Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Tomatoey Eggs Instructio­ns

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Eggs!...who doesn’t love them? Healthy, nutritious and having the super hero ability to be concocted into an amazing main meal by any rushed and overworked motherly figure. I might indeed be referring to myself, but I must admit eggs have been my salvation, when time, energy and creativity have flown out of the window and rather than turn to takeaway, I have been able to provide my children with a happy and healthy meal which they have

Ingredient­s

● Eggs 4

● Salt 1/2 tsp

● Pepper 1/4 tsp

● Water 1 Tbsp

● Tomatoes 2 medium size (remove skin and cut to wedges

● Chopped onions

Beat eggs with water, salt and pepper. Adding a bit of water to the eggs will make them fluffier as the water turns into steam when it heats up. You can also add 1/4 tsp of baking powder for fluffier eggs. Heat pan till it is hot and add oil. Once you see wisps of smoke, add the eggs to the pan. Tilt the pan and use spatula to push the also loved. I unfortunat­ely do have the egg haters in my family, be it hard-boiled, sunny side up or even funky soldiers, the child in question has screamed, but this little recipe I was so lucky to have come across has been met with rave reviews. Cocooned in a rich tomato sauce, these are great eaten with a bowl of steaming hot sticky rice, some noodles or even a batch of hot buttery ros paan. Try it, these eggs will change your life!

● Green chillies

● Peices of dry fish (Umbalakada)

● Sugar 1 Tbsp (adjust to your taste)

● Chicken stock 1 tsp dissolved in 1/4 cup water

● Sesame oil 1/2 tsp

● Rice vinegar

(if you like it more tart)

eggs to one side of the pan so that the uncooked eggs will flow down to the hot side of the pan. Keep doing this until there is no more runny eggs. Flip over and transfer to a plate. Next, add the tomatoes and other ingredient­s to the pan. Let the tomatoes, onions simmer for a minute or two. Taste the sauce and make adjustment­s. Add the eggs back to the tomato sauce. Gently cut it up to blocks. Transfer to a plate and garnish with green chillies.

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