, there is no such thing as 'curry' in India. It is a British term derived from the Tamil "kari" which literally means "burnt". At most, it can described as a very broad class of all spicy vegetable, bean, meat or egg based dishes.

Answer 4

Do you eat the same thing for every meal?

Answer 5

i am going to egerry with susie x .

Answer 6

Are you for real?! Course they don't! We don't eat Fish and Chips for breakfast do we.

Answer 7

Curry is a spice. They put it in most of their meals if the recipe calls for it. If it doesnt they might add it in just for the taste or not at all. The British also use it a lot too

Answer 8

don't be daft. Indian cuisine is far more diverse than American junk.

Answer 9

Well actually they do!

I have friends who went to India for 2 weeks and all meals are curried.

Answer 10

come to my place

all my muslim brothes and sisters take it three times a day twentee one times a week and many times more no bar all  birth death marriage all functions biriyani if rich   curry if m,iddle class

Answer 11

I was always told that curry was actually a British dish, during our occupation of India the meat supplied was not always what it should be so they  put  a lot of spices in to cover the taste

Answer 12

Curry is prepared by using Dal/vegitablles/mutton/fish, & specially prepared spices for different ingredients.It is not eaten for breakfast but necessarily included in both meals in almost all parts of India.Spices contain many herbal ingradients which help to keep your overall health intact.But too much spice can upset your bowel if eaten greedily.So be careful!!!

Answer 13

I guess so, and the naan bread and this tandoori fried stuff too.

Answer 14

Curry can not be eaten alone. It is taken with any of the Indian Breads or Rice or other dishes such as Idly, dosai etc.

Most of the people don't take curry for breakfast. Its mostly taken for lunch or dinner.

Answer 15

no dear of course not, it's more of an evening meal....

Answer 16

I lived and worked in India for 6 months, and had a great time. Breakfast was fruits, breads,and tea. The currying of food (particularly meat) was popular as the quality of the meat was generally bad for a lot of the people. It disguised the taste. I only got served a curry dish in the evenings for dinner. It would be better to call these dishes "spicy", as they were never hot like Madras or Vindaloo, but were delicately flavoured.

Answer 17

Sometimes, eg Puri / bhaji - curried veg and bread ... it's good.

Answer 18

No- of course not!

Answer 19

Curry was invented for the English market. The Indians dont have anything called 'curry'. They eat spicy food but it all has different names.

Answer 20

i doubt it!!

Answer 21

Many Indians cannot afford what you call breakfast, many have but one meal a day. Curry powder is and was frequently used to disguise the smell and taste of foetid (Off) foods. It is also a means of keeping food from going bad by detering flies. Originally the only meat was chicken as the only other was goat but it does not keep fresh.

Answer 22

Hey what's wrong with that!!

:o)

Answer 23

no they don't have curry for breakfast, yeh other meals. however, some Indian people have chapatis with Bhaji or curry from previous day. i think thats when they do eat it for breakfast