Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Italian Omelet (or quiche - whats the difference??)

For 2 (hungry) people :)

Ingredients

  • 5 eggs
  • 1 small katori milk
  • 2 large onions (cut in thin circular slices)
  • 2 pods garlic
  • bunch of palak (chopped) or 2 potatoes (cut in thin circular slices)
  • paneer of 3 mugs milk
  • grated cheese (to taste)
  • mixed italian herbs
  • salt/pepper
  • chopped olives (1 spoon for each layer)
Cooking
  • beat eggs till it is very frothy and rises
  • add salt, pepper, milk (add cheese if want. i only add cheese on the top)
  • in olive oil, add garlic and onions and saute till soft and translucent 
  • if using spinach, in olive oil add jeera and saute the palak
  • grease baking plate with olive oil
  • put a layer of eggs, then spinach, onions, paneer, olives and repeat this till the ingredients are exhausted (ensure atleast 3 layers) add cheese at the top
  • cook for about 25-30 minutes 

1 comment:

  1. An omelete is usually made in a pan on the stove. And a quiche is made in the baking oven and the batter is poured into a pie crust and then baked in the oven. So I guess a quiche is kind of an omelete in a pie crust ;-)

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