OK does anyone have any idea why conventional "breakfast" food seems to so often come with absolutely no vegetables?

most Indian breakfast items usually come with a lentil stew of sorts

No vegetable dishes is mostly the west's concept of breakfast

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dal w/ idli or dosa

else there's khichdi if you just want dal

Now I’ll be getting a dosa and idli for breakfast 😉

my mom makes dosas with idli batter

although those taste good by itself, I'd usually pair it with a small portion of dal