MY IDEA OF A FRENCH TOAST
I don’t actually remember when I got this new idea of
cooking something with a common name but which is not what it is supposed to
be. So as I sat in my room as a teenager, busy with my books, my dad and
brother come up to me and say, “Hey could you cook something in a jiffy for
breakfast?”
My eyes rolled, as I had never cooked anything before, leave
alone boil potatoes, which ended in roasted potatoes as I had forgotten what I
had kept on the gas, and was busy dancing to my favorite song. The smell of something burning in the kitchen
ended with me getting a one-hour lecture from my mother, “Do this after your
marriage and you will be roasted alive by your husband.” That was the saddest
story of the crucified potato.
At this time, my mother had gone on a vacation to her
parent’s place and my elder sister was too engrossed with her studies to even
lift herself up to the kitchen. That was
I in the end to try my culinary skills.
So, backed with my courage and my nose high with self-esteem
I nodded my head in affirmation and boldly announced, “Gentlemen, give me about
half an hour to raid the kitchen.” The men were excited, as they wanted to see
what would come out of the kitchen and from my extra skills.
I entered the kitchen with a fearful sigh. I happened to see a pound of bread. Hmm! Something can be done with this. My small voice was screaming inside my head,
“C’mon girl think, think!” My time was
short. So out came the milk, honey, sugar, Cardamoms, ghee, and last but most
important the frying pan.
So folks this is how French toast was finally made à la mon style! No one was allowed to even peep
into the kitchen when I was cooking for fear that if anything went wrong; it
was on their heads.
Well, you need to take any number of bread slices that you
wish (depends on how hungry you are!). Right? Then comes the sugar that was
powdered. Next was the honey and Cardamom powder. I mixed all these in a wide rimmed bowl.
As all this was getting prepared I got the frying pan on a
medium flame with a little bit of ghee for roasting. Deep inside, my prayers were getting frantic
that all should go well.
Well you need to take a flat plate or a saucer wherein you
pour the milk mixture. You dip each
slice of bread on this and turn it over to the frying pan. Wait for a few moments and then drizzle a
little ghee at the edges. Flip the bread
slice to the other side for roasting. Once it gets a golden hue and slightly
crisp, remove it from the pan and place it on a server.
Voila!!! I jumped in
joy and the next moment these men came barging to the kitchen thinking I was
on fire. I politely admonished them, “Gentlemen, OUT you go. It’s yet to be ready.” By now their stomachs were giving the alarm
signals.
But I finished a good count for them. When I brought it to the table there was a
questioning look on their faces – one looking at the other.
“B-r-e-a-d T-o-a-s-t?????” But the smell was too tempting. The first bite revealed it all. Amazing… was the joint chorus from them, so
loud that my sis dropped her books to see what the commotion was. By the time she could lay her hands on one
simple bite all was over in a flash. I
became famous with my FRENCH TOAST – MY STYLE!!! Yippee.
So here’s the recipe for you guys. Enjoy it and let me know.
Ingredients:
8 Bread slices (you may take as many as you like)
1 1/2 cups Milk (preferably cold)
2 tablespoons of honey
½ cup of powdered sugar
3 Cardamom pods, powdered
A little bit of ghee
Method:
Take a small mixing bowl and mix milk, sugar, and cardamom
powder and honey well. Take a flat saucer or a plate and pour about ¼ cup of
the milk mixture into it. Keep it ready.
Heat a non-stick griddle and lightly grease it with ghee on
a medium flame. Take a slice of the
bread and dip it in the milk. Now place it on the griddle and drizzle a little
ghee all round the edges. Wait for a few moments and gently flip the slice to
the other side. Roast it to a crisp
golden color on a medium flame. When
done, place it on Paper tissues for absorbing the excess ghee. Now enjoy and let me know.
Hope you guys got it right!
Do wait for my next blog and a little more of my adventure on instant
cooking ideas.
