Sindura's Kitchen

2011-02-24T13:39:00.000-08:00

Its very difficult to be a regular blogger when you have a toddler at home. When I sit with a computer my daughter sits on my lap and doesn't let me do anything. Its been almost a year since my last post. One thing I have learned in the past few months in Canada is you can cook a wonderful meal with minimum dishes and no appliances. I have been travelling a lot last year and I felt I could give a few tips to people that love to travel, especially with a kid. You would definitely need to take dishwash liquid and scrubber. In addition it would be very handy to have a coffee mug and a soup bowl just incase if you are caught up in your room when there is heavy downpour outside. There are lots of canned soup varieties available in the grocery stores.

I hope I can be regular from now on. See you soon!

Black eyed peas kuzhambu

2010-04-08T13:14:00.000-07:00

Being away from home is not fun, especially when you are on partial vacation. I am away from my home and my kitchen. I am in a new kitchen with minimum grocery. I had some black eyed peas but no Indian spices. I decided to make kuzhambu that goes with rice and chapathi. Here is how I made it.

Ingredients

1 Cup of black eyed peas (Soak the peas in water overnight)
1 Big onion, finely chopped
1 Tomato
1 Teaspoon of mustard seeds
1 Teaspoon of jeera/cummin seeds
2 Tablespoons of olive oil
4 Red chillies
2 Tablespoons of sambar powder (or red chilli powder based on the spice level)
1/2 Cup of coconut milk
1/4 Cup of finely chopped cilantro
1 Tablespoon of ginger-garlic paste
Salt to taste

Directions

Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the mustard seeds and allow it to sizzle. Add jeera/cummin seeds and red chillies. Add the onion and tomato and saute them until they are soft. Add the black eyed peas, sambar powder, salt and 1 cup of water. Cover the skillet with a lid and simmer until the peas are cooked. Once the peas are cooked pour in the coconut milk. Simmer it for 2-3 minutes. Add half of the chopped cilantro. Kuzhambu is ready. Pour it into a serving bowl and garnish with remaining cilantro. Serve with chapathi or rice.

Raagi Dosai

2010-04-01T15:44:00.000-07:00

I usually make raagi dosai with the flour that I get at Indian grocery. This time I thought I would try it with raagi seeds. It came out really good. We can also make raagi idly with the batter. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 Cups of Raagi seeds
1 Cup idly rice
1/4 Cup of Urad dhal

Directions

Soak raagi overnight in warm water. Soak the idly rice and urad dhal in water for 2-3 hours. Grind raagi separately in a wet grinder. Grind rice and urad dhal together. Mix the batters together and add salt to the batter.

This batter can be used to make raagi idly too. I made tomato peanut chutney as a side for the raagi dhosai. I got the recipe from the blog Akshyapaatram.

American Sweet Corn

2010-02-21T10:35:00.000-08:00

American sweetcorn is found everywhere in India now. A small cup of sweet corn costs upto 25 Rs. Hmmmm...Well I am not going to give recipe for the masala sweet corn. I tried fajita seasoning instead of chat masala and it tasted different and yummy.

Spicy Hot Pakodas

2010-02-21T10:26:00.000-08:00

Spending a Saturday evening watching TV with hot tea and spicy pakodas is heaven. Thats what we did. I made pakodas/pakoras with a small ingredient flip. I love to play with ingredients of a regular recipe. I did the same with these pakodas. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 Cups of Rye flour
1/2 Cup Rice flour
4-5 Green Chillies, finely chopped
1 Medium onion, finely chopped
1/2 Cup of finely chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves
4 Garlic Cloves, minced
1 Tablespoon Fennel seeds
1/2 Tablespoon red chilli powder
1 Carrot, shredded
Salt to taste
Oil to fry the pakodas

Directions

Heat the oil in a frying pan. Mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl. Add debatter moist of water to make the batter. I added only 1/2 cup of water as the onion and the carrot make the
batter without even adding water. Scramble the batter in the hot oil and fry until they are golden brown. Remove the pakodas from the oil and drain the excess oil with a tissue napkin. Serve hot with ketchup or maggie sauce.

Its Pi(ta)zza time!

