Indian Breakfast - Idli

Idli is a type of savoury rice cake and it also a popular as a breakfast in Indian. The rice cake are made by steaming a batter. Actually there have a idli mold in the market, but i  didn't buy and i just use a bowl to steam it as the shape i want. 

How to make the Idli batter? I use back the same ingredient for Thosai Batter. 

Ingredient :

- 2 cup Raw Rice

- 1/2 cup White Urad Dal

- 1/2 tsp Fenugreek

- 1 cup Cooked Rice

- 2 tsp salt

Instruction:

1. Add Raw Rice, White Urad Dal & Fenugreek in a big bowl and wash it. 

2. Drain the water and add enough water to cover it and soak about 6 hour.

3. Add in cooked rice and mix it well.

5. Drain the water and add 1/3 in the blended machine and add in water level same with rice and blended until raw rice and dal be fine. ( use hand to feel it). 

6. Then pour to another dry big bowl and continues the others. 

7. After complete the balance add in the salt and mix it well and cover it put aside about 10hour. ( Let it raise)

8. After 10 hour, you can see the batter very thick. Then you stir 1 or 2 round then can start to do the idli.

9. Due to i use the bowl as my idli mold, i'll put the food wrap on top of bowl, then only pour the batter into it. Don't pour full on the bowl just 1/3 or 1/2 then enough. 

10. Then can start to steam about 10min +-/. After remove from the mold then can be served.

Idli can pair with many type of  Chutney or curry or tiffin sambar. For me i just prepare some curry fish eat together with my idli.

Tomato Chutney

Tomato Chutney is one of chutney served with Indian Breakfast dishes like Idli, Thosai, Pongal and some of the others food. So i tried made this and served together with homemade Thosai for the breakfast.

The Thosai Recipe can refer to my previous posted "  Thosai ". Let see prepared the ingredient of the Tomato Chutney. 

Chutney Ingredient :
- 1tsp Urad dal
- 4pcs Dried chili (Broken)

- 1pcs Onion (Fine Chop)

- 1inch Ginger (Fine Chop)

- 2pcs Tomato (Fine Chop)

- 1/4 tsp Turmeric

- small amount tamarind

- 1/2 tsp Salt

- 1/4 cup coconut (Fresh or Desiccated)

Chutney Ingredient 

Tempering Ingredient :

- 1tsp Mustard seed

- 1/2 tsp Urad Dal

- 2pcs Dried Chili

- Few curry leaf

Tempering Ingredient

Instruction : 

1. Heat a pan and  add in 2 tsp oil , then follow by urad dal and dried chili , then saute it.

2. Add in fine chop onion and ginger , then keep saute.

3. Add in tomato and saute until the tomato turn to soft and mushy. 

4. Add in turmeric , temarind and salt , then saute well.

5. Add in coconut desiccated and mix well. Then let cool it down.

6. After transfer to blender and blend until smooth paste. 

7. After prepare the tempering. Heat another pan add in 2tsp oil.

8. Add in mustard seed, urad dal, driend chili and the curry leaf. 

9. Then you can smell the nice tempering then pour the tempering over the chutney. 

10. Then can served with the thosai. 

Tomato Chutney

Thosai with Tomato Chutney

Breakfast Meal

Breakfast is the first meal of the day and it also important for us. You can skip any meal of the day, but breakfast not. It give me more energy to start your day . I like to prepare my breakfast and bring it to office. Most the time i like to prepare western style breakfast.

The following are the breakfast meal which i cooked at last week . 

 Vegetables Egg Muffin

 Portabella Mushroom Egg

 Shakshuka

 Capsicums Egg

 Folded Egg with Fried Brown Honshimeji 

Scrambled eggs with Stemmed Mushroom

Cloud Egg with Sausage 

Bacon Potato Pancake with Poach Egg

Breakfast is a important meal for everybody. It not only for health, it also let your days more wonderful. I like to cook different type of breakfast and share it at my social page like Facebook, Instagram or WeChat.

