Friday, September 9, 2011

Masala egg omlette




Ingredients :
  1. Eggs -2
  2. Onion - 1 thinly sliced
  3. Tomato - thinly sliced
  4. Carrot - 1/2 grated
  5. Coriander leaves
  6. Curry leaves - 2
  7. Turmeric powder  - 1/2 tsp
  8. Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
  9. Jeera / Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  10. Powdered black pepper - 1/2 tsp
  11. Salt to taste
  12. Chicken masala - 1/2 tsp

Method :
  • Add 2 eggs to one bowl
  • Mix it well for 30 secs.
  • Add chilly powder and turmeric powder and mix it well for another 30 secs.
  • Add onion, tomato,carrot,curry leaves, coriander leaves, jeera,chicken masala and salt. Mix it well for 30 secs.
  • Heat a pan, reduce the flame and make sure it is not too hot.
  • Pour the egg mixture onto the pan. sprinkle few oil drops and powdered black pepper roast it for 40 secs.



  • Turn it to another side and roast it for 25 secs. Yummy masala egg omlettes are ready to have.


Carrot kootu/ Carrot Sambar




Ingredients :
  1. Carrot - 1 sliced
  2. Toor dal - 1 cup
  3. Onion - 1 sliced finely
  4. Tomato - 1 sliced finely
  5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  6. Sambar powder - 1 tsp
  7. Green Chilly - 3 sliced long
  8. Garlic - 3 cloves
  9. Curry leaves - 2 leaves
  10. Red Chilly - 1
  11. Jeera / Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
  12. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  13. Coriander leaves for garnish
  14. Salt to taste

Method:
  • Add toor dal, carrot, tomato, half onion, tumeric powder,sambar powder,salt in to a cooker and whistle it.
  • It should be boiled such that toor dal can be easily smashed.

  • Keep flame low and to pan add oil followed by mustard seeds once they splutter add jeera,curry leaves, red chilly, garlic cloves, onion and fry it until onions turn brown.
  • Add tomato, green chilly and fry it for 4 mins.
  • Add pressured toor dal and boil it for another 2 mins.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Goes well with chapati/rice.