2010-02-05T19:01:00.000-08:00

I have always wondered if there is a quick way to make pizza. Ofcourse we get variety of pizza crust available in the grocery stores. I tried making a pizza with a Pita bread. It was very quick and tasted good. I didnt use marinara sauce because I thought it might make the crust soggy. After tasting the pizza I felt I should have used the sauce. The pizza tasted very bland. Here is the recipe.
Ingredients

1 Whole wheat pita bread
2 Tablespoons of marinara sauce
3/4 Cup of shredded cheese ( I used a mexican style mixed shredded cheese)
1 White mushroom
1 Small bellpepper
1 Small onion, finely chopped
3 Pitted black olives chopped
1 Chipotle pepper chopped*

Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 Degrees. Spread the marinara sauce on the pita bread. Layer the bread with the cheese and vegetables. Keep it in the oven for 10-15 minutes until the cheese melt.

*I used a tinned chipotle pepper soaked in adobo sauce. You can used tinned jalapenos too.

We can bring in variations to this recipe by adding pineapple, tomatoes and any vegetables that you like.

Quacomole

2009-12-01T18:39:00.001-08:00

I guess Quacomole needs no introduction. Its a very simple dish that can be made in minutes. It takes good if made fresh. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

3 Large hass avocadoes
1 Medium red onion, finely chopped
1 Jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
3 Tablespoons of finely chopped coriander leaves
1 Roma tomato finely chopped
1 Tablespoon of lemon/lime juice
Salt and Pepper

Directions
Cut the avocadoes into half and remove the pit. Scoop out the flesh of the avocadoes into a mixing bowl. Mash the pulp with a fork. Add the ingredients to the avocado and mix well. Serve it with tortilla chips or tortillas.

Mushroom Omelet

2009-11-30T22:23:00.000-08:00

Well...as I have written in my previous post this is the recipe for yet another type of omelet. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

1 Extra-large egg
2 Tablespoons of milk
3 Mushrooms roughly chopped
2 Tablespoons of onions, finely chopped
Pinch of salt and pepper

Directions
Heat a frying pan and sprinkle some oil to it. Add the onions and saute till the onions turn translucent. Now add the mushrooms and saute until the mushrooms are cooked. Add salt and continue to saute. In a mixing bowl, beat the egg and milk together, and add salt and pepper. Spread the sauted onions and mushrooms evenly around the pan. Pour the egg mixture into the frying pan. Flip the omelet. Serve hot with ketchup or hot sauce.

Indian Omelete

2009-11-30T09:55:00.000-08:00

There are umpteen ways to make omelet - mexican omelet, old fashioned omelet, sunny side up, cheese omelet, half-boil and so on. I once tried to spice up the flavours and it turned out to be more of Indian taste. Its very simple to make. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

1 Extra-large egg
1 Tablespoon of milk
2 Tablespoons of finely chopped onions
1 Green chilly
1 Tablespoon of ginger-garlic paste
1/2 Cup of chopped coriander leaves
1/2 Teaspoon of Garam Masala
Pinch of salt and pepper
PAM Spray or Olive oil Spray

Directions

In a mixing bowl add all the above ingredients and whisk for few seconds. Spray some olive oil on an omelet pan. Pour the egg mixture in the omelet pan. Cook both sides by flipping the omelet. Serve with hot sauce or ketchup.

Corn Meal Idly

2009-06-01T20:06:00.000-07:00

In these 3 years of cooking I have never used ready-to-eat tiffin mixes. I make everything from scratch. Rava idly is my favourite dish. I had corn meal at home. I thought I would try to make idly with the corn meal. In the past I have tried to make upma out of broken corn. It didnt come out well because the corn takes long time to cook. I was little reluctant since I wasnt prepared if corn meal idly didnt come out well. But surprisingly the corn meal idly too good. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

4 Cups of corn meal
5 Cups of yoghurt
6-7 Green chillies
1 Tablespoon of mustard seeds
1 Medium Onion finely chopped
1 Tablespoon of Urad dhal
3 Tablespoons of corriander leaves finely chopped
1 Carrot (shredded)
2 Tablespoons of Olive oil
Salt to taste

Directions

Saute the corn meal in a skillet with little ghee. Mix yoghurt and corn meal in a bowl. Leave the batter for an hour. Meanwhile heat the oil in a skillet. Add the mustard, urad dhal and allow it to splutter. Add the onions and corriander leaves and saute until the onions are cooked. Grind the green chillies and add it to the batter. Mix the sauted onions and shredded carrot to the batter.