Today i prepare the Bacon Potato Pancake with Poach Egg

Let's see what ingredient have to prepared :

- 1pcs Potato

- 2pcs Egg

- 2 tsp All purpose flour

- Pinch of salt and pepper 

- Bacon

- Spring Onion (Optional)

Instruction:

- Cook the bacon and put aside.

- Boil the water and cook the potato. After the potato cooked then mash it. (If you have the leave over

  mash potato from the previous meal you can straight away use it ) 

- After mash the potato add in the flour, egg , salt , pepper, spring onion and bacon mix it well.

- You can use the spoon take a scope of mixture mash potato then press it down to the tray for cook 

   or you can mold it like small burger shape also can 

- Add in some olive oil and start to fried the mash potato mixture. 

- When the time fried the mash potato pancake , you can start prepare the poach egg. 

- After the Mash potato Pancake ready add the poach egg on top of it. 

Steph's Home Cook Bacon Potato Pancake with Poach Egg

Failure Egg Benedict

Today going to made Egg Benedict, I learn it from YouTube. Sound like simple but is really need patient when making it. The most main point on this egg Benedict is the hollandaise sauce. It not too difficult but needs your patient to make it. The prefect matching with egg Benedict is using the English muffin and the poached egg. For English muffin i can't find it in my area, so i use another bread to replace it.

You have to prepare 2 part of ingredient.

Hollandaise sauce ingredient :

- 1/3 cup Melt Butter

- 2 Egg Yolks

- 1 ½ tsp lemon sauce

- Pinch of pepper

- Salt to taste

Others ingredient :

- Bread

- 2 eggs

- 1 pcs Ham

Instruction - Hollandaise sauce

- Take a pot add 1 inch of water

- Take another glass bowl whisk the egg yolks and the lemon juice in the bowl for a few minutes 

   or until double size of it.

- Place the egg yolk mixture on top of pot and continues whisk constantly and quickly, 

  slowly add in the while whisking until the sauce thickens.

- Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in a pinch of salt and pepper and put aside

  (You also can reserve a little bit hot water to thin out the sauce)

Instruction for set up

- Ready the poach egg ( You can refer to this link poached-eggto get it )

- Take a bread and cooked ham. Put the poach egg on top of it.

- After finish the whole thing off with some of the hollandaise sauce.

This was my first time making this egg Benedict. Although is not fully success, but the taste still ok 

Poached Egg

A poached egg is an egg that has been cooked by poaching. It also will show in the breakfast time. There have 2 simple ways to let you get the prefect poached egg.

The simplest way and also which I always like to use it.

Things have to prepared :

- Egg

- Food plastic wrap

- Olive oil

- Soup bowl or cup

Instruction :

 - Place the food plastic wrap over the bowl and apply some olive oil

- Crack the egg into it

- Gather the edges together and twist to secure

- Place into boiling water and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.

Another simplest way as following.

Things have to prepared :

- Egg

- bowl or cup

- 3 tsp White Vinegar 

Instruction :

- Take a pot and put in half of water to boil

- After the water been boiling, add in the white vinegar

- Crack the egg into the bowl , it will be more easy to pour the egg into the pot

- Before pour the egg, use a spoon to swirl the water, creating a whirlpool.

- Slowly pour in the egg in the swirling water and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.

- lift the egg out of the pan using a slotted spoon,drain on a plate covered with paper towels.

Sausage Mushroom Egg Pizza

Sunday breakfast menu, sausage mushroom egg pizza. Leave over the pizza dough in the fridge so make it for today breakfast. 

Ingredient :

- Crazy dough 

- Sausage (Slide) 

- Button Mushroom (Slide) 

- Cherry tomato

- 2 Egg

- Tomato paste

-  Shredded cheese

- Salt , pepper and tomato sauce 

Instructions:

- Check back the Crazy-Dough page to make the dough and can storage it at fridge for few day.

- Use rolling pin roll the dough to rectangle size or any shape you like.

