Vegetable Egg Bake, One Meal Dish
by Tarla Dalal
The Vegetable Egg Bake is a one-dish meal that is sure to captivate you with its perfect blend of flavours and textures.
Lusciously creamy, with the pleasant crunch of vegetables, this dish is truly a worthy indulgence. An assortment of veggies is sautéed in butter, placed on a bed of cheese, coated with a milky egg mixture, topped with more cheese and baked to perfection.
Now that you can imagine how this would be, we are sure you can’t wait any longer to try it out. Depending on your taste, you can increase the amount of green chillies and pepper to make it more spicy.
Have a go at other one-dish meals like the Lentil and Vegetable Broth or Dal Dhokli .
Vegetable Egg Bake, One Meal Dish recipe - How to make Vegetable Egg Bake, One Meal Dish
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 4 servings
For The Egg Mixture
6 eggs
1/4 cup milk
salt and freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) to taste
For The Vegetable Stuffing
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped capsicum
1/4 cup cherry tomato halves
1/2 cup finely chopped spring onions whites and greens
1 cup shredded spinach (palak)
1 cup sliced mushrooms (khumbh)
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 1/2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
salt to taste
Other Ingredients
1 cup grated processed cheese
For the egg mixture
- For the egg mixture
- Break the eggs into a deep bowl, add the milk and salt and pepper and beat very well using a fork. Keep aside.
For the vegetable stuffing
- For the vegetable stuffing
- Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic, green chillies and onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the capsicum, tomatoes, spring onions, spinach, mushrooms and little salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
How to proceed
- How to proceed
- Sprinkle ¾ cup of cheese in a greased baking dish and spread it evenly.
- Put the prepared vegetable stuffing over it and spread it evenly.
- Finally pour the egg mixture evenly over it.
- Sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup of cheese evenly over it.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180ºc (360ºf) for 40 minutes.
- Cut into 4 equal pieces and serve immediately.
| Energy | 258 cal |
| Protein | 16.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6 g |
| Fiber | 1.2 g |
| Fat | 18.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 29.5 mg |
| Vitamin A | 1549.4 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.4 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.9 mg |
| Vitamin C | 23.1 mg |
| Folic Acid | 86.5 mcg |
| Calcium | 258.9 mg |
| Iron | 2.7 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 288 mg |
| Potassium | 156.8 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
This is one of my favourite recipe.. it is so filing and unique recipe.. and also meal by it self.. great for breakfast..