Sep 24
Cheesy Scrambled Eggs Sandwich

Ingredients: (Serves 1)
Breakfast bread,
2 eggs,
1/4 cup milk,
1/4 cup grated cheese,
Salt and pepper to taste,
A pinch of chilli flakes,
1 tbsp olive oil,
Tomato ketchup or any hot sauce.

Method:
Beat eggs, add salt, pepper, chilli flakes, milk and cheese and whisk well. Heat a pan, add olive oil and pour the egg mixture. Let it cook for few minutes, and then using a spatula lift and stir to scramble the eggs and continue doing the same till cooked properly.
Spread ketchup or sauce on the bread, fill it with the scrambled eggs and serve.

TIP:
This can be served as a healthy breakfast or pack in your kid’s lunchbox.

Sep 22
Garden Omelet with Sausage and Cheese

Ingredients: (Serves 2)
4 eggs,
3 sausages; fried/grilled and chopped, (optional)
3 tbsp chopped green or red onion,
1 small tomato; chopped,
1 small green bell pepper (capsicum); chopped,
3-4 mushrooms;  sliced and diced,
Salt and pepper to taste,
Chilli flakes to taste,
3 tbsp grated cheddar cheese,
2 tbsp cream or half-and-half,
Olive oil for frying.

Method:
Beat the eggs in a bowl and whisk them nicely by adding the cream/half-and-half, salt, chilli flakes and pepper. Meawhile, heat a pan, add little oil and fry lightly the mushrooms till they are cooked. Drain and remove.
Heat a skillet and grease with some oil. Pour the egg mixture on it to prepare one omelet and reserve equal amount to prepare another. Spread the egg properly on the skillet. Then sprinkle half of all the vegetables and sausages reserving half for the second omelet. Cover and let it cook on low flame. Uncover and check if the bottom and the top of the omelet is cooked. Then sprikle cheese over it and fold in half. Prepare the other omelet similarly and serve as breakfast or even as a meal.

TIP:
Since this is a garden omelet sausage is an optional ingredient. But it tastes more delicious with the sausage, believe me!!

Sep 12
Chicken Ranch Wraps

Ingredients:
4 boneless chicken breasts,
4 flour tortillas or bread,
1/4 cup ranch salad dressing,
1/2 cup yogurt,
1/2 cup water,
Salt to taste,
Dry herbs as per taste,
Flour to coat as needed,
1 cup shredded lettuce leaves,
1 tomato; diced,
Oil for frying,
Mayonnaise or tomato ketchup as per taste, (optional)
White cheddar cheese; grated. (optional)

Method:
If you do not want you chicken to be fried then heat a griddle and saute the chicken (shredded) with salt and herbs in very less oil till chicken is cooked. Then fold it with the dressing.
If you like fried chicken in your wraps then combine yogurt, water, salt, herbs and beat well. Then dip the chicken breasts into this for some time. Later coat each piece with flour. Heat oil for frying and fry the chicken evenly from both sides till it turns brown. Drain and shred it. Blend it with the dressing.

To prepare the wraps, warm the tortilla, spread mayonnaise or ketchup on the inner side if you like. Then place the filling in the center of the tortilla, sprinkle some cheese on top and fold properly to seal the wrap. Cover with cling film until ready to serve. While serving cut diagonally into two pieces.

Sep 11
Spinach and Mushroom Quiche

Ingredients: (Serves 2)
5 ounce frozen spinach (drained and thawed) or 2 cups fresh spinach leaves,
Mushroom slices as per taste,
1/2 cup chopped scallions (only white) or red onions,
3 eggs,
150gms shredded cheese (ricotta, mozarella, parmesan, cheddar or other),
2 tsp butter,
Salt and pepper to taste,
9″ pie pan or a baking dish.

Method:
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C (350 degrees F).
Melt the butter in a pan/skillet and saute the onions, mushrooms and spinach until they are soft and cooked. In a bowl, beat the eggs, add salt and pepper. Then fold in the vegetables and cheese and whisk well. Grease the pie pan or baking dish. Then pour this mixture into the dish and spread properly. Then bake the quiche at the same temperature for around 25 minutes or till you see the crust has turned brown and the egg does not bubble any more. When done let it cool and then cut into pieces and serve in breakfast alongwith fruits or juice.

TIPS:
1. For calories watchers - Reduce the quantity of cheese and replace with low fat cheese.
2. You can add or replace with any vegetables and meat of your choice.

Sep 9
Potato Toast

Ingredients:
2 slices of brown or white bread,
1 large potato, boiled, peeled and mashed,
1 green chilli, finely chopped,
2 tbsp chopped greens of spring onion,
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves,
1 tbsp chopped onion,
2 tbsp cornflour, (for binding),
1 egg,
Salt and pepper to taste,
Sesame seeds for coating,
Oil for frying.

Method:
Beat the egg in a bowl, add some salt and pepper and beat well. Spread some sesame seeds on a plate. Heat around 1/2 cup oil in a frying pan. Cut each bread slice into two triangles. Mix all the other ingredients in a bowl and knead it into a soft dough. Divide this dough into 4 portions and spread each portion on the bread pieces. Then dip each piece in the egg and then in the sesame seeds and fry in the oil from both sides till it turns golden and crisp. Serve potato toast with sweet chilli sauce.

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