- Spread the tomato paste across the pizza sheet and also add the shredded cheese on top of it

- Add the topping button mushroom, sausage and cherry tomato.

- Seasoning it with salt, pepper and tomato sauce.

- Put it in the preheat oven bake 15 min with 180 ͒

- Take out the pizza and crack 2 egg into the middle of pizza 

- Put back to the oven bake another 5 to 7 min with 180 ͒

Fluffy Foamy Omelette

Only 3 eggs, you can cook an amazing foamy omelet as breakfast.  Actually the fluffy foamy omelet bit looks like the pancake. Of course you can add in others ingredients like cheese, ham or spring onion also can. But this time I only cook the original taste foamy omelet. Let’s start it!

Ingredient :

- 3 pcs egg

- Salt and pepper

Instruction :

- Crack 3 eggs in the mixing bowl and add in salt and pepper for seasoning.

- Whisk or using a hand mixer, beat egg whites until very fluffy, but not dry.

- Heat up the pan and add in some butter or olive oil then add in the foamy egg mixture.

- Cook about 3 min and cover it with lid cook another 3 min.

- Open the lid, you can see the top is fluffy and the base like pancake

- Then you can get ready to serve, when serving time folded it in half as picture. 

   ((It will look nice and can see the fluffy.) 

Steph's Home Cook Fluffy Foamy Omelette

Egg in the Hole Toast Ham

Toast is a common food during the breakfast time. No need have any preparation, just apply some fruit jam then you can enjoy it a quick and simple breakfast. If you have more time, you can made the sandwich or some special recipe to become delicious.

Let's try the Egg in hole toast with ham.

Ingredient :

- 2 pcs bread

- 1 pcs ham

- 1 egg

- 1 slice cheese

- Mayonnaise

- Salt & pepper

Instruction :

- Put the cheese and ham on the bread and as bottom part 

- Take a bread and use the shape cutter cut the shape you like.(can choose round or heart shape).

   Add it on top of the bottom part. 

- Squeeze some mayonnaise at the inner hole edge 

- Crack the egg into the bowl and use the spoon slowly add the egg yolk and egg white in the hole.

- Put in the preheat oven bake about 12min with 180 ͒

Steph's Home Cook Egg in the Hole Toast Ham

Avocado Poached Egg Toast

Today breakfast i prepared the Avocado Poached Egg Toast. It so simple and health breakfast. 

Let's check out what ingredient have to prepare.

Ingredient :

- 1 pcs Avocado

- 2 pcs Egg

- Salt

- Pepper

- Olive oil

- Plastic Wrapping 

Instruction :

- Mash the avocado and seasoning it with the salt and pepper.

- Put the plastic wrapping on top of the small bowl, apply some olive oil at on top of the plastic wrap.

- Crack a egg into the plastic wrap and tie the plastic wrap .

- Put the egg to the boiling water about 5min.

- In the same time, toast a bread and apply the mash avocado on top of it.

- When the poach egg ready , use the scissors cut it and peel away the plastic wrap and put the poach

  egg on top of avocado toast. 

- Seasoning the egg with salt and pepper. Also can add some parsley or coriander as well.

Steph's Home Cook Avocado Poached Egg Toast

Naan Avocado Fried Egg

After cook the Naan i use it to make my breakfast. Normally this recipe used the wrap or pita bread to serve, but i used Naan to served it.

Ingredient :
- 1 pcs Avocado ( mash it)
- 1 pcs Naan
- 1 pcs Egg
- Salt & pepper

Instruction :
- Mash the avocado and seasoning it with salt and pepper.
- Spread the mash avocado on top of Naan.
- Fried a egg and put on top of the mash avocado Naan and seasoning the egg with salt and pepper.

Lovely Sunday Menu Big Breakfast

This was a lovely Sunday menu for me. Match with the cheesy bread which i bake in the morning, it completely look nice. If the bread can be more soft that will be prefect.

My Sunday menu are included fried mushroom, fried egg, sandwich ham, cheesy bread, avocado salad and a cup of hot latte. It look like very big portion , but i take it as my brunch so consider okay. 

