Egg - Paprika noodles

Ingredients:

• Whole Grain Noodles (Dont use maggi Noodles)
• Butter - 1 Tablespoon
• Oil 2 teaspoon
• Egg-3Paprika - 1/2
• Dried Basil - 1 teaspoon
• Black Pepper - 1 Teaspoon
• Cumin Seed - 1 TeaspoonSalt
• Salt
  

Method:

• Cook the noodles in salted water for 8-10 mins depending upon the type used.
  
• Drain the noodles and add it to slightly heated butter. Keep it aside.
  
• Heat oil in a seperate pan and add egg to it.
  
• Stir the egg so that it becomes small clumps.
  
• Once the egg is cooked add salt , dried basil leaf coarse powder, semi-crushed pepper and cumin powder .
  
• Add finally sliced paprika pieces and cook it for few seconds(Dont overcook).
• Stir the mixture with the noodles and serve it hot with some kind of ready made or home made pasta side dish.

Egg Noodles / Makkaroni

I modified a german recipe to Indian style. It is perfectly suitable for bachelors :-D

Ingredients:

• Makkaroni/ Noodles- 250 gms
• Tomato - 2 ( or Tomato Puri- 5-6 tablespoon)
• Turmeric Powder- 1/4 teaspoon
• Chilli powder- 1/2 teaspoon( or 1/4)
• Butter- 3 or 4 tablespoon
• Egg-2 or 3
• Oil- 1 or 2 teaspoon
• Salt

Method:

• Cook the makkaroni/Noodles in salted boiling water 8-10 mins according to the instructions given.
• Add 2-3 oil drops to makkaroni while cooking to avoid sticking.
• Drain the water and keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and add the eggs to it.
• Add a pinch of salt and stir the eggs till it is clumped and cooked completely.
• Heat Butter in another pan and add chopped tomatoes or tomato puree.( add more or less tomato puree according to required taste)
  
• Add turmeric powder, chilli powder(slightly less than usual indian recipes), and required salt.
• Cook the tomatoes till they are completely smashed.
• Now add the cooked egg clumps and makkaroni.
• Stir it well till it gets completely mixed up and become warm enough to serve.
  

Cooked vegetables can also be added instead of eggs. Add accordingly more chilli powder.

Egg gravy (Muttai kuzhambu)

A delicious recipe with eggs

Ingredients:

• Eggs-4
• Cloves-2
• Cinnamon(Pattai)- a small piece
• Cumin seeds(jeera)-1teaspoon
• Fennel(Sombu)-1 teaspoon
• Coriander seeds(thaniya)-1 1/2 teaspoon
• Red Chilli-2
• Garlic-4,5
• Ginger-1 inch
• Small Onions-15
• Tomato-1
• Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon
• Grated Coconut-1 tablespoon
• Salt
• Oil-1 tablespoon

Method:

• Boil the eggs seperately and cut into two pieces vertically.
• Fry all the ingredients in little oil in the same order from the cloves to grated coconut and allow it to cool for some time.
• Grind it into fine paste using little amount of water.
• Heat the remaining oil in the pan and add the paste with required amount of salt and little water.
• Cook it for ten to fifteen minutes in medium flame.
• When the oil comes in the sides and to required gravy consistency, add the egg pieces.
• Allow it to boil for two more minutes.
• Garnish with coriander leaves or curry leaves.
• A wonderful side dish for all variety of rices and idli, dosas.

Tip:

This can also be prepared by adding egg directly without boiling before. Break the eggs and pour it in different places of the cooked gravy and allow it to boil, till the egg is cooked well, without stirring.