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Special egg masala

Style - South India
Serves - 4-6
Rating - 4/5
First made - 22 Feb 2026
Last made - 22 Feb 2026

Ingredients

Ground paste

  • Tomatoes - 2 (1/2 inch cubes - 1.2-2 cups)
  • Garlic - 4-6
  • Cashew - 12-15
  • Coriander leaves - 1 cup
  • Green chili - 2
Eggs - 8-10 (boiled and peeled)
Onions - 3 cups
Garlic paste - 2 tsp
Cinnamon sticks - 1
Cloves - 2
Cardamom - 2
Star anise - 3-4 arms (1/2 flower)
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Chili powder - 1.5 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Kasuri methi - 1-2 tsp
Heavy cream - 2-3 tbsp (optional)

Preparation method

  • Heat oil and butter in a pan.
  • Add whole garam masalas and cumin. Saute until fragrant
  • Add onion. Fry until lightly brown.
  • Add ginger paste and fry until raw smell is gone.
  • Add ground paste and cook until raw smell is gone. 
  • Add masala powders and salt. Cook until raw smell is gone.
  • Add water 1/4 cup at a time and continue to cook until oil separates
  • Add kasuri methi and cook for 2-3 mins.
  • Add Egg. Add water to bring to desired consistency and bring to boil for a minute or two.

Reference

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Cream cheese - Corn - Mayo - Salt/Pepper/Paprika (Spinich / Dill)
Butter / cream cheese - Cucumber - Tomatoes - Salt/Pepper
Mayo - Egg - Mustard - Salt/pepper/paprika
Cream cheese - Cheese mix - Salt / pepper / paprika - Jalapeno
Mozzerella - Tomato - Basil / dill - Balsamic
Watermellon / Apple - Fetta - Salt/pepper
Watermelon / Pear - Feta - Walnut - Salt-pepper
Hummus - Cucumber / Fetta / tomatoes / olives

Tuna
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Sonoma 

Spinach artichoke
French onion dip
Mango salsa: Mangoes - Onion - Green peppers - tomatoes - Jalapeno / Habenero - Cilantro Salt/pepper - - lime

Apples / Figs / Red radish / Pineapple / 

Serves - 4-6
Rating - 4.5 / 6
Style - South Indian
Last made - 30 Nov 2025

Ingredients

Ghee + Oil - 2 tbsp + 1 tbsp
Rava - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Pineapple - 1/4 cup (fine diced / crushed)
Pineapple juice - 1/4-1/2 cup
Water - Boiling hot (water + pineapple juice - 1/5 cups)
Cashews - as needed
Raisins - as needed
Cardamom - 3-4 (seeds powdered)
Cloves - 1 or 2

Method

  • Heat ghee and oil in  pan. Fry cashews and raisins. Remove and keep aside.
  • In same oil, fry crushed pineapple. Remove and keep aside.
  • In same oil, add rava and roast continously until very light brown. The roasting is super necessary. Too less roasting will make it soggy and too much will make the dish grainy.
  • Add cloves and fry for a couple of mins.
  • Add pineapple juice and hot water. Cook down to dry.
  • When cooked down add fried pineapple / raisins / cashews.
  • Add sugar and cook until mixed and dish thickens. Remove from heat and allow to cool

Mustard
Red chili - 1 or 2
Garlic - 2-3 tbsp cup
GC - 1
While chili - 1
Curry leaves
Tomato - 1 cup

Tamarind - 1 wild gooseberry
Rasam powder - 1 tsp (Sakti)
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Corriander powder - 1/4 tsp
Corrinader leaves with stalks

Daal water

Coconut water

Ingredients

Bread slices
Tomatoes - thinly slices
Onion - thinly sliced (optional)
Sauteed spinich (optional)
Pesto
Fresh mozzarella - slices
Salt and pepper
Balsamic vingerette (optional)
Chili crisp oil (optional)

Preparation

  • Spread pesto on bread slices
  • Assesmble sandwich with onions, tomatoes, mozzerella, salt and pepper.
  • Sprinkly balsamic vinegette or chili crisp oil for additional flavor
  • Close the sandwich and toast on a pan / panini press / sandwich maker. Allow to cool and serve.

Ingredients

Bread slices - 4
Mint chutney
Filling
Cream cheese - 2 tbsp
Mayo - 1 tbsp
Corn - 1 tbsp (boiled)
Hot sauce  - 1/4 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Pepper  - as per taste
Dill - 1/2 tsp (optional)
Spinich - 1/4 cup (cut into ~ 1 in slices)

Preparation method

  • Boil or saute spinich until cooked. Add dill also if using dill
  • Mix cream cheese, mayo, corn, hot sauce, mustard, salt, pepper and spinich/dill to make filling.
  • Spead mint chutney on bread slices. Spread the filling and assemble sandwich
  • Toast on pan or panini press/sandwich maker. Allow to cool and serve

Style - Sandwich
Serves - 1
Rating - 4/5
Prep time - 10 mins
Last made - NA (Made often)

Ingredients

Egg - 1
Bread slices - 2
Mayo - 2 tbsp
Chili crisp - 1 tsp (not chili oil)
Salt and Pepper

Method

  • Mix 1 tbsp mayo, 1 tsp chili oil in a bowl.
  • Spread sauce on both bread slices as per preference.
  • Sprinkle oil in a pan. Heat oil well to fry the egg. Crack an egg open. Break the yolk and spread it. Shape the egg as close to the size and shape of the sandwich as possible.
  • Flip and cook egg until done.
  • Assemble sandwich
  • Toast in panini press/sandwich maker or pan.
  • Allow to cool and serve