Steph's Home Cook Big Breakfast

Bite Size Ham & Cheese Croissants

Bite Size Ham & Cheese Croissants, it so suitable for the party. It also suitable for the kids bring to the school. This croissant only need few ingredient and take only 30 min to be serve. 

Ingredient : 

- 2 pcs square frozen puff pastry and let it slightly thawed

- 2 pcs ham and cut into narrow slices

- Shredded cheese

- 1 pcs egg

Instruction :

- Use a rolling pin to roll the sheet of puff pastry into a rectangle

- Cut the puff pastry into the triangles and place the ham at the wide end of each triangle.

- Starting at the wide end of the triangle, roll the dough towards the pointed end, wrapping 

  up the ham in the dough as you go.

- Place each croissant on the tray and bake 20 min with 180 ͒ .

The rolling way which copy from the internet.

Steph's Home Cook Bite Size Ham & Cheese Croissants

Avocado & Egg In A Hole Toast

If you like to avocado with bread, then you can try the avocado & egg in a hole toast.

Ingredients : 
- 1 pcs bread
- 1 pcs egg
- 1/4 avocado 
- Shredded cheese

Instruction : 
- Slice the avocado and keeping the shape of the hole in each slice.
- Take a slice of avocado put on top on bread and measure the hole then cut the hole as the
   avocado shape.
- Put the butter or olive oil into the pan and toast each side of the toast.
- Put the slice avocado into the toast hole then direct crack the egg at the middle of avocado hole. 
- Seasoning it with salt and pepper and cook about 3 to 5 min.
- Add the shredded cheese on top of egg and cover with the lid  and cook until the cheese melted. 
- Garnish with onion or parsley.

Cheese Chicken Slice Puff

I like to use pastry base to bake the breakfast. It so simple and the filling can be change any type. It can be dessert, can be tea break can be breakfast can be a meal also. This morning i bake with chicken slice (ham) and the cheese.

Ingredient:
- 2 pcs puff pastry
- 2 pcs ham
- Shredded cheese
- 1 pcs egg as egg wash

Instruction:
- Put the ham on top of pastry and roll it. (if the pasty smaller than the ham, you can use the roller
  roll it a bit )
- Fold the ham roll and cut about 3cm (refer to the picture )
- Egg wash the ham roll and add the shredded cheese on top
- Bake it with preheat oven about 20 min, 180 ͒ .

Follow the above way shape it.

Steph's Home Cook Cheese Chicken Slice Puff

Scallion Egg

Scallions Egg is a health breakfast or any meal for you. Normally scallion used as a garnish to throw in a bit of color to a dish. Actually scallions are low in calories, rich in nutrients and boast some serious health benefits, from enhancing immunity to shrinking fat cells.

Benefit of scallions 

- Aid in Weight Loss 
  Scallions are low in calories but nutrient-dense foods, making them an excellent addition to
  your diet if you’re looking to shed a few pounds.It also contain a good chunk of fiber to can
  help promote weight loss by keeping you feeling full and reducing hunger.

- Help Blood Clotting
  Scallions are practically bursting with vitamin K.Vitamin K is a necessary nutrient for many
  aspects of health, but its critical role in blood clotting stands out in particular.It allows your
  platelets and plasma, two components of your blood, to form a clot when you’re injured,
  which can help you avoid further blood loss.

- Boost Immunity
  Some research has found that scallions can help jump-start your immune system to prevent
  illness and infection.This happens primarily by altering the levels of specific cells in the
  immune system that work to ward off disease and fight foreign invaders in the body.

- Enhance Heart Health
  Heart disease is a major health problem worldwide and the leading cause of death in the
  United States. scallions are loaded with vitamin K, which may help protect your heart.
  Vitamin K prevents the stiffening of the arteries by blocking the formation of calcium
  deposits on the walls of the arteries.

- Improve Bone Health
  In addition to preventing heart disease and improving blood clotting, the vitamin K found
  in scallions may also help strengthen your bones. Vitamin K improves bone heath by

  increasing the production of a certain protein needed to maintain bone calcium and 

  increase bone density.

