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this was our breakfast last sunday. my wife made chutney-tomato-onion sandwiches.

i made a variation of gas house eggs. i thought the ones that i tried the previous week with plain eggs were too bland. so i made a couple of masala omelette ones this time.

my masala omelette recipe - மசாலா ஆம்லெட்

1. eggs முட்டை - 2
2. medium sized onion சின்ன சைஸ் பெரிய வெங்காயம் - 1 chopped fine நன்றாக நறுக்கி.
3. green chillies - பச்சை மிளகாய் - 1 chopped நறுக்கி.
4. garlic - பூண்டு - 1 clove chopped - 1 பல் நறுக்கி.
5. garam masala powder கரம் மசாலா தூள் - as needed தேவைக்கு எற்றபடி
6. salt உப்பு - as needed - தேவைக்கு எற்றபடி
7. pepper மிளகுத்தூள் - to sprinkle on at the end - தேவைக்கு ஏற்றபடி.

blend / whisk / beat ingredients 1 to 6 together. add a bit of milk, about a teaspoonful, if you want - i believe it makes the omelette fluffier, don't ask me why.

i used the same lid to make holes in two slices of bread.

heated a pan. melted a bit of butter (you could use ghee). lightly fried the bread slices then poured the blended omelette mix into the holes in the bread slices.

my usual recipe for masala omelette includes adding finely chopped tomatoes & grated cheese after one side of the omelette is cooked. i did not add tomatoes because i thought the bread could become soggy.

meanwhile my wife was preparing her quick coriander chutney (recipe follows). this chutney can be used as sandwich spread and as an accompaniment to idli, dosai, chappathi, puri, upma, ven pongal and snacks like samosas. it would probably be good with tandoori chicken / grilled chicken too.

recipe for quick coriander chutney - அதிரடி கொத்தமல்லி சட்னி

ingredients - தேவையான பொருட்கள்:

1. coriander leaves - கொத்தமல்லி தழை - 50g (கடையில் கிடைக்கும் சிறு கட்டு)
2. green chillies - பச்சை மிளகாய் - 2 or 3 chopped நறுக்கி.
3. shallots (what we south indians call small onions) - சின்ன வெங்காயம் - 2 or 3 peeled & chopped நறுக்கி.
4. garlic - பூண்டு - 2 cloves peeled 2 பல்.
5. tamarind paste - கறைத்த புளி - to taste - தேவையான அளவு. (here is a video of celeb chef madhur jaffrey explaining how she makes tamarind paste)
6. salt - உப்பு - to taste - தேவையான அளவு.
7. grated coconut (optional) - துருவிய தேங்காய் (தேவைப்பட்டால்)

procedure:

grind all of the above in a food processor after adding a bit of water. மேல் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ள அனைத்தையும் சிறிதளவு தண்ணீர் விட்டு மிக்ஸியில் அறைக்கவும்.

all three of us had a chutney-onion-tomato sandwich each. my daughter had a strawberry jam + cheese sandwich while my wife & i had a masala-omelette-gas-house-egg each, washed down with good strong kaapi.

ps. i don't have any photos of the food. i suggest you take a look at purplesque's exquisite food photographs instead

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found these neatly packaged chikkis (கடலை மிட்டாய்) today.
surprised by the price & the nutritional info box.
and totally shocked by the calorie count. 25g chikki = 123 Kcal. [note to self: hide from wife]
கடலை மிட்டாய்க்கு கலோரி கணக்கா? என்ன கொடுமை சார் இது!
அம்மணி கண்ணில் படாமல் மறைக்கணும் இல்ல பாகட்லிருந்து எடுத்து டப்பால போட்டுவைக்கணும்.

   

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joint effort by wife & daughter for 4th grade class project.

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as done by me following @tbtam's instructions…

i used regular store-bought white bread; the lid of a small tin for cutting a hole in the bread and a bit of ghee for frying the bread & egg.

added the bread to the pan first, turned it around a couple of times and then added the egg.

the yolk broke.

since the plan was to give this to my daughter, and as she doesn't like runny eggs, i turned the bread over.

the ding-ding [read Margaret's (@tbtam) post for the explanation] was fried along with the bread & egg and served with tomato chutney.

included a picture of the back, which looks better than the front of my masterpiece.

ps. my daughter loved it.

                 

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yum

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