Basic Custard

Fruit custard is a thick and creamy dessert, loaded with fruits. It is very kids friendly as you can make the kids eat milk, eggs and fruits in a go.

Ingredients:

1. Egg 2 (optional)

2. Milk 2.5 cups

3. Custard Powder 2 tbsp

4. Vanilla essence  1 drop

5. Sugar 4 tbsp (or more as required)

Method:

1. Beat eggs, adding sugar, till fluffy.

2. Add little milk to the custard powder and make a fine paste without any lumps.

3. Start boiling milk, by constantly stirring,

4. Now add in the eggs, again stirring. 

5. Add the drop of vanilla essence.

6. Slowly add the custard paste.

7. Continue stirring till the custard is thick.

8. Allow to cool and refrigerate.

9. Enjoy with your favourite fruits.

Egg Fritters

Ingredients:

Boiled Eggs 2
Onions 2
Besan flour 1/2 cup
Rice powder 1 large tsp(optional)
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Garam masala powder 1 pinch
Green chillies 3
Ginger a small piece
Curry leaves few
Water
Salt

 Method:

1.Grate eggs to very fine pieces.
2.Chop onion, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves finely and mix well with all other ingredients & egg.
3. Add water & salt to make a thick batter.
4. Heat oil in a pan . Take a small portion of the batter & fry till golden brown.
5. Turn over & repeat the same for other side.
6. Serve hot or warm.

Recipe Source:

Adapted from a malabar cookery book.

Scrambled eggs with Mushrooms

Ingredients:
1.Eggs 4
2.Tomato 1 large
3.Milk mushrooms 100gms
4.Green Chillies 4
5.Shallots 4
6.Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
7.Coriander leaves 1/2 bunch
8.Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
9.Pepper & Chilly powder - to taste
10.Coconut oil 2tbsp
11.Salt to taste
Method
Splutter mustard seeds in a pan
Add shallots & saute for few mins till they turn light brown.
Add tomato, ginger garlic paste and saute for few more mins,till tomato is mashed up.
Add the mushrooms cuts into small pieces.
Now add the powders and finally the finely chopped coriander leaves
Cook well covered for 15 minutes.
Stir well and cook uncovered , till all the water formed has dried up.
Serve hot with rice/chappatis

Source:
Adapted from Chackos kitchen


Notes
The original recipe use button mushrooms. I have used the milky ones since the former wasnt available. This is a nutritious food and  very good for kids. Do try it with your fussy eaters.

Egg Curry in Coconut Milk Gravy/ Kerala Mutta Curry

Ingredients

1.Eggs -4

2.Onions - 2 sliced thin

3.Green Chillies -3 cut lengthwise

4.Onion 1 medium sized

5.Curry leaves 1 spring

6.Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp

7.Red Chilly powder 1 tsp

8.Hot Chilly Powder 1 tsp

9.Coriander powder 1 tsp

10. Garam masala powder 1 tsp

11.Coconut milk 1 cup

12.Coconut Oil 3 tbsp

13.Tomato 1 medium sized

Method

Saute the onions in oil in a pan.

When they are brownish add ginger garlic paste, green chillies,curry leaves and saute for 2 mins.

Add the powders, when the raw smell is gone add sliced tomatoes and saute well.

When masala is mixed up, add coconut milk.

Stir well in low flame.

Add the hard boiled eggs to the gravy.Serve  hot with appams/Chappathys

Egg Roast

Ingredients

1.Eggs 4
2.Onion(Sliced lengthwise) 4 or 5
3.Green Chilly (sliced) - 5
4.Tomato (sliced) - 2
5.Red Chilly powder - 1tsp
6.Coriander powder - 1tsp
7.Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
8.Garam Masala 1/2 tsp
9.Ginger garlic paste
10.Curry leaves - 1 strand
11.Coriander leaves
12.Salt - to taste
13.Oil

Preparation

1.Heat three teaspoons of coconut oil .
2.To this, add curry leaves and ginger-garlic paste. Stir a bit.
3.Now add big onions. Sauté till the onions turn brown.
4.Add green chillies. Stir again.
5.Add coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala. 6.Stir well. Add some water and stir again.
7.You may now add salt and the sliced tomatoes. Cook for three minutes. 8.When it boils, add boiled eggs and cook for another three minutes.
9.Now add some water. Mix well.
10.Garnish Egg Roast with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Caramel Custard

I had cooked caramel custard using a different recipe, with simpler ingredients. But I feel this recipe is much better . It has come out well this time. Though the edges are not really smooth, the inside was perfect.

This is an excellent recipe for beginners. Satisfaction guaranteed !

Ingredients

1. Eggs - 4

2. Milk - 500 ml ,2.5 - 3 cups

3. Condensed milk - 1 tin

4. Sugar - 3 dessert spoon (for caramelising)

5. Vanilla Essence - 2 drops

6. Corn Flour - 2 tbsp

7. Ghee

Preparation

1. Beat eggs well . Use an egg beater preferably. Else make sure it is foamed well.

2. Boil and cool milk. Take a little of this and dissolve cornflour to make a paste.Now add this paste to the rest of the milk.

3. Mix all  together . Add vanilla essence.

4. Now add condensed milk and mix everything well.

For caramel:

Put the sugar in a pan and heat it with continuous stirring. 

Continue till the sugar dissolves and it turns golden brown.

Now add little water and continue stirring.

5. Spread a little ghee in the dish (so that pudding comes off easily as you transfer it )and pour the caramel into this.

6. Pour the pudding mixture into this and cover it with aluminium foil.

7.Keep the dish in pressure cooker with 2 glasses of water. Put the weight and cook in lowest flame for 15 mins.

8. Let it stay in cooker for another 30 mins.

9. Keep in refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

Source : Marias Menu 

Mutta marichathu/Kaya Pola (Egg & Plantain Cake)

This one is a sweet dish, especially during the Ramadan season. It is very easy to cook and very nutritious. Its a good evening snack to give for kids.

Ingredients

1.Ripe Plantains - 2

2.Eggs - 4

3.Sugar - 8 tbsp

4.Crushed Cardomom - 5-6 nos

5.Ghee - 1-2 tbsp

6.Cashew Nuts - 9 (broken)

7.Raisins - 1 tbsp or more

Preparation

1.Cut the plantains lengthwise and cut them into small cubes.

2.Fry them in ghee in a medium sized sauce pan, till golden brownish colour comes(here & there).

3.Fry cashew till brownish, after removing the plantains.

4.Fry raisins also till golden brown.

5.Beat the eggs well along with sugar and powdered  cardamom.

6.Transfer the plantains, cashews & raisins into the beaten egg and stir it until spreads evenly.

7.Now transfer the mixture into the same pan and cook in lowest flame.

8.Cover with a proper fitting lid.

9.Cook until the top part is set. It should take around 10-15 mins. You can see it first rises well and then sets back

10.Transfer this to another plate and serve hot or warm with tea.

Notes

Take care not to burn the lower part of cake , cook in low flame only. It is better to keep watching while it gets cooked.