Pour the batter into the idly mold and cook it for 15 minutes. Serve hot with onion chutney.

Sprouted Green Gram Vadai

2009-06-01T17:50:00.000-07:00

I had some green grams left after the idly that I made. I let them sprout and tried making vadai with the sprouted greengrams. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

2 Cups of greengram sprouts
1/2 Cup of red lentils
6-8 Red chillies
3 Garlic Cloves minced
1 Tablespoon of fennel seeds
Salt to taste
1 Medium onion, finely chopped
1/2 Cup of corriander leaves finely chopped
1 Tablespoon of cummin seeds
Oil to fry

Directions

Soak the red lentils in water for 2 hours. Grind the greengram sprouts, red lentils, red chillies, fennel seeds coarsely with salt. To this add the onions, cummin seeds, minced garlic, corriander leaves. Make small balls and pat them flat. Fry these in hot oil. Serve hot with corriander chutney, ketchup or hotsauce.

Fried Eggs With Tostadas

2009-06-01T17:48:00.000-07:00

This is a dish my mexican friend often made for our lunch gettogethers. My husband loves it and I make this for dinner. Its simple and tasty. Here is the recipe. This recipe is for one person.

Ingredients

1 Tostada
1 Egg
4 Tablespoons of cooking oil
1 Medium onion, finely chopped
1 Green bellpepper, finely chopped
2 Green chillies, finely chopped or 1 Jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
1 Cup of crushed tomato
1 Tablespoon of garlic powder
Salt to taste

Directions

Tomato sauce

Heat one tablespoon of oil in a saucepan. Add the green chillies, onions and bellpeppers and saute until the vegetables are cooked. Pour in the crushed tomato, garlic powder and little water and salt. Let the sauce cook for 5 minutes.

Fried egg

Heat the remaining oil in a skillet. Pour in the egg into the oil (dont beat the egg). Turn the egg and fry the other side too. Remove the excess oil by placing the egg on a tissue.

Place the tostada on a plate. Keep the fried egg on the tostada and pour the sauce on the fried egg and serve!

Egg Curry

2009-06-01T16:51:00.000-07:00

Egg curry is a side that I make often when I go out of option. It goes very well with rice and chapathi. It can be made in no time. I used a store bought curry powder. Instead you can also use red chilly powder. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

3 Hardboiled eggs (cut each into 4 pieces)
1 Medium onion roughly chopped
1 Teaspoon of fennel seeds
1 Teaspoon of mustard
2 Tablespoon of corriander leaves
1 Tablespoon curry leaves
1 Tablespoon of curry powder or red chilly powder
Salt to taste

Direction

Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the mustard seeds, curry leaves and cummin seeds and allow them to splutter. Add the curry powder, salt and onions and saute for sometime. Add the eggs and saute for few minutes. Serve hot with rice or chapathi.

Cauliflower Masala Curry

2009-05-31T21:12:00.000-07:00

Cauliflower used to be a seasonal vegetable when I was in India. We dont get it throughtout the year. I have never tried cooking cauliflower before marriage. I am not good in making cauliflower curry. So I only make gravy with cauliflower. Then I remembered a white curry my mother make with cauliflower. I tried it yesterday and it turned out better than my other efforts so far. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

1 Medium cauliflower
1 Big onion chopped lengthwise
1 Teaspoon mustard seeds
1 Tablespoon fennel seeds
1 Teaspoon cummin seeds
1 1/2 Cups of shredded coconut (fresh coconut)
3 Garlic cloves
5-6 Chillies
3 Tablespoons of cooking oil
Salt to taste

Directions

Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the mustard seeds and jeera and allow them to splutter. Now add the chopped onions and salt. saute until the onions are cooked. Microwave the cauliflower florets for 15 minutes. Meanwhile grind the coconut, green chillies, fennel seeds and garlic into paste.

Now add the cauliflower to the onions and saute for sometime. Stir in the masala paste to the cauliflower and cook until the raw aroma of the masala goes.

Serve with chapathi or steamed rice.

Vegetable - Green Gram Idly

2009-05-28T21:42:00.000-07:00

I make pesaratu once in a while. Its not the authentic one but my own recipe. Few days back I soaked green gram in water to make pesaratu. But my mood changed. I thought I would use the green gram and make something else. I ended up making green gram idlies. I added vegetables to make it more tasty and healthy. Here is the recipe. Hope you will like it.

