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Egg Roll

Ingredients:

  • Tortillas/Chappathis – 4
  • Eggs – 3
  • Onions – 1/2 cup finely chopped, 1/4 cup cut lengthwise
  • Green Chillies – 2 finely chopped
  • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Lime juice – 2 tsp
  • Black pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – 2 tbsp

Makes 4 egg rolls (that can be cut into 2 each; making 8 rolls)

Method:

Beat the eggs in a bowl and add turmeric and salt and mix well. In a pan, heat oil and add the onions(finely chopped ones) and green chillies and saute for a while. Put the sauted onions into the egg mixture and mix well.

Heat 1 tsp of oil in a flat pan, put in the tortilla/chappathi. When the chappathi is half cooked, pour a little of this egg mixture on the chappathi. When its cooked on one side, turn over and allow to cook on the other side. When done, take the chappathi out and place on a plate, sprinkle some lime juice and pepper and some sliced onions and roll it up. Cut them into two. Can wrap them up at one end with some foil paper for easy eating!

Onion Egg Omelette

Ingredients:

  • Eggs – 2 (to make 1 fluffy omelette)
  • Onions – 1 finely chopped
  • Green Chillies – 2 finely chopped
  • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – 2 tbsp

Method:

Beat the eggs in a bowl and add turmeric and salt and mix well. In a pan, heat oil and add the onions and green chillies and saute for a while. Put the sauted onions into the egg mixture and mix well.

Heat 1 tsp of oil in a flat pan, and pour this egg mixture like a round pancake. When its cooked on one side, turn over and allow to cook on the other side. Delicious omelette is ready.

Spicy Egg Fry

Ingredients:

  • Eggs – 4 (hardboiled)
  • Onions – 1 (cut lengthwise)
  • Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
  • Mustard Seeds – 1/4 tsp
  • Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Black pepper powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil – 3 tbsp

Method:

Hard boil the eggs and remove the shells. Then cut the eggs lengthwise into two. Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds, then add the onions and saute till the onions becomes transparent. Then add the ginger garlic paste, fry for a while, add the chilli, turmeric, salt and pepper powder and little water and allow to cook for a while till the oil starts coming out. Then, add the eggs and mix well. Allow the eggs to be coated on all sides with the masala.

Cheese Egg Omelette

Ingredients:

  • Eggs – 2 (to make 1 omelette)
  • Cheese slices – 2
  • Milk – 2 tbsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Black Pepper powder – to taste
  • Oil – 1 tbsp

Method:

Beat the eggs in a bowl adding some milk and salt. In a flat pan, heat the oil and pour the beaten eggs in a round form. Make sure the stove is not in high flame/heat setting. When the egg is almost thickening, place the cheese slices on top. Cook until the cheese is about to melt. Sprinkle some pepper powder on top of the omelette. Remove from heat and serve. Note: do not turn the omelette as you might do for other omelettes/pancakes/dosas.

Scrambled Egg Curry

Ingredients:

  • Eggs – 4
  • Onions – 1 finely chopped
  • Green Chillies – 2 finely chopped
  • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – 2 tbsp

Method:

Beat the eggs in a bowl and add turmeric and salt and mix well. In a pan, heat oil and add the onions and green chillies and saute for a while. Then add the beaten eggs to it and scramble till done. Goes well as a side dish with rice, chappathis.

Egg Masala

Ingredients:

  • Eggs – 4
  • Tomatoes – 1(big) chopped
  • Onion – 2 (medium) chopped
  • Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
  • Chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – 2 tbsp

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, add the onions, saute for a while. Then add the ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute. Then add chilli powder, turmeric ,tomatoes, salt with a little water and allow to cook for a while till the oil comes out. Then break the eggs one at a time into this and allow to cook. Do not stir until the eggs are almost done. Slightly turn the eggs over trying not to break them and allow to cook on the other side.? Goes well with rice.

Egg Korma

Ingredients:

  • Eggs – 4
  • Tomatoes – 2 (chopped)
  • Onion – 1 (chopped)
  • Garlic – 3 cloves (chopped)
  • Green Chillies – 2 (slit lengthwise)
  • Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – 3 tbsp
  • Grated coconut – 1/4 cup (grind with some water)
  • Garam masala items – saunf – 1/2 tsp, cloves – 2, cinnamon sticks – 1, cardamom – 1, bay leaves – 1 (or substitute with 1/2 tsp garam masala powder)
  • Coriander leaves

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, add the garam masala items, onions, garlic and green chilies and saute for a while. Then, add the tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt with a little bit of water and bring to a boil. Then break the eggs one at a time and allow to cook. Dont stir the mixture until the eggs are cooked (that is, they should thicken and each egg might form a lump in itself with the whites and yolk). Finally stir in the coconut paste and bring to a boil. Top it with coriander leaves and serve. Goes well with rice, chapathis.