I took the leftover fries & bacon from yesterday’s Salt Water Cafe bacon burger and made us a posh bacon sali par eedu with aglio oil & sea salt seasoning for breakfast today. Definitely what one could call a #loveyourleftovers (though not your arteries) #finelychoppedbreakfasts!
I first air fried the bacon and fries from the fridge to refresh them, then put them in a flat pan with a bit of Aditi Limaye Kamat’s aglio olio dip and then broke two eggs on them and let the eggs set. Added a bit of sea salt and then, since the original Parsi version (which uses matchstick potatoes called salli and not fat fries) has it, a few coriander leaves and finely chopped green chillies and then covered the pan with a lid while the eggs set.
Breakfast was very satisfying ,but if I was to do anything differently next time, I would greas the pan a bit more and leave the yolks semi-done, though the yolks in most salli per eedus that I have had have been well done too.
This is not an ‘authentic’ version of the salli par eedu, but I think the Parsis would appreciate the intent. K said she liked it, though she had her’s while on call.
We had it with ragi bread from Baker’s Dozen which I toasted in the air fryer.
Scarcity of produce and the absence of domestic help had made me manic about using leftovers during the initial lockdown months in the #finelychoppedkitchen.
This has become a part of my culinary DNA now even though things have eased up and has helped vastly increase our kitchen repertoire.
I should tell you about last evening’s magnificent bacon and brie burger too. The grandparent of today’s breakfast. The combination of crunchy (but not too crisp) slightly candied bacon and brie, which was enveloped in soft buns, was just brilliant.
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| Last evening’s burger |
Chef Gresham Fernandes & his team at the Salt Water Cafe, Bandra, had clearly accounted for the fact that the burgers would not reach one hot and would get a bit dishevelled too (they send it in a big cardboard box) and had still ensured the end experience was still rather euphoric.
I had ordered a magnificently juicy lamb patty burger from them a few weekends back and that, along with the bacon burger, conclusively proved that they have really aced their burger game at Salt Water Cafe.
Nothing surprising about that, given their pedigree and skill levels. They are a class act!
PS: Our love for leftovers saw us through lunch too. There was jheenge posto left from yesterday afternoon and a tiny bowl of moong dal. I got our cook Banu to quickly make me a couple of jowar rotis when she sauntered in at 2 pm and I managed to have lunch before my physio arrived. There was no time to cook anything else before my session started. I made the tiny portion of dal stretch by asking her to add some fried coconut bits and a few tablespoons of water!
Can you guys stay calm when hungry? I cannot!
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| Yesterday’s lunch |
The #KittyKarmakars
