Egg and Cheese Sandwich.

Egg and Cheese Sandwich. Here comes the quick and easy recipe of sandwich. If you are bored of eating everyday same bread and omelette like me! Then this is the best way of making something new with same egg and bread. Just by adding cheese, iceberg lettuce and tomato sauce it will give you a whole new and lip smacking delicious sandwich. Sandwich is my regular breakfast but I try different ingredients everyday, sometime I take pictures but sometime after seeing the sandwich I just can't wait to eat.. This is one of the all time favourite sandwich in my family.

Ingredient's.

2 slices of brown bread

2 large leaves of iceberg lettuce

4 thin slices of cucumber

1/4tsp tomato sauce

1/4tsp mustard sauce

1/4tsp mayonnaise.

Ingredients To Fry The Egg.

1 egg

1 slice cheese

Pinch of black pepper powder

1/2tsp oil

Salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

In a frying pan add oil, when oil is hot break the egg into pan, sprinkle salt and black pepper, and fry the egg. 

In a mean time just toast the bread to light brown in a bread toaster.

Once the egg is cooked, Place the cheese slice onto the egg, once the cheese starts to melt, take out on to a plate. 

Take one slice of bread and place lettuce leave and apply tomato sauce, mustard sauce and mayonnaise, then place the cucumber slices, fried egg and cheese, and cover it with another bread, cut into 2 pieces

Serve hot with Juice or Tea.

Almond Biscotti.

Almond Biscotti. I have tired baking this in India also many times but when I baked the same biscotti again here I don't know some how they taste better and they look better may be because of the different oven. My hubby surprised me by finishing it all in 2days even I ate more then 3 and it was tasting awesome. He was telling me that I have wasted so much of money buying cookies, biscuits from outside, this taste better then that and I would love to have this in my lunch box as a evening snacks... Omg I was on the could nine when he told me that because it is little hard to convince my H when it comes to food.. This yummy and crunchy biscotti which goes very well with tea or a coffee..

Ingredient's.

2 cups of plain flour

2 large eggs

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1tsp baking powder

1tsp vanilla essence

1tsp orange zest

3/4 cup roasted alomnds

1/2 cup black raisin.

Baking Method.

Pre-heat the oven 180c for 10 minutes.

In a mixing bowl add flour and baking powder and mix them nicely. roughly chop the alomonds and mix it with flour and set it aside.

In a large mixing bowl, add butter and sugar beat untill light and fluffy.

Add the eggs, vanilla essence and orange zest beat for another 2 to 3minutes

Then mix in the dry ingredients and beat untill the dry ingredients are well mixed.

On a lightly floured surface roll dough into a log about 14 inches long and 3-4 inches wide. Transfer to baking tray and bake for 30-40 mins. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 mins.

Then cut into slices 1/2 inch thick diagonally and arrange evenly on baking tray. Bake for 10 mins on each side (until they are firm). Remove from oven and cool.

Store them into airtight container.

Chicken Kebab..

Chicken Kebab.. This is a easy recipe with very few ingredients which you can find easily at home and I have used curry leaves to enhance the flavour.. When ever I cook chicken kebab I always make it a point to change the recipe from the old one, sometime I add more ingredient or reduce what I have used in past. But this recipe has always stand out for the taste of curry leaves and it goes very well as a side dish with Briyani, Rice and Curry or even with Drinks.. If you have brine the chicken before then you can cook this right way or else it needs to be marinated for atleast 1 to 2 hours for the best result..

Ingredient's.

1/2kg chicken with bone (cut into medium pieces)

1tsp red chilli powder, 1/2tsp turmeric

1tsp coriander powder, 1/2tsp garam masala

2tsp lemon juice

1tsp ginger garlic paste

1/2tsp black pepper powder

2tbsp finely chopped curry leaves

1tsp finely chopped coriander leaves

1tsp cornflour

1/2 beaten egg

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying.

For Garnishing.

10 to 15 curry leaves

4 to 5 green chilli.

Cooking Method.

Wash the chicken thoroughly and pad dry with paper towel and set it aside.

In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients and chicken (except Egg and Cornflour) and give a good mix and keep it in the fridge for atleast 1 hour.

Then take a deep frying pan add oil and allow the oil to become hot. In a meantime take out the chicken and add cornflour and beaten egg and give a nice mix and fry the chicken till golden brown and crispy, on a medium flame.. Once the chicken done before taking out from the oil, add curry leaves and green chilli fry for another few seconds, then take out the chicken on to a paper towel.

Serve hot as a side dish with Briyani, Rice and Curry or even with Drinks..

