'Egg love' is an inherited trait in the family. We love them scrambled, poached, sunny sides up, boiled and curried and all sorts, Omelette being the simplest of the list. I give my son an omelette or two every day and the best part of the evening omelette exercise is that my son participates in it.
He likes to cook, (is a proud owner of the 'Sheetal Plastic Complete Kitchen Set') and breaking eggs gives him untold gratification. Any breaking activity does that to a boy I guess. Anyways, coming back to our story, Rudra arrives in the kitchen, hands washed, hair combed, holding two eggs, cheese block from the fridge and the mechanical egg beater. He sits coolly on the kitchen counter and recites the ingredients:
- Two eggs
- One spoon milk
- One pinch salt
- One pinch chilli powder
- Cheese block
We break the two eggs into a bowl and Rudra adds the milk, salt and chilli powder and goes at the egg batter with the beater till its frothy looking.
Then mummy quickly tilts the egg mixture into a nicely heated pan and in two minutes time, our omelette is done. One could add oil to the egg for better taste. The finishing touch is the cheese flourish. When mummy takes the pan off the stove and puts it on the dining table, Rudra scrapes the cheese block onto the omelette using a small hand held scraper.
Cheese omelette is now ready. It may not be a gourmet standard cheese omelette but its one that works for post-office-hours-tired-moms and post-school-hours-famished-boys.
He likes to cook, (is a proud owner of the 'Sheetal Plastic Complete Kitchen Set') and breaking eggs gives him untold gratification. Any breaking activity does that to a boy I guess. Anyways, coming back to our story, Rudra arrives in the kitchen, hands washed, hair combed, holding two eggs, cheese block from the fridge and the mechanical egg beater. He sits coolly on the kitchen counter and recites the ingredients:
- Two eggs
- One spoon milk
- One pinch salt
- One pinch chilli powder
- Cheese block
We break the two eggs into a bowl and Rudra adds the milk, salt and chilli powder and goes at the egg batter with the beater till its frothy looking.
Then mummy quickly tilts the egg mixture into a nicely heated pan and in two minutes time, our omelette is done. One could add oil to the egg for better taste. The finishing touch is the cheese flourish. When mummy takes the pan off the stove and puts it on the dining table, Rudra scrapes the cheese block onto the omelette using a small hand held scraper.
Cheese omelette is now ready. It may not be a gourmet standard cheese omelette but its one that works for post-office-hours-tired-moms and post-school-hours-famished-boys.
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