Zulekha's Kitchen

French toast which I usually refer as meetha pav ( sweet bread slice) , its a bread slice dipped in the eggs and sugary milk batter , and then shallow fried it in claried butter/oil, topped with honey and cinnamon powder. French toast are very easy to make and delicious too, they are specially served at breakfast time. Here is the Recipe of French toast , in my style...... INGREDIENTS:  3/4 or 1cup milk 2eggs 4- 5 tbsp sugar 6 bread slices clarified butter ( ghee ) for frying Honey  Cinnamon powder METHOD : Take 3/4 cup warm milk add sugar and eggs , whisk continuosly for a smooth batter, keep aside so that if you hve added sugar crystals , it will get dissolved in warm milk. Now heat fry pan , add little ghee ,  dip each bread slices, in the batter  ( whisk again before adding the bread slice ) now turn the bread slice and again dip the whole slice , coating both the sides sufficiently, place on the pan and fry until golden and crisp

Masala Chana in Butter , known as brown chickpeas are sauted with onions and tomatoes in butter or clarified butter, with minimal spices. Though you can have it in breakfast or even serve as a snack too.  Brown chickpeas are good source of proteins, and if added with whole grain , they produce protiien that is compared to meat, without high calories or fats. Brown chcikepeas have a long list of health benefits. Thats the reason sometimes I serve during breakfast and sometimes at evening as snack, be it any time the benefits remains same that is good in proteins. INGREDIENTS: 1 and 1/2 - 2 cups brown chickpeas  1 finely chopped onion 1 finely chopped tomato 1 finely chopped green chilly 1 tsp red chilly powder  coriander leaves for garnishing clarified butter/ butter lemon wedges 2-3 tbsp finely chopped raw mangoes ( optional)   salt METHOD:  Soak kala chana ( brown chickpeas) , in water a night previous, next day boil the chana in pressu