Indian Style Eggs
It’s been quite a while since I last posted a menu planner; the holidays were very busy and my husband and I were both sick twice and our son once. I also had a few occasions of being “glutened” either because of cross-contamination, not being careful enough in a restaurant or not reading ingredients lists close enough.
I also recently learned that Rice Dream is not gluten-free, something I just assumed. I wasn’t drinking it very often but after running across a few posts about how it has a “small trace” of barley in it, I realized that it was most likely the culprit in a few unexplained reactions I had last year.
In the background of all of this, Elijah has been teething on his first molers for what seems like months, and so hasn’t been sleeping all that great. And of course, that means that I don’t sleep well!
So, here I am. January 20th and “almost” feeling normal again. With the holidays over and being excruciatingly anal about what goes into my mouth, I again feel like posting this week’s menu planner! One thing I am very excited about is my new camera. It takes beautiful pictures and has an amazing battery life.
Without further ado, here is this week’s menu planner. It will be available as the Free Menu Planner Trial staring on Thursday.
- Cashew Avocado Wraps and Curried Yam Soup
- Simon and Garfunkel Black Bean Soup and Sunny Sprouted Avocado Salad
- Roasted Veggie and Chicken Burritos w/ Green Chili Sauce and Cilantro-Lime Rice
- Indian Style Eggs and Teff Nut Muffins
- Asian Style Stuffed Red Peppers or Zucchinis and Beets and Field Greens with Walnuts
If you are vegetarian, exchange the chicken for pinto beans in the burrito recipe and use brown rice in the red peppers.
By the way, the Simon and Garfunkel Black Bean Soup – why is it called this? You guessed it. It has parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme in it. A little funny at first but very yummy when you taste it.
And here is a little lowdown on the Indian Sytle Eggs, as well as the recipe:
If you’re in a spicy mood and are looking for something simple and inexpensive to make for dinner, this is a great option, especially if you and your family can eat eggs. It’s a great twist on the normal egg dishes we might have and makes a perfect lunch or light dinner. Goes great with a yummy and crusty piece of GF bread or maybe some saffron rice. I am crazy about cilantro so I dressed mine with it but you can choose a different herb or leave it off altogether.
If you can’t eat eggs, this dish also goes great with garbanzo beans or chicken.
I think the most unusual part of this dish is that is uses coriander seeds. If you’ve never used this spice as a seed, it is very fragrant tasting. Although coriander is the seed of the herb cilantro, it is very different tasting from its mother herb. I used some seeds left over from out cilantro harvest from this past summer that my husband was saving to use to plant our crop this year. Enjoy!
Indian Style Eggs:
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons coriander seeds
1 onion, finely chopped
1 leek, white section thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated ginger root
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
4 tomatoes
1/4 cup green chili sauce, or a red chili or jalapeno, finely chopped
½ cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
8 eggs
Steps:
1. In a cast iron skillet or nonstick pan, heat the olive oil to medium heat. Add the coriander seeds and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add the onions, leeks and salt and sauté until soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.
2. Add the ginger, garlic, turmeric and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and chili sauce or red chili and bring to a simmer, and cook for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in cilantro and season well with salt and pepper.
3. Spread mixture evenly over the base of the pan. Make a hollow in the tomato mixture, then break an egg into the hollow. Continue with the remaining 7 eggs. Cover and cook for 8 minutes for slightly soft yolks, or 10 for firm yolks.
Recipe inspiration: The Eat Well Cookbook by Jan Purser and Kathy Snowball
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