Archive for July, 2008

• Egg noodles

  Date: 2008.07.19 | Category: Egg Recipes, Indian Recipes | Response: 0

  Egg noodles

  Ingredients: – 1 packet plain noodles, 1 egg, 1 onion, 2 tablespoons tomato juice, 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste, 1 teaspoon pepper powder, 1 teaspoon chilly powder, ½ teaspoon garam masala(hot spice mix), 1 tablespoon oil and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 15 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: – Slice the onion into small pieces and keep it aside. Now take a big pot and pour ½ liter water into it. Bring it to boil. When it is boiling add the noodles to it and then cook for three to five minutes. When the noodles are done remove from lame and drain all the water. Now take a frying pan and heat a little oil in it. When the oil is very hot add the onions and sauté till golden brown. Now add the ginger garlic paste, pepper powder, chilly powder, garam masala and fry briefly. Add the egg and scramble it till all the ingredients blend well with it. Pour in the tomato juice and cook for a minute. Sprinkle salt to taste and then add the noodles. Mix it all up and then remove from flame. Garnish with fried onions and serve.

  Egg dal

  Ingredients : – 1 cup toor dal(lentils), 3 eggs, 2 small onions, 2 small tomatoes, 5 garlic flakes, 1 inch ginger, 1 pinch cumin seeds, 1 pinch asafetida, ¼ teaspoon garam masala(hot spice mix), ¼ teaspoon turmeric, 1 teaspoon red chilly powder, 2 tablespoons oil and salt to taste.

  Preparation time :- 25 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE : – Soak the dal in some water for ten minutes. Then put it in a pressure cooker and cook for another twelve minutes or three whistles on a slow flame. Remove from the cooker and mash it up with a spoon. Finely chop the onions, tomatoes, ginger and garlic each separately and keep it aside. Now take a pan and heat up the oil. When the oil is very hot add the cumin seeds and sauté till golden brown. Now add the asafetida powder and sauté briefly. Add the onions and sauté till golden brown. Then add the ginger and garlic and sauté till an aroma begins to rise. Next add the tomatoes and sauté till the oil begins to leave the edges of the pan. Now add the turmeric, garam masala and red chilly powder and sauté till the raw smell of the masala leaves. Now pour in the dal and add salt to taste. Cook for two minutes and then break the eggs and add them to the dal itself. Stir well so that the egg too blends with the dal. Stir for a minute and remove from heat. The eggs will get completely cooked in the heat of the dal itself. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice or rotis.

  Egg puff

  Ingredients : – 6 eggs, ½ cup grated paneer, ½ cup grated cheese, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ cup plain flour(maida), ¼ teaspoon pepper powder, ¼ cup melted butter and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 40 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE : – Take a big bowl and add the eggs. Beat it till its fluffy. Now add all the other ingredients and mix well. If its too thick add a tablespoon of water and whisk it all up. Now take a baking dish and apply butter on all side. Pour this mixture into the dish. Take the dish and put it in a preheated oven for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees and bake it. Check if it’s done completely by putting in a knife. Remove from oven and serve with a chutney of your choice or tomato sauce.

• Egg stew

  Date: 2008.07.19 | Category: Egg Recipes, Indian Recipes | Response: 0

  Egg stew

  Ingredients: – 4 eggs hard boiled, 2 small potatoes, 2 onions, ½ teaspoon grated ginger, 1 teaspoon red chilly, 2 green chillies, ½ tablespoon garam masala, 1 tablespoon coriander powder, ½ teaspoon pepper powder, 2 cups coconut milk, 1 pinch mustard seeds, few curry leaves, 2 tablespoons oil and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 15 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: – Finely slice the onions and slit the green chillies in halves and keep them aside. Peel the egg shell and cut it into halves and keep that aside too. Boil the potatoes and then peel them and cut it into cubes. Now take a pan and pour some oil. When the oil is hot add the mustard seeds and let it crackle. Add the sliced onion and sauté till golden brown. Next put in then green chillies and ginger and cook till an aroma begins to rise. Put in the chilly powder, garam masala(hot spice mix) and coriander powder and cook till it blends well and becomes a deep brown. Pour in half the coconut milk and bring to boil. Add pepper and salt to taste. Now put in the egg halves and the potato cubes. Now add the remaining coconut milk and the curry leaves and stir well. Simmer and cook till the desired level of thickness is reached. Remove from flame and serve with white rice or bread.

