Beat Winter Chills With These Delish Egg Recipes

Bored of your traditional boiled or fried eggs? This winter try something different. We have a few sumptuous egg dishes to beat the winter blues!

Here are three yummy egg recipes you must try this winter. 

Egg salad with tossed winter vegetables

Ingredients:

• 2 soft boiled and peeled eggs

• 5 to 6 pieces of sliced carrots

• 8 to 10 pieces of french beans, cut into medium sizes

• 3 to 4 pieces of sliced onions

• 4 to 5 pieces of sliced sweet potatoes

• 4 to 5 pieces of sliced tomatoes

• 1 tsp of finely chopped garlic

• ½ tsp of finely chopped green chillies

• 1 tsp of black sesame seeds

• 1 tablespoon on lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon of olive oil

• Black salt

Method:

• Blanch the french beans, sweet potatoes and carrots. Strain the excess water.

• Add olive oil in a nonstick pan and heat it.

• Add garlic and saute it till it gets golden in colour.

• Add the veggies and sprinkle some salt as per taste, and toss lightly.

• In a mixing bowl, pour the tossed veggies.

• Dry some sesame seeds in the same nonstick pan.

• Mix the sesame seeds, tomatoes, sliced onions and chopped chillies. Add some salt and pepper along with lime juice. 

• Add the eggs and sesame seeds, and give it a light handed toss.

• Add some seasoning and your salad is ready to eat.

Pro tip:

• Store the extra vegetable stalk as it can be used later in curries or soups.

• Greek yoghurt can be used as dressing for the salad.

Crepancakes with creamy yolk spread

Ingredients:

For crepancakes:

• 1 medium cup of flour

• 1 tsp of baking powder

• 4 to 5 tablespoons of powdered sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1 small pinch of salt

• 4 tablespoons of butter for preparation, and 2 to 3 tablespoons for making the crepes

• 1 cup of full fat milk

For egg yolk spread:

• 4 egg yolks of half-boiled eggs

• 5 to 6 tablespoons of cream cheese

• 3 to 4 tablespoons of icing sugar 

Method:

• Sieve the flour and baking powder.

• Beat the eggs till they are light and fluffy.

• Beat the butter too till it's light.

• Mix the eggs and butter together. Beat it for one minute and then give it a quick, light-handed single fold.

• Now add flour, salt and fold the mixture gently.

• Add milk to the batter.

• On a nonstick pan, brush better and heat it.

• Add a small amount of the batter and spread evenly on the pan, while keeping the flame low. 

• Cover the pan and cook the batter for a minute, then flip.

• Brush some more butter and cook it till both the sides are golden-brown.

• For the egg yolk spread, mix the egg yolks, cream cheese and icing sugar together, until it’s light and fluffy.

• To assemble it together, take one crepancake and add some yolk filling and fold it like an omelette. 

Gooey Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs

• ½ cup of grated cheese

• 1 tsp of chilli flakes

• 1 tsp of black pepper powder

• 1 tablespoon of butter

• ½ cup of full fat milk

• Salt as per taste

Method:

• On a nonstick pan, add butter and heat it on a low flame

• Break the eggs and put them in the pan, one by one.

• Scramble the eggs slowly and add a little milk in between breaks

• Once the entire milk has been utilised, you’ll see that the eggs are scrambled. Add the grated cheese and mix well.

• Add seasonings and cook the mixture for two to four minutes till there is no residual liquid on the pan.

• Once the eggs are gooey, switch off the heat and enjoy the scrambled eggs with a slice of toast.