WHAT’S THE KEJRIWAL STORY?

The quick version of the story is there was a man in the 1960s, Mr. Kejriwal. He was a regular at the Willingdon Sports Club. He requested for ‘spicy eggs’ and other members of the club were intrigued when they would peek over at what he was eating. It didn’t take long for the club to add it to their menu and call it ‘Kejriwal Eggs’.

INGREDIENTS

4 slices of brioche bread
I use brioche because it absorbs well and gives a bit of sweetness to this recipe. However, some use sourdough or whole wheat.

3 egg yolks or whole eggs (used for the mix)
3-4 eggs to fry
2 diced roma tomatoes
1-2 cups of cheddar cheese grated
Depending on how cheesy you want it, add more.

1/4 whipping cream or buttermilk if you want it to be really spicy. Whipping cream is sweeter.
1 tablespoon of melted butter
2 teaspoon of cumin
(you can do 1 tsp, I double up because we love cumin and I found this is the key ingredient for flavour)

1 teaspoon of chilli powder
Coriander (as you wish – I sprinkle some on top at the end sometimes)
Spring Onion (I use a lot at the end and sometimes some in the mix)
Sliced Chillis (I don’t use more than 1 otherwise I think it gets too spicy. This tastes better when the cumin isn’t overpowered by spice)
Chilli flakes

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix together the 3 egg yolks. diced tomatoes, cheddar cheese, Whipping cream, cumin and chilli powder. Combine well and set aside until ready for the oven.

Lightly toast the bread first. Put toast on aluminum foil and now the mix on top of each slice. Toast again for 5 minutes or however long it takes for the cheese to melt.

Fry the remaining eggs. Don’t fry completely, just enough so that the yolk spreads when cut. Add the fried eggs to the toast and garnish with green onions, chilli flakes, coriander and/or green chillis.

When it’s ready to go into the oven/toaster oven it’ll look like this. Cook to your desire. I usually just toast it in the
toaster oven until the cheese is golden brown.

Let me know if you make these kejriwal spicy eggs breakfast!

It’s been a great weekend with wonderful summer weather, but before this weekend I bet you couldn’t help but notice the leaves falling off trees. Fall is coming close and the summer season is ending in Toronto. This is the perfect fall inspired recipe for French toast. I think of Fall with the mention of apple pie, apples dipped in caramel, baked apples. YUM!

Did you know French toast was not invented in France.

French toast was around before France even existed. The exact origin of French toast is actually unknown.

French Toast

Ingredients

2 gala apples, peeled and sliced
3 eggs
4 tablespoons brown sugar, divided use
1 cup of cream cheese
2 ½ tablespoons powdered sugar; extra for sprinkling over top
1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla emulsion (or extract)
2 tablespoons butter
a pinch ground cinnamon
½ cup whipped cream
Maple-Syrup
4 slices of Italian multi-grain bread (or whatever bread you prefer. The thicker the better)

*This will feed 4 people if each person is having 1 slice of bread.

Prep cream cheese filling:

Add cream cheese, the 2 ½ tablespoons of powdered sugar and ¼ teaspoon of the vanilla emulsion to a bowl and using a hand mixer or kitchen aid mixer, blend until creamy.

Caramelized apples:

Place a large frying pan over medium heat with 2 tablespoons of butter. When the butter has melted, add apples and sauté them for 3 mins. Apples should be soft and light brown. This is when you can add 3 tablespoons of brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon. Sauté them for another 2 minutes. Add water as desired for a more syrup like texture. Put into a bowl and keep them warm. Maybe in the microwave.

French toast prep:

Whisk together the eggs, whipped cream, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and the 1 teaspoon of vanilla emulsion until well blended.

Place a large frying pan over medium heat and rub a stick of butter in the hot pan. Dip a bread slice into the batter and coat both sides. Add it to the hot buttered pan and allow it to brown for about 3 minutes per side. Keep each slice when done in the oven so it stays warm until you’re done all the slices.

Putting it altogether:

Place one slice of French toast onto a plate, spread on a couple of tablespoons of the cream cheese; add caramelized apples over the cream cheese. Put another slice of French toast on top and add a dash of powdered sugar on top with your preferred amount of maple syrup.

Enjoy!