Ingredients

4 Cups of green gram
1/2 Teaspoons of Fennel Seeds
10 Red Chillies
2 Garlic Cloves
2 Teaspoon of mustard seeds
2 Teaspoon of urad dhal
1 Tablespoon of cummin seeds
1 Big onion, finely chopped
1 Bellpepper finely chopped
1 Carrot finely chopped
2 Tablespoons of oil
3 Tablespoons of corriander leaves, finely chopped
Salt to taste

Directions

Soak the green gram overnight. Grind it into a coase batter with red chillies, garlic cloves, fennel seeds and salt. Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Add the cummin seeds, urad dhal and corriander leaves and then add the onions, bellpeppers and carrots. Saute the vegetables until they are cooked. Mix the sauted vegetables with the batter. Pour the batter into idly mould and cook for 10-15 minutes. Serve hot with corriander chutney.

Spicy Poblano Tortillas

2009-05-19T13:50:00.000-07:00

Poblanos are spicy mexican peppers that are bigger than jalapenos. I make corn stuffed poblanos for dinners. I shall post the recipe later. I once had a mushroom-poblano dish at a mexican restaurant. I tried to recreate the same but I didnt know how to make the sauce. Instead I added few other ingredients and it turned out delicious. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

3 Poblano peppers
6 Corn tortillas
1 Small onion, chopped lengthwise
10 White mushrooms rougly chopped
1 Teaspoon ground black pepper
Salt to taste
Olive oil
1/2 Cup shredded cheese

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 Degrees. Cook the poblanos for 10-15 minutes until they are soft. Remove the skin and seeds and roughly chop them. Heat the oil in a skillet and add the onions. Saute until onions turn translucent. Add the mushroom and saute until mushrooms are cooked. Add the poblanos, salt and pepper and give a stir.

Spread the poblano-mushroom mixture on the tortilla and top it with shredded cheese (Check the picture below).

Fold the tortilla and bake it in the oven for 5-10 minutes.

Serve hot with ketchup or hot sauce.

Egg Dumplings

2009-05-19T13:35:00.000-07:00

When I was in India I used to eat egg bhonda from a road side shop. I have tried the same at home lot of times. I wanted to try a different recipe. I made dumplings with eggs and vegetables. I am sure people that dont like to smell of egg would love this recipe.

Ingredients

1 Medium onion finely chopped
5 Hard boiled eggs roughly chopped
1 Small bellpepper finely chopped
1 Carrot finely shopped
2-3 Tablespoons of Corriander leaves
1 Tablespoon of corriander powder
1 Teaspoon of red chilli powder
Salt to taste
1 Tablespoon of corn powder
1/2 Cup of all purpose flour
2 Cups of seasoned bread crumps
3 Cups of oil (I used corn oil)
1 Cup of shredded cheese (optional)
1 Cup of water

Directions

Mix eggs, vegetables, corn powder, salt and the spices together. Make medium size balls with the mixture. Add the water to the all purpose flour and mix well. Dip the balls in the all purpose flour and roll them over the bread crumps. Deep fry in the oil. Serve hot with ketchup or hot sauce.

I am tagging the Foodista website to this blog.

Quick Snack

2009-05-12T20:59:00.000-07:00

Tea time is the most challenging time for me. I need to make something to munch since my husband he always comes home very hungry. I usually make oven baked snacks for tea time. I also grill asparagus and we have it with sauce. Its a very simple and healthy snack.

Ingredients

Asparagus
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. On a baking tray arrange the asparagus. Drizzle some olive oil on the asparagus and sprinkle the salt, pepper and garlic powder. Toss the asparagus with hands so that all the asparagus are seasoned. Cook it in the oven for 10-15 minutes until the asparagus are tender. Serve it with ranch or ketchup.

Chocolate Delight

2009-05-11T13:03:00.001-07:00

Chocolate has been favourite relish for majority of the people especially women. I am not an exclusion. I love chocolates. My other favourite is hazelnut. I found combination of chocolate and hazelnut. Its an Italian spread like peanut butter that we get here. I use it instead of jam. I made a sandwich with this spread and banana. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

2 Slices of bread
2 Tablespoons of chocolate and hazelnut spread
1 Ripe banana
Butter

Directions

Apply the chocolate hazelnut spread on one side of the bread slices. Cut the banana into small slices and keep in on a bread slices. Spread butter on the outter side of the bread and toast the bread as how you toast a sandwich. Serve hot.

