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| Papeta par eedu pav with espresso |
“The idea of a ‘par eedu’ dish in a Parsi kitchen”, said Kainaz, “is to refresh leftovers by adding eggs to them.”
It seemed like as good an idea as any in these lockdown days. If you read my previous post, you would know that she had made a Parsi kharo papeta to give to our friends yesterday. A little bit was left from that and I decided to make papeta per eedu today with it. Eggs on potatoes.
From what I gather, papeto and eedu are singular in Parsi Gujarati. Papeta and eeda are plural.
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| #finelychoppedbreakfasts with K |
K has never made this dish herself but she said that mamma (her maternal grandmom) used to make it. K gave me some directions and I tried it and it made for a great breakfast. I cut a piece for her and K approved of my handiwork. The potatoes were made by her in any case so I cannot claim much credit. Neither she nor my sis in law used to have breakfast before stepping out to work till now. Yesterday my brother and I compared notes on how post lockdown, both bahus are now having a bite to eat in the morning.
Here’s the recipe for papeta par eedu:
- Heat a smidgen of ghee in the pan
- Add leftover alu bhaaji/ kharo papeta on pan
- Break eggs on them
- Sprinkle salt on eggs. I added crushed black pepper too
- Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook to your preferred level of doneness
- Eat with pav or sliced bread or rotli
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| Eye of the tiger |
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| On the machan |
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| Clicked by K before she joined us |
Link to Kainaz’s kharo papeto recipe
The story of her Mamma