  Egg paratha

  Ingredients : – 2 eggs, 1 onion, 1 tomato, 2 parathas, ½ teaspoon chilly powder, ½ teaspoon pepper powder, ½ teaspoon coriander powder, ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon turmeric and salt to taste.

  Preparation time :- 7 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE : – Take a blender and put in the parathas. Whip it twice or thrice so that the parathas are chopped into very fine bits. Now finely chop the onions, tomatoes and keep them aside. Now take a frying pan and heat the oil. When the oil is very hot add the cumin seeds and let it crackle. When the cumin is golden brown add the onions and sauté till golden brown. Then add the tomatoes and cook till the oil begins to leave the edges of the pan. Add the paratha pieces and mix it all up. Add the chilly powder, pepper and coriander powder and mix it all up. Sauté till the raw smell of the masala leaves. Beat the eggs and pour it over the mixture. Scramble the eggs along with all the dishes. Remove from flame when the eggs are done. Remove and serve with some mutton gravy.

  Imli chutney andaa

  Ingredients : – 2 eggs, 1 marble sized tamarind ball, 1 onion, 1 tomato, ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds, ¼ teaspoon black gram, 2 garlic flakes, 1 pinch asafetida powder, 1 pinch turmeric, ½ teaspoon red chilly powder, 1 tablespoon oil and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 25 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE : – Take a bowl and soak the tamarind in water in it. Let it soak fro ten to fifteen minutes and then remove the seeds and any other solid parts. Drain and keep the tamarind water aside. Now crush the garlic and finely chop the onion and tomato. Take a frying pan and add the oil. When the oil is very hot add the mustard seeds and let it crackle. Then add the black gram and garlic flakes and sauté briefly. Now put in the onions and sauté till golden brown. Next add the asafetida, turmeric, red chilly powder and tamarind juice. Mix well and let it cook for 15 minutes or till the juice is thicker. Sprinkle salt to taste and stir well. Then break the eggs and add it to the tomato juice. The eggs must float on top of the gravy. Now simmer and let the eggs get cooked. When the gravy is as thick as you desire then turn of the flame and garnish with freshly chopped coriander. Serve hot.

• Egg fried rice

  Date: 2008.07.18 | Category: Egg Recipes, Indian Recipes | Response: 0

  Egg fried rice

  Ingredients: – 2 eggs hard boiled, 2 cups cooked rice, 1 onion, 2 big green chillies, ¾ tablespoon ginger garlic paste, ½ bunch mint leaves, 2 bay leaves, ½ tablespoon garam masala powder, 2 tablespoons oil and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 10 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: – Finely slice the onion and slit the green chillies into halves. Now take a pan and heat some oil. When the oil is very hot add the bay leaves and sliced onions. Sauté till the onions are golden brown. Put in the chillies and let them crackle. Put in the ginger garlic paste and sauté briefly so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. Cut the eggs into long slices and add it to the pan. Stir carefully so that the egg doesn’t break. Add the garam masala and cook for two minutes. Put in the mint leaves just before turning off the flame. Now add the cooked rice and mix all the ingredients together in such a way that the egg doesn’t break. Garnish with coriander leaves and fried cashew nuts and serve.

  Instant egg rice

  Ingredients : – 2 cups cooked rice, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons butter, few curry leaves, pepper and salt to taste.

  Preparation time :- 3 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE : – Take a frying pan and heat the butter. When the butter is very hot add the curry leaves and let it crackle. Then add the eggs and scramble them. Now add the cooked rice and add pepper and salt to taste. Cook for a minute and remove from heat. Garnish with tomato sauce and serve hot.
  
  Pudina fried rice

  Ingredients : – 2 cups cooked rice, 2 eggs, ¼ cup Pudina(mint) paste, 2 tablespoons chopped coriander, 5 green tomatoes, 1 big onion, 5 green chillies, ¼ teaspoon mustard, ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon pepper, few curry leaves, 5 teaspoons oil and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 8 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE : – Cut the tomato into thin long slices. Now do the same with the onion too. Make a paste of the green chillies. Now take a frying pan and heat up the oil. When the oil is very hot add the mustard and let it crackle. Then add the curry leaves, cumin seeds and pepper and sauté briefly. Put in the onions and sauté till golden brown. Now follow this with the tomatoes and sauté till the oil begins to float. Put in the green chilly paste and the mint paste and cook for two minutes. Now pour in the eggs in the pan itself and scramble it till it mixes well with the tomatoes. Cook for another two minutes and then add the boiled rice to it. Mix it all up well so that the rice is evenly coated with the gravy and cook for another three to four minutes. Remove from flame, garnish with coriander and serve.