Breakfast that I cook and that my brother loves

Serves 1

The rustic name of this dish is "Taapu Egg". Well that was when we were kids and had no tact or skill in
food naming. Now that I have been a masterchef addict, it will be nice to add that touch. I could call this a "Deconstructed Omlette Sandwich with Basil and Garlic infusion" Or an "Upside Down Omlette Sandwich with stir fried shallots and garlic in tomato sauce"

2 Eggs

2 slices of bread

1/2 an onion finely chopped

1/2 a tomato diced

1 green chilly chopped

1 tsp hot and sweet tomato sauce

3-4 basil leaves finely chopped (can use parsley, coriander leaves, etc)

1 slice of garlic chilly cheddar cheese

Salt and Pepper to taste

1 tbsp olive oil

Heat a pan and pour 1/2 tbsp of oil. Add the chilly and the onions together and stir till onions are light pink. You could add the salt immediately after you put the onions in. It will help in frying the onions quickly. Add the tomatoes and stir it for 2 minutes. Add pepper to taste. Mix the ketchup too. You could add other herbs like oregano, rosemary, and so on. You could also add other veggies like bell pepper or potatoes. My brother doesn't like them too much, hence I avoid them. Spread the vegetables sufficiently on the slice of bread. Add cheese layer on top and sandwich it with the other slice of bread. Keep the sandwich aside.

Beat the eggs together in a bowl. Add salt and the basil leaves. You could add chilly flakes too, if you like it hot. Beat till fluffy.

Heat a flat pan and add 1/2 a tbsp of oil. Spread the egg batter on the pan. After 1 minute, place the sandwich on top of the omelette, gently. Fold the wet edges of the omelette onto the sandwich. The trick is to place it while its still wet as it will allow it to stick to the sandwich. Now turn the entire sandwich, with the egg, around, on the pan and let the bread base toast for a bit. And there, time to eat the special Taapu Egg.

Its quite filling and quite high on calories. You can tweak the whole thing to make it healthy :). Use 1 egg only or use just egg whites, dont use cheese, use brown bread and blaaa :). Thats about it.

The recipe I want to try - "Papaya in Coconut Gravy"

1 small raw papaya cut in cubes

1 onion sliced

4 tbsp grated coconut

2 tbsp jaggery

4 tbsp tamarind juice (soak the tamarind)

2 red chillies dry

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tbsp oil (coconut oil)

Boil the papaya in a dish to cook. Once its half done, add jaggery to it and let it boil till its 80% cooked.

On a frying pan, pour the oil and heat it for a bit. Put the mustard seeds and red chillies. Let the mustard seeds crackle after which you put in the onions and the grated coconut. Add salt to taste. Once the onions and coconut start to brown, take it off the stove. Add the tamarind juice to it. Put the masala in the mixer grinder and grind its a bit coarse and granular.

Add the masala to the boiling papaya. Add salt to taste. Add water according to your preferred consistency and cook the papaya coconut gravy till done.

Garnish with red chillies and coriander leaves to serve.

Sounds perfect. Will eat it with appams :)

When PB was on a roll

Payal Bhuptani

‎"Aaj dub jaaye hum, wahin uss raat ki tarah, jahaan hum tum durr tanha jeete the,

Aaj phir hum saath hain aise kisi wajah, jahaan faasle kuch badthe kuche ghat te"

- inspired by the agony and ecstasy of THE ONE"

January 30 at 9:34pm · · ·

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  Sangeeta Panigrahy, Varun Shashi Rao, Gopichand Lagadapati and 5 otherslike this.
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    Kartik Agarwal very nice

    January 30 at 9:57pm ·
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    Vivek Vikram Singh Wah wah...aap bhi :), I told u---- "tum bhi mere jaise ban jaOge jab ishq tumhe ho jaayega.............. diwaron se takraaOge jab ishq tumhe ho jaayega....... :)

    January 30 at 10:05pm ·
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    Payal Bhuptani hum kissi se takrate nahi dost, aur baaki humse takraane ki himmat karte nahi, jab rat din aur din raat ho jaaye, tab mitthu bhi shayar ban jaate kahin :)

    January 30 at 10:10pm · · 3 people
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    Vivek Vikram Singh phir is bekarari ka sabab??

    January 30 at 10:13pm ·
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    Payal Bhuptani khaana aur baatein dono hazam nahi hui shaayad, issi par humne apna fasana likh kar diya, aapki seekh milti rahin humain, issi baat par nazraana pesh kar diya :)

    January 30 at 10:18pm · · 1 person
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    Rutu Nayak ‎:)

    January 30 at 10:20pm ·
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    Vivek Vikram Singh
    

    Wah wah...u ARE in a mood today :) in celebration of your mood today...."dil hee to hai na sang-o-KHisht dard se bhar na aaye kyoN ?

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    royeNge ham hazaar baar, koee hameiN sataaye kyoN ?

    
    

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    January 30 at 10:22pm · · 2 people
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    Rutu Nayak Umre daraz mein mangkar laye the char din, do arazoo mein kat gaye..do intazar mein :)

    January 30 at 10:25pm · · 1 person
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    Payal Bhuptani what have i unleashed

    January 30 at 10:34pm ·
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    Kartik Agarwal shayaron ki kya kami hai aye Ghalib, Ek dhoondo hazaar milte hain..

    January 30 at 10:43pm · · 1 person
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    Divya Garde Barbaad-e-gulistaan karne ko, ek hi ullu kaafi thha

    
    

    har shaakh pe ullu baithha hai...anjaam-e-gulistan kya hoga

    
    

    (cudn't resist add a sher to the mehfil of sher-o-shayari..)

    
    

    January 30 at 10:53pm · · 3 people

10 of them and a burning soul

While a script for short film (which now has taken a completely different direction in my head :) ), I had written these lines. These lines were supposed to be an integral part of the that first story. I was mighty proud of myself. 

“Subah hote hi ek kalash khuli dhoondli hawa se

Raat ke baad ka ujaala dikha yahin is jagah se

Aankhe khuli khuli band band si reh gayin

Dhoop ki kirane yahaan aate aate wahin reh gayin”

“Yehin se udhi thi panchi pehli baar hawa ke sang

Chode ghosle ki chaadar mile indradhanush ke rang

Aaj wohi guzara pal phir dikha, chulbuli aakhon mein

Dekhti usi ore har roz, jahaan jaa chuki hoon main”

To Life and Chances

Floyd and poetry became a part of me when I wrote this. Its called Nostalgia. You will call it a cliche. Well! I can live with that.

"Aaj doob jaaye hum, wahin uss raat ki tarah, jahaan hum tum dur tanha jeete the,

Aaj phir hum saath hain aise kisi wajah, jahaan faasle kuch badthe kuche ghat te"