- May Block Cancer Growth

  One of the most impressive benefits of scallions is that they contain compounds that
  may help reduce the growth of certain types of cancer.Scallions also contain a compound
  called allicin, which is well-known for its cancer-fighting abilities.

If want to know it more can read from this link https://draxe.com/scallions/ .

Mushroom, Capsicum & Egg Muffin

Egg muffin is a simple,healthy and delicious breakfast.It so easy to made it and ingredient also depending what flavor you like. It can be bacon, sausage, vegetables, cheese and etc.

For i use mushroom with capsicum
Ingredient:
- 3 pcs egg ( 4 for muffin cup)
- 1/2 pcs capsicum choped
- Mushroom
- Salt & pepper

Instruction:
- Fried all chopped mushroom & capsicum and seasoning it with salt and pepper.
- Crack all the eggs and mix it well and add some salt and pepper as well.
- Put the fried mushroom & capsicum into the muffin cup and pour the egg liquid into it.
- Bake it with the preheat oven about 15 to 20 min , 180 ͒

Bread Muffin

Really no idea what have to prepare for the breakfast. I remember i made egg muffin before, the taste also not bad and the process also easy. This time i'm add in the white bread , so i called Bread Muffin.

The things have to prepare it so simple, just add whatever ingredient can find in your kitchen. You can add in sausage, ham, chicken meat, vegetable, capsicum & etc. But the important things is remember add the egg.

Ingredient:

- 2 pcs White Bread 

- 2 pcs Egg

- 2 tbsp Milk

- 1 pcs Sausage

- 6 pcs Cherry Tomato

- Some chop capsicum 

- Some Salt & pepper for seasoning 

- Shredded cheese

Instruction:

- Prepared a bowl  and cut bread, sausage, cherry tomato & capsicum in dice and add in 

  the shredded cheese.

- Crack the egg and add in milk and seasoning with some salt & pepper then mix it well.

- Add the egg & milk mixture to the bowl and mix all ingredient together .

- Use spoon take all the mixture into the muffin tray or muffin cup.

- Put in the preheat oven bake 20 to 25 min with 180 ͒   

Ham Egg Toast Cup

Every time the breakfast idea of bread almost the same, it not the sandwich then will be jam filling.

Using the bread be the toast cup like muffin also a good idea to present the breakfast. 

Ingredient :

- 2 pcs toast

- 1 pcs egg

- 1 pcs ham

- pepper & salt

Instruction :

- Using the rolling pin roll the bread until flat and put it in the muffin tray 

- Divided the ham and put in as well.

- Bake it around 10 min with 180 ͒

- Take out the tray then crack a egg in the Toast Cup muffin and seasoning it 

- Bake it again with 180 ͒  with another 10 min.

Egg Ham Tomato Prosciutto Tart

Puff Pastry always is a best helper in my kitchen, I always use it to baked breakfast, tea break or dessert. When you search in the internet you can found a lot of recipe. Egg Ham Tomato Prosciutto Tart is the best recipe i love. It can be the best choice of breakfast and tea break.

All the ingredient also easy can find it at our home fridge.

- 2 pcs egg

- 1 pcs Puff Pastry

- 1 pcs ham

- 4 to 5 cherry tomato 

- shredded cheese

- punch thyme

Instruction:

- With a paring knife, lightly score a border 1/4 inch from edges. Freeze 10 minutes.

- Meanwhile, combine tomatoes, olive oil, and thyme, and season with salt and pepper.

- Lightly beat 1 large egg and brush border of each pastry square.

- Add the Tomato mixture, and a slice of ham onto puff pastry.

- Bake until tarts are golden brown and tomatoes have softened, around 15 to 20 minutes.

- Carefully crack 1 egg onto pastry and bake until whites are just set and yolks are runny, around 10 min.

It look so delicious. 

Steph's Home Cook Egg Ham Tomato Prosciutto Tart