my-halflife: a food photo blog: Bombay Toast

Monday, December 04, 2006

Bombay Toast

Bombay Toast
Originally uploaded by pradeep jeganathan.

Beaten eggs, lots of milk, salt & pepper.
Soaked bread, quickly seared in a heavy pan. With Jam, or with grated Hakuru, (Jaggery).

Heavenly Breakfast.

4 comments:

Mary Anne Mohanraj said...: Pradeep, my mom used to make this for us when we were growing up in CT -- but I always thought it was called bombatoast, because that's what it sounded like she was saying. Now I have to call her and ask.

And also get the recipe again -- every time I try to make it, mine comes out like French toast -- not nearly moist enough. Hers was meltingly soft, buttery, and sweet, from crust to center. It didn't need jam, jaggery, or syrup -- it was perfect as is.; 4:19 am, December 05, 2006
pradeep-jeganathan said...: Thanks for stopping by, Mary Anne!

Its so wonderful it made it recall childhood food. That's really some thing unexpected that this food blog, seems to 'do' -- and I love it.

My recipe is the usual, except I add melted butter in the beaten egg and milk mixture.; 8:41 am, December 09, 2006
ddm said...: another childhood food recollection. used to have it all the time on weekend mornings, just the perfect kids breakfast. thanks for the recipe, must try it again.; 3:23 pm, April 12, 2007
pradeep-jeganathan said...: Thanks for stopping by; hope it turns out tasty :); 6:46 pm, April 15, 2007

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Pradeep Jeganathan was born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he lives and works. He began to cook when he discovered, as an undergraduate in the US, that MacDonald's was terrible. He continued, when he realized that girls like a guy who knows to cook. After he took up photography as a hobby, he got into shooting food. He has eaten a lot of cold meals since, but he hasn't stopped, because taking a photograph, helps him remember what he's eaten. (He eats a lot, and some times, he forgets). His food photos have been published in a variety of international and Sri Lankan print magazines and web sites and his food photo/recipe columns have appeared Zero77 & Spectrum ("Achcharu") and will soon appear in Ink. He's been a featured chef on ETV's The Home Gourmet, his cooking and food photos have been the subject of a feature article in Sri Lanka's Sunday Times; his food blog has also been featured in Femina.in -- the Indian women's magazine.