Bellpepper Raitha

2009-05-07T20:41:00.000-07:00

When it comes to raitha onions, cucumber, carrots and tomato are the common ingredients. I made a raitha with bellpepper. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

1 Bellpepper seeded and finely chopped (Any color is fine. I used yellow one)
1 Jalapeno seeded and finely chopped
1 tablespoon of oil
1 small onion finely chopped
1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
1 teaspoon of red chilli powder
3 cups of whipped yogurt
Salt to taste
2 tablespoons of corriander leaves finely chopped

Directions

Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Now add the jalapeno and onion and saute for sometime. Add the bellpepper, red chilli powder and salt and saute until bellpeppers are cooked. Toss these into the yoghurt and give a stir. Garnish with corriander leaves.

This raitha can be a side for chapathis as well.

Jeera Rice

2009-05-07T20:34:00.000-07:00

Weekends are the time I would like to relax. So I usually make easy dishes. One such dish is Jeera Rice. It takes no time and not a lot of ingredients. Since jeera rice doesnt have lot of spices in it, you can make some spicy red gravy as a side for it. Instead of gravy I made bellpepper raitha. (Click here for the recipe.) Here is the recipe for jeera rice.

Ingredients

7 Green Chillies
3 Cups of basmati rice
5 Tablespoons of ghee
2 Tablespoons of cummin seeds
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons of Corriander leaves finely chopped to garnish

Directions

Soak the rice in water for 10 minutes and rinse it in running water. Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons ghee in a deep pan. Add the green chillies and cummin seeds (jeera). Now add the rice to pan and saute for sometime. Stir in the water and add salt. Cover the pan and cook the rice in medium heat until the rice is cooked. Once the rice is cooked add the remaining ghee and corriander leaves and give a stir. Serve hot.

Onion-Bellpepper Chutney

2009-05-05T20:34:00.001-07:00

I made Dhania Thepia today for dinner. I got the recipe from my friend Ramya's blog. I didnt want to make gravy for sidedish. I wanted to try something different. I started making onion chutney. I added two more new ingredients to it. It came out very good. Checkout the recipe.

Ingredients

1 Medium sized onion roughly chopped
1 small bellpepper
3 tablespoons of corriander leaves finely chopped
1 tablespoon of urad dal
3 tablespoons of yellow split peas or channa dal
2 tablespoons of sesame oil
4 red chillies (more if want the chutney spicy)
1 small ball tamarind
3 garlic cloves
1/2 inch ginger
Salt to taste

Directions

Heat the oil in a skillet. Add red chillies, urad dal and spilt peas. Now add the onions, corriander leaves, ginger and garlic until onions turn translucent. Add the bellpeppers and saute until bellpeppers are cooked. Let the ingredients cool. Process the mixture in a processor or a blender. Serve it with Dhania Thepia.

Dhania Thepia with Onion-Bellpepper chutney

Simple Soup

2009-05-04T21:01:00.000-07:00

I make soup almost everyday for dinner. Its a very filling and healthy food. You can make it in minutes. If you are trying this soup dont limit yourself to the vegetables that I have given. I even add green lentils and tofu to the soup.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon of butter
1 Medium onion roughly chopped
4 Cups of vegetables, roughly chopped (Carrot, Bellpepper, Zucchini, Broccoli florets, Celery, Cauliflower, Green beans)
6 cups of water or low sodium vegetable broth
1 Tablespoon ground pepper
2 Bay leaves
3 Tablespoons tomato paste
1 Tablespoon Corriander powder
1 Teaspoon Cayenne pepper
3 minced garlic cloves
Croutons to serve

Directions

Melt the butter in a stockpot. Add the onions and saute for sometime. Add the vegetables and pour in the vegetable stock. Stir in all the other ingredients. The bay leaves gives the soup a flavour. Let the soup boil until the vegetables are cooked. Remove the bay leaves from the soup. Serve hot with the croutons.

Masala Tostadas

2009-05-04T18:37:00.001-07:00

I have seen masala papad as an appetizer item in most of the Indian restaurants. I make this at home as an evening snack with vegetables and tostadas. Tostadas are crisp flat tortillas. I made 8 of these. The ingredients are for 8 tostadas.

