Magical breakfast

A slow Saturday moved on to a pleasant Sunday morning, we really didn't have many vegetables nor did we have any idea of what to make for breakfast; Pooja found some eggplants and some potatoes and there was some tofu which needed to be cooked; there were eggs and wheat bread as well. Eggplants in the morning? Eggplants at any time of the day was a huge no for both me and Anu. But with a sly smile and this assorted array of things, Poogirl jumped into make something magical.

The dip - was something she had at a Lebanese restaurant in Delhi a year ago

2 nos         - Eggplant (aka Aubergine aka Brinjal..)
4 - 5nos    - garlic cloves (more for those who want more)
1 nos        - lemon juice
1 Tblspn    - Tahini(or sesame oil)
salt to taste

Crush garlic with salt and make a fine paste. Avoid readymade garlic paste since it contains vinegar. Grill the eggplant or keep it on a flame till the skin is black; don't be afraid when you hear cries from your eggplant. Put the now blackish eggplant in water and remove the peel compeltely. Blend it to a fine paste in a mixer with the lemon juice and the garlic paste that we made earlier. Add the sesame oil and mix a bit more (The sesame oil here is a substitue for Tahini which is basically sesame paste). Thats it, your dip is ready to go; you can garnish it with pepper and parsley leaves as well.

Tofu butter pepper fry

100gms        - tofu
1 Tblspn    - butter
salt and pepper to taste

Slice tofu into large blocks. Sprinkle enough salt and pepper on top. Heat butter on a pan, keep the tofu slices and heat them up till they are slightly brown around the edges.

Scrambled eggs

4nos        - egg
1Tblspn        - butter/cheese
a pinch        - pepper
salt and pepper to taste

Scramble eggs as usual :)

How we ate it :)

We used the dip more like a spread on wheat bread, broke the tofu into small chunks, filled it with eggs and topped it off with another slice of bread; ah and we had tea as well :)

Really fast mashed potatoes

A couple of days ago we moved into our new house here in Bangalore. It took us quite some time and effort to get the place up. After all that effort, none of us were very eager to cook up a breakfast. So I decided to whip up a fast breakfast. It basically consisted of a some garlic cheese brown bread sandwiches, mashed potatoes and masala chai. Let me tell you how to make some really fast mashed potatoes.

Ingredients
6 Potatoes
1 tbl spoon of Powdered pepper
Half a cup of slim/regular milk
3 tbl spoons of Garlic cheese
Salt to taste

Peel, cut and boil the potatoes. After that is done, move them to a bowl with enough room to move a fork around. Leave a small bit of the water in which you boiled the potatoes in the bowl so as to help you mix it well. Use a fork to mash the potatoes into smaller chunks and later use a bigger spoon to mash it more. Add the milk and keep mixing. Add the pepper powder and salt; mix it well. Add the cheese and mix in with everything. Keep mixing and mashing till you get the consistency you want and you are done. Remember to serve it hot and maybe with a side of boiled veggies.

Itadakimasu!!