Thursday, June 3, 2010

Vegetable Frittata

According to Wiki  Frittata is an omelette or quiche, either simple or enriched with additional ingredients such as meats, cheeses, vegetables or pasta. It may be flavored with herbs.



Yesterday I tried it for the first time in my own way thinking  that i am going to try bake omelet with some Vegetables ,its now only when i went through Wiki ,came to know that actually i tried Frittata.I was aware of the thing that something call Frittata in Italian Cuisine exist but totally unaware of the recipes......but happy that i tried it yesterday .

It came out so well and it is also full of vegetables so healthy too.Here is the recipe how i tried it for the first time......


Ingredients-

3- Eggs

1-small size onion (chopped)

5-6 Cherry Tomatoes (cut in Halves) (i used regular tomato pieces)

5 tbsp Cabbage (thinly chopped)

1 bunch of coriander

1 clove Garlic

5-6 walnuts (crushed)

Salt and Pepper to taste

2-3 tbp Parmesean cheese (i used mozzarella)

2-3 tsp Sesame seeds

little oil


Method-

 

1-Heat oil in a Pan on medium high heat ,add Chopped garlic and  onions , saute till transparent ,add chopped cabbage and saute for 2-3 minutes.

2-Now add chopped Coriander leaves and keep aside.

3- Beat Eggs in separate bowl lightly and add salt and pepper to taste.

4-Preheat the oven at 300 degree f.

5- Lightly grease a 5-6'' cake pan.(or any flat vessel for oven)

6-Add cooked Vegetables in egg mixture along with crushed walnuts.

7-Pour this Batter in the cake pan and set cherry tomatoes on top .

8-sprinkle cheese and sesame seeds on top and bake it for 15-20 minutes.

9-Broil it for 2-3 minutes at last .

10 -Leave it for 2-3 minutes and cut it into wedges and serve.

I served it with toast and Tomato Ketchup.










 

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3 comments:

Suma Rowjee said...

Wow, healthy wholesome dish..

Sushma Mallya said...

Nice & colourful frittata

Malar Gandhi said...

Love this wholesome breakfast...good one:)