Egg Maggi Noodles/ Egg Noodles

Egg Maggi Noodles.. Second post of the year with my favourite dish.. Maggi noodles are my weakness, if I have maggi at home I will never think of anything to eat at lunch or even dinner some times. That is the main reason my hubby never allows me to buy more then 2 to 3 packs of maggi noodles and sometimes I would be left with only noodles no masala because I love to eat more masala in my maggi.. While we moved from India to UK I had got a big pack of maggi noodles and used all of the masala packets but still I had one bar noodles left without masala and I use to forget to buy from store every time..This was the main reason to make this egg maggi noodles, Yesterday was the day to cook that pack and finished it asap other wise if my hubby would have seen it I'm keeping this pack from 6 months then that pack would have gone to dustbin with out even checking the expire date and I would have been banned for not touching maggi noodles for a long time..

Belive me, the maggi noodles had its own taste and by adding egg and vegetables this dish went to some other level of taste which I can describe by saying only one word AWESOME and this was the best left over noodles.I have used dark soya sauce but you can even use light but I prefer dark color as it gives a nice vibrant effect for the food..

Ingredient's.

1 pack of maggi noodles (with out maggi masala)

1 cup vegetables thinly slice (cabbage,beans,carrot)

1 celery stick, 2 spring onion (thinly slice)

1 small onion roughly chopped

2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)

1tbsp dark soya sauce

1 egg

2 tbsp oil

Salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

Boil the maggi noodles for 1 minute and rinse it with cold water and set it aside.

In a woke, add oil, when the oil is hot, add garlic and fry to lite golden brown, add chopped onion and stir fry for few sec, then add vegetables, celery and spring onion and stir fry for 2 minutes.

In the same pan, just move all the vegetable to one side and fry the egg then mix it with veggi and add soya sauce and salt fry for another 1 minute. Now add the maggi noodles and give quick stir on a high flame.. Try not to over cook the noodles..

Garnish with some spring onion green and Serve hot.

Basic Sponge Cake/ Vanilla Sponge Cake.

Happy New Year 2014 to all my readers and blogger friends.. I know i'm 1 day late to wish you all, what to do I was very lazy for 2 weeks because of my hubby's holidays and was not feeling like posting or doing anything.. Last 2 weeks it was like a honeymoon period for me, not much to cook or do household work, was just shopping, eating outside and roaming and for him also it was the best time to rest after a very hectic work schedule. This was the best new year I had after very very long time... Actually I had feeling that I would be doing this only once his holidays starts, because of that only I had baked this cake before and took the pictures, so when I bake it again on new year I don't have to take the pictures.. The cake had turnout very tasty and soft. I serve it with some whipped cream and fruits you can serve as you like..

Ingredient's.

1 cup all purpose flour

1tsp baking powder

2/3 cup melted butter

2 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1tsp vanilla essence

1/2 cup milk

1tsp lemon zest

1tsp lemon juice.

Baking Method.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Butter the round baking pan and keep it aside.

Stir together the flour and baking powder in a large bowl, set it aside.

Beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the melted butter and blend for another 1minute. Add the milk and vanilla essence in a small bowl and mix it well, then add it to the egg mixture and blend for another 30 to 40sec.

Add the dry ingredients and with the speed on low mix together slowly by making sure not to over mix. Mix everything with a spatula from the bottom to incorporate any bit that wasn't mixed.

Pour the batter into buttered pan and bake for 30 to 31minutes. Allow it cool before taking out from the pan, then cut and sprinkle some icing sugar on top.

Serve as you like..

Plum Cake.. Merry Christmas 2013.

Plum Cake - I had got all the ingredient's well before 1 week and had kept on kitchen slab last night to make sure that I don't forget to bake it today morning. It was a long pending ToDo in my list during X'mas and due to one or the other reason it was always missed... Whole night I was dreaming about the cake only and could not sleep for a very long time.As soon as I woke up, ran to kitchen and started baking the cake so that I can take the picture when the sun is still bright(Sun light always brings best pictures). If I would have got late then I would have not got so good pictures.. Here the sun is so unpredictable and I don't get enough time to relax and do the work. That is the main reason I have to finish my blog work before noon. Any ways all this part of life I am learning to go with flow.. Merry Christmas to everyone enjoy your day to the fullest...

Ingredient's.

3/4 cup all purpose flour

2+1/2tbsp cocoa powder

1tsp baking powder

1/2tbsp instant coffee

1/2 cup butter

2 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1tsp vanilla essence

1/2 cup milk

1 cup mix berry's, nuts and tutti frutti.

Baking Method.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Butter the square baking pan and keep it aside.

Stir together the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder in a large bowl, set it aside.

Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the egg and blend for another 1minute. Add the milk, coffee and vanilla essence in a small bowl and mix it well, then add it to the egg mixture and blend for another 30 to 40sec.

Add the dry ingredients and with the speed on low mix together slowly by making sure not to over mix. Then add the berry's, nuts and tutti frutti and mix everything with a spatula from the bottom to incorporate any bit that wasn't mixed.

Pour the batter into buttered pan and bake for 30 to 31minutes. Allow it cool before taking out from the pan, then cut and sprinkle some icing sugar on top.

Serve as you like..

