Sooji Toast

Contributor: Anuradha
Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 5minutes
Serves / Makes : 5-6

Ingredients
1 Cup Sooji
bread slices 6-7(sides removed)
1 onoion chopped
1 shimla mirch chopped
1 tomato choppped
2 tbsp malai
1pinch salt
1 pinch black pepper powder
3-6 tbsp oil/butter/ghee.

Steps:
remove the bread sides.
cut them into desied shapes.
apply oil on i side .
keep aside.
mix in A BOWL...
sooji, chopped tomatoes, onion, shimlamirch, malai, salt, blackpepper powder,
apply on the side where oil is not applied
heat a pan
fry the bread slices with the mixture on it from both the sides
serve hot with tomato ketchup or chutney as u desire.

Egg Burji

Egg Burji, Anda Burji or Egg khagina (as it is known in Pakistan), is a dish popular in north and western India. Its preparation and appearance are similar to scrambled eggs. The difference lies in the addition of sauteed chopped onions, chilies, and optional spices. Paneer may substitute for the eggs.

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1. Eggs 6
2. Onions chopped - 1 cup
3. Tomatoes chopped - 3/4 cup
4. Green chili chopped – 2
5. Frozen/cooked green peas - 1/4 cup
6. Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp.
7. Red chili powder 1 teaspoon.
8. Ginger paste – 1/4 teaspoon
9. Vegetable oil – 3 tablespoon.
10. Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing
11. Salt to taste

Steps:

1. Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add salt, red chilli powder and beat again so that salt and red chili powder
mix well.
2. Heat oil in a non stick pan. Add green chilli, ginger paste and onions and saute over medium heat till
onions become slight brown in color.
3. Add tomatoes and cook until tender.
4. Add green peas and cook for about 3 minutes. Since the peas are already cooked, you should not
heat more.
5. Add beaten eggs and mix well. Using a spatula (wooden, in case of non-stick pan), turn the scrambled
eggs upside down so that the eggs get fully cooked (for 4 minutes).
6.Sprinkle garam masala and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve hot with green chili sauce/tomato sauce and have it as a protein filled breakfast or just as a snack by itself.

Semiya Upma

Vermicelli Vegetable Upma makes for a decent breakfast or evening snack.

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup Semiya(Bambino)
1 green chilli
1 medium size onion, sliced thin
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp urad dhal
1 tsp channa dhal
few curry leaves

Steps:
Add 1 tsp of oil in a pan and roast the vermicelli to light golden colour.
Add 2 tsp of oil in a pan and add the mustard, uraddhal , channadhal and curry leaves.
When the mustard pops add the Onions and green chillies and fry till translucent.
Now add 1 1/2 cups (one and a half)of water, salt to taste, a pinch of turmeric and cover the pan with a lid.
When the water comes to a boil add the roasted vermicelli and cook for few minutes till the water is absorbed.
Garnish with few sprigs of cilantro.

Upma

Ingredients:

1 cup of sooji
1/2 small chopped onion
1/4 tomato
Some peanuts
Some chana dal
Some urad dal
Green Chilies
peas
Some curry leaves
Jeera
Mustard seeds
Chopped ginger
Some peas

Steps:

In a pan, heat some oil/ghee.
Add mustard seeds, jeera, chopped ginger, green chillies, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves and peanuts and saute.
To that add chopped onions and saute for 2 min.
Add tomatoes and peas and cook for a while.
Add 2.5 cups of water and let it to boil.
Now add the sooji and stir continuously while adding the sooji to avoid lumps.
Mix the sooji well for a minute.
Cover the pan with a lid and lower the flame.
Switch off the gas after couple of minutes.

Goes well with:

peanut chutney, lime pickle