Cook Time - 20 Minutes
Level - Easy
Serves - 4-8

Ingredients

8 Tostadas
1 medium onion finely chopped
1 Green bell pepper finely chopped
1 Carrot finely chopped or shredded
1 Jalapeno seeded and finely chopped (2 if you want it hot)
1 Zucchini finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt (more if you need)
1 teaspoon chat masala
1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder
1/2 cup shredded cheese (I used mexican style mixed shredded cheese)
2 tablespoons dill leaves finely chopped
2 tablespoons corriander leaves finely chopped
1 cup Tomato ketchup

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450 Degrees. Mix all the vegetables and spices together. Spread each tostadas with tomato ketchup. Alternately, you can also use chilli sauce. Top the tostadas with the mixed vegetables. Bake the tostadas in the oven for 5 - 10 minutes until the cheese melts. Serve hot.

French Toast

2009-05-02T11:21:00.000-07:00

I tried to recreate french toast I once had at a restaurant. Its very easy to make and tastes good.
Cook Time - 15 Minutes
Level - Easy
Serves - 3

Ingredients

4 Slices of bread
3 Eggs
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
2 tablespoons of milk
1 tablespoon of sugar
Maple syrup
2 tablespoons of butter

Directions

Remove the brown parts from the bread. Cut the bread into one inch strips. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, milk and cinnamon powder together. Heat the butter in a skillet. Dip each bread slice in the egg and shallow fry in the butter. Serve with maple syrup.

Chilli Parathas

2009-05-01T15:02:00.000-07:00

When I was pregnant I craved for lot of Indian fastfood dishes. One such dish was chilli parathas. I tried them with the frozen parathas and it turned out to be too good. You can try it too!

Cook Time - 30 Minutes

Level - Easy

Serves - 2-3

Ingredients

1 Medium sized onion cut lengthwise
4-5 Green chillies cut lengthwise(depending on how hot you want the dish to be)
6 Frozen plain parathas
2 tomatoes diced
1 bell pepper cut lenghtwise
3-4 tablespoons of olive oil
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon corriander powder
1 teaspoon funnel seeds
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Corriander leaves to garnish

Directions

Heat the oil in a wok and add fennel seeds, green chillies, ginger garlic and turmeric powder. Let these sizzle for a few minutes. Now toss in the onion and pepper and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and continue to stir until the tomatoes soften. Add garam masala, salt and corriander powder and keep stirring.

Meanwhile, make the parathas as per the instructions given on the packet. Cut the parathas into thin strips and shallow fry it in oil. Now add the paratha strips to the wok. Toss everything together. Garnish it with corriander leaves and serve hot.

Chilli parathas can be served with any raitha.

Bread and Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs

2009-05-01T14:18:00.001-07:00

Egg is a staple food in our everyday diet. I cook eggs for breakfast almost everyday. I learned a lot of simple mexican breakfasts from my dear friend. In addition I try to come out with my own recipes. Here is one such recipe - scrambled eggs. Scrambled eggs go well with bread toast.

Cook Time - 10 Minutes
Level - Easy
Serves - 2 to 3

Ingredients

3 tablespoons Olive oil
4 large eggs
1/2 cup of finely chopped onions(I am not mentioning the size of the onions because the size ofthe onions in the US varies. I bought jumbo onions this time. I can use one onion for 3 days. They are so big)
1 Jalapeno seeded and finely chopped
1 Bell Pepper seeded and finely chopped (Any color is fine)
3 tablespoons milk
1/4 cup finely chopped tomato
Salt and Pepper

Directions

Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the jalapenos, onions, bell peppers and tomato and saute for 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl with the milk, salt and pepper. Add the eggs to the skillet. Cook the eggs on the low heat, stirring constantly to the desired doneness.

You can add shredded cheese to the scrambled eggs if desired. To make this dish Indianized you can add garlic powder and garam masala while whisking the eggs.

Welcome!

2009-05-01T14:15:00.001-07:00

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. I didnt want to start a recipe blog since there are a lot available on the Internet. My friends often ask me breakfast recipes especially what they can do with eggs. So I thought why not. I will try to post recipes from different cuisines but in my way. Hope you find them useful. Have fun! Happy cooking!