Hot And Sour Chicken Soup..

Hot And Sour Chicken Soup.. This is my most favourite soup and it's must on our table when we go to restaurant. I'm a big fan of Chinese food, Soups, as I have mentioned in my earlier post that nowadays I'm not allowed to eat outside and to full fill my Chinese craving I cook at home. The weather is also very cold in Coventry (UK) and that makes it even more better to have hot hot soup any time of the day.. I have added knorr hot and sour vegetable soup to give more taste but you can skip that and use the normal process to make this delicious hot and sour chicken soup.

Ingredient's.

1/3 cup chicken (very finely chopped)

2 button mushroom (finely chopped)

2tbsp very finely chopped (carrot, cabbage, beans)

1 medium egg

1+1/2tbsp corn flour

1+1/2tbsp dark soya sauce

1/2tsp crushed black pepper

1tsp white vinegar

2tbsp knorr hot and sour vegetable soup (optional)

3cups chicken or vegetable stock

2tsp oil

Salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

In a deep pan, add oil and sauté the chicken with little salt and pepper. then in the same oil sauté the mushroom, carrot, cabbage and beans with little salt and pepper. 

In a mean time beat the egg and keep it aside and in a small bowl take little water and mix the corn flour and knorr soup and set it aside. 

Once the vegetable are slightly done, add the chicken back in to it and stir. Now add the chicken stock and bring it boil. Then add the soya sauce and corn flour mixture and keep stirring. Add the vineger, black pepper and salt.. Boil it on a medium flame for about 10 to 12 minutes.

Then take a tea strainer and pour the egg slowly from top with help of spoon and boil for another 1 minutes.

Hot and sour chicken soup is ready..

Serve hot hot with extract black pepper, soya sauce and vinegar.

Omelette And Cheese Roll..

Omelette And Cheese Roll.. I'm not a big fan of cheese rolls, chicken rolls, egg rolls or any street food. It is not like I don't eat, I eat if there is no other option or someone else is eating and after seeing them if I can't control... Nowadays I'm trying out different types of breakfast with simple ingredients which is available easily at home. As my H leaves to office early morning by eating simple breakfast and I don't get a change to try out different dishes except on weekends. So I thought why don't I give a change to myself for eating good and different types of breakfast, in that way I'm happy and my H is also happy that I eat food... Sometime I don't even bother to take pictures after seeing the dish I feel so hungry I start eating there only... This is quick and simple rolls which kids and adults also can enjoy as breakfast or even as a snacks.

Ingredient's.

2 chapati (Roti)

1 egg

1 small onion, 1 green chilli (finely chopped)

Pinch of black pepper powder

2tbsp grated cheese

Salt to taste

2tsp oil.

Cooking Method.

Make a omelette by adding egg, onion, green chilli, pepper powder and salt. with 1tsp of oil and set it aside.

In a same frying pan, just heat both the chapati and divide the omelette into 2 position and keep it on the chapati and sprinkle grated cheese on both the chapati and roll it tightly.

Now again in the same pan, add the leftover oil and place the rolls and cook till the cheese is melted, That will take about 1 to 2 minutes. Take out from the pan and serve immediately.

Serve hot with Juice and some fruits..

Fried Egg And Potato Curry.. (Aaloo Aur Anday Ki Sabji)

Fried Egg And Potato Curry.. This is a authentic North Indian curry, which goes very well with Plain or Jeera Rice. This is very often cooked in my In-Laws place in a little different way, even I follow the same steps but with my own touch and little variation... I prefer this curry as rich and spicy but this days I'm not eating that spicy food so I cooked with less oil and less spicy. I have already posts of Egg curry, which is almost a same procedure, you can change or add ingredients according to your taste...

Ingredient's.

4 hard boiled eggs

2 potato (cut into big chunks)

2 medium size onion, 2 green chilly, 2 medium size tomato (finely chopped)

1/2tsp turmeric, 1tsp coriander powder, 1tsp red chilly powder, 1tsp garam masala

1tbsp ginger garlic paste

1/2tsp cumin seeds

1 green cardamom, 1 clove, 1 cinnamon stick

2 bay leaves

2 dry red chillies

3tbsp oil + 2tbsp for frying eggs and potato

Salt as per taste.

Cooking Method

In a non-stick pan, add 2tbsp oil and fry the eggs and potato to golden brown and keep it aside.

In a pressure cooker add oil, cumin, bay leaves, dry red chillies, cardamom, cloves and cinnemon, when they splutter, add onion and chilly fry till it become’s golden brown, add all the masala powder and ½ cup water fry till it starts leaving oil, add tomato and cook till all the masala has come together, that will take about 5 to 6 minutes.

Then add fried eggs, potato, salt and mix. Add another 2cup of water, cover the lid and cook for 3 whistle (1 in high flame and 2 in low flame).

Garnish with coriander leafs

Serve with Ghee Rice, Plain Rice or Jeera Rice and Roti.