EGG-O-MANIA

Chicken eggs are widely used in many types of dishes, both sweet and savoury, including many baked goods. Eggs can be scrambled, fried, hard-boiled, soft-boiled, pickled, and refrigerated. Eggs add protein to a person's diet, as well as various other nutrients.

Chicken eggs are the most commonly eaten eggs. They supply all essential amino acids for humans, and provide several vitamins and minerals, including retinol (vitamin A), riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid (vitamin B9), vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, calcium, phosphorus and potassium. They are also a single-food source of protein.

All of the egg's vitamin A, D, and E are in the egg yolk. The egg is one of the few foods to naturally contain vitamin D.

Here are a few easy recipes where egg is the main ingredient. These mouth-watering dishes will be liked by you for sure So do try them @ home!!!!

EGG SCRAMBLE

Ingredients: 

1) 2 eegs

2) 1 teablespoon butter

3) 1 tablespoon milk

4) Salt

5) Pepper powder

Preparation:

1) Beat 2 eggs in a mixing bowl. Add salt, pepper and milk to it.

2) Heat butter in a pan. Once it melts, add the above egg mixture to it.

3) Keep on stirring it continuously till the egg is properly cooked.

 Note:- 1) Egg should be stirred properly till it cooks or else lumps will be formed

            2) Add salt and beat the egg mixture properly for about 2-3 min so that all the ingredients mix well.

EGG KADHAI 

Ingredients:

1) 2 Eggs hard boiled

2) 1 small onion- chopped finely

3) tomato (half)- chopped finely

4) ginger-garlic paste- half tablespoon

5) Kashmiri Red chilli powder- half tablespoon

6) Turmeric Powder- 1 teaspoon

7) Pav Bhaji Masala- 1 tablespoon

8) Salt

9) Coriander- finely chopped

10) Oil

11) Cinnamon stick(half inch) 

Preparation:-

1)Peel cover off the eggs. Chop the eggs to make medium sized pieces. ( An egg can be divided into 8 pieces)

2)Heat oil in a wok.

3) Add cinnamon stick and chopped onion.

4) Let the onion sweat. One its done, add chopped tomatoes. 

5) Saute well for 3-4 min on medium flame.

6) Add ginger-garlic paste and saute.

7) Add Kashmiri red chili powder and turmeric powder followed by PAV BHAJI masala.

8) Saute well. Add little water if needed.

9) Add salt and taste the gravy for it level of spiciness. 

10) Once the thick gravy is cooked well, add egg pieces to it. 

11) DONOT STIR MUCH AFTER ADDING EGG PIECES AS THEY MIGHT BREAK FURTHER MORE INTO SMALLER PIECES.

12) Just toss once the eff pieces are added.

13) Garnish with coriander and serve HOT!

EGG OMELET

Ingredients:

1) 2 Eggs

2) one onion finely chopped

3) finely chopped green chillies- 2 teaspoons

4) ginger-garlic paste- 1 teaspoon

5) Salt

6) Pepper Powder

7) Butter

Preparation:

1) Beat the eggs very well in a mixing bowl.

2) Add salt, ginger-garlic paste and finely chopped green chilies. Again mix well. Make sure all the ingredients are mixed up evenly through the mixture.

3) Add finely chopped onion to the above mixture and again mix well.

4) Heat butter on a pan. Once the butter melts, spread the above egg mixture on pan to make omelets. Spread the egg mixture according to the size

    of omelet you desire.

5) Once one side of omelet is done, turn the omelet up-side down so that the other side also gets cooked well.

6) Serve hot with bread slices and tomato ketchup. 

NOTE:- 1) You may add chopped coriander and/or pepper powder to the egg mixtue.

              2) Sandwich the omelet between two toasted bread slices and serve with tomato ketchup for best taste.

EGG BHURJI

Ingredients:

1) 2 Eggs

2) Finely chopped onion- 1

3) Finely chopped tomato- half

4) Ginger-garlic paste- 1 tablespoon

5) Kashmiri Red chili powder- Half tablespoon

6) Turmeric powder- 1 teaspoon

7) Garam masala/ Kitchen king masala- 1 tablespoon

8) Salt

9) Oil

10) Pepper corns- 2 to 3 balls

11) Cinnamon stick- half inch

12) Caraway( shah jeera)- 1 teaspoon

Preparation:

1) Beat the eggs well in a bowl

2) Add oil to a wok.

3) Add pepper corns and cinnamon stick followed by caraway.

4) Add chopped onion to it followed by chopper tomato.

5) Add ginger-garlic paste.

6) Saute well and let it cook for 4-5 min

7) Add red chili powder, turmeric powder followed by garam masala/ kitchen king masala

8) Add salt and make a thick and dry gravy. Add or sprinkle little water if needed.

9) Add the beaten egg to this gravy and keep on stirring it continuously till the egg cooks so that all the masala gravy gets evenly distributed through the egg scramble.

10) Taste the bhurji for additions of salt or spices if necessary.

11) Garnish it with fresh chopped coriander.

12) Serve hot with a chapati.

EGG HARIYALI

Ingredients:

1) 2 eggs boiled- cut into half

2) One potato boiled- cut into eight pieces

3) One onion finely chopped

4) Ginger-garlic paste- 1 tablespoon

5)Salt

6) Hariyali mixture:-   (a)Coriander leaves- 1 cup

(b) 4 green chillies

(c) 5-6 mint leaves

7) Turmeric powder- half teaspoon

8) Pepper corns- 2 to 3 balls

9) Cinnamon stick- half inch

10) Caraway(shah jeera)- 1 teaspoon

11) Oil

Preparation:

1) For making the Hariyali mixture, mix the given ingredients and grind them together in a mixer. Add little water to this mixture and blend it properly.

2) Heat oil in a pan. Add pepper corns, cinnamon stick and caraway to it.

3) Add chopped onion & ginger-garlic paste and saute. Let the onion sweat. 

4) Add turmeric powder to it and saute.

5) Add the Hariyali mixture and saute.

6) Add little water to it and let this gravy boil.

7) Add salt to the gravy.

8) Add boiled pieces of potato and egg.

9) Serve hot with a chapati or steam rice.

NOTE:- 1) Use boiled potatoes. If the potatoes are not boiled, add the potatoes after adding onions and let them cook properly. Prick them to check if they are                                cooked or not.

2) You may add boiled green peas to this gravy. Remember, the peas should be boiled for 7-10 minutes before adding to gravy.

3) Keep the gravy semi-thick or like 'aamti' so that it can be enjoyed with rice also.