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Saturday, March 15, 2014

FRENCH TOAST BOMBAY TOAST

FRENCH TOAST or BOMBAY TOAST is also known as Eggy Bread in Anglo-Indian parlance. It is a very popular breakfast item in most Anglo-Indian Homes, and is often served as an accompaniment to the traditional breakfast of Fried Eggs, Bacon, Sausages etc. - A perfect breakfast for a lazy saturday!

Ingredients:

8 slices sandwich bread

2 eggs

2 tablespoons sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla essence

Butter or Ghee for frying

½ cup milk

Break the eggs in a bowl and beat well with the sugar. Add the vanilla essence and milk and mix well.

Heat a flat pan and add a tablespoon of butter or ghee and smear all over. When hot dip one slice of bread at a time in the egg and milk mixture and shallow fry each slice on both sides till golden brown. 2 or 3 slices can be fried at a time. Serve hot with either Condensed Milk, Jam, honey or powdered sugar.

To make a savoury french Toast, omit the sugar and vanilla essnce and instead add a dash of pepper and salt. Chopped green chillies, chopped onions and chopped corriander leaves (Cilantro leaves) could also be added for a spicy French - Bombay Toast.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Chilli Cheese Toast

Chilli Cheese Toast

Ingredients

White Bread Slices- 6 nos

Sharp Cheddar Cheese or processed cheese( grated)- 1 cup

Capsicum/ Green bell pepper( finely chopped)- 1 no

Onion large( finely chopped)- 1 no

Green chili( minced)- 4 nos

Green coriander leaves/ Cilantro( chopped)- few tbsp

Butter- 3 tbsp

Mayonnaise- 3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Indian Chilli Cheese Toast

Method

In a bowl combine chopped onion, capsicum, green chili, coriander leaves and required salt, mix well. Spread 1/2 tbsp butter on one side of each bread slices. On the other side of bread slice spread 1/2 tbsp mayonnaise. On the mayonnaise side, top with capsicum-onion mixture and sprinkle grated cheese on top generously.

To bake in oven

Pre- heat oven at 300 f, place the prepared bread slices with butter side down on a greased baking tray. Place the baking tray in the center rack of the oven and bake until cheese melts.

To cook in tawa/ griddle

Heat tawa/ griddle and grease with 1 tsp oil, reduce heat to medium and place the prepared bread slices with butter sided down on tawa/ griddle. Cover the tawa/ griddle with large lid, cook for 2 mins until cheese melts.

Chilli Cheese Toast