Tamagoyaki (たまごやき), meaning fried egg is a Japanese sweet omelette. Its so simple to make and also tastes delicious especially at room temperature. In Japan, tamagoyaki is often served for breakfast. It is also a popular addition to bento lunch boxes. It adds beautiful color to the bentos. They are usually made in a square tamagoyaki pan which makes it small and thick. But if you do not own one, you may use a small non-stick fry pan instead.

Tamagoyaki is a rolled egg with several layers. But since we are making with just one egg today, its going to be a bit flat with only few layers but looks good. I added less sugar to this recipe, as I do not like it to be too sweet.


Tips:

• You may add your favorite ingredients like green onion or something similar to the egg mixture.
• Adjust the sugar to your taste. Here we added less as I do not prefer too sweet tamagoyaki.
• Using light soy sauce and also cooking on low heat will help to make the tamagoyaki light colored. But if you do not have light soy sauce, you may use the regular one.

Ingredients:

1 large egg

1 tablespoon water

1/2 teaspoon light soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon sugar

A pinch of sugar

1 tablespoon oil

Method 1:

1. Heat oil on medium heat in a small non-stick fry pan.

2. In a small bowl, add all the ingredients except oil and beat well using a fork.

3. Once the oil gets heated, pour the egg to the pan and spread it.

4. When its half done, fold the egg neatly in half using a spatula.

5. Fold one third of the egg and press down a bit.

6. Then fold the other end and press down once again.

7. Flip over to the other side and press just once.

8. Once it gets cooked, remove from the heat.

9. Cut into half and there you have it.

Isn't it nicely layered? But a bit flat, right? This is just the simple version. If you're really looking forward to a thick one, you can do that too, with just single egg. This is something that I came up with. Simply follow these steps.

Method 2:

1. Heat oil on medium heat in a small non-stick fry pan.

2. In a small bowl, add all the ingredients except oil and beat well using a fork.

3. Once the oil gets heated, pour the egg to the pan and spread it.

4. When its half done, cut the egg into 2 equal parts.

5. Roll it up with a fork.

6. Keep this rolled egg on to the other half and and roll it up together.

7. Press the egg just once using the spatula.

8. Once it gets cooked, remove from the heat.

9. Do a clean cut on the open part and there you have it.

Kawaii Deshou (かわいい でしょう) ! Didn't you get a thick tamagoyaki with more layers? Serve it after its cooled down. A healthy protein-rich breakfast is ready!

Good Luck with the preparation!

Avocado, the highly nutritious fruit is widely known to have excellent health benefits. Avocados contain high fat content. But researches found substituting avocados in our diet can help lower bad cholesterol levels (LDL) while raising good cholesterol (HDL), thus protecting us from heart diseases. The fruit is also highly beneficial to eyes, stomach and helps strengthen the immunity system and wards off diseases. There are plenty of other benefits too.

Tips:

• Try to get ripe avocados, as unripe ones can affect the taste of the juice. Use the avocados as soon as you cut them. They can quickly turn brown after exposure to air.
• You can add in more sugar if you love sweet juice.
• If you are out of milk, use condensed milk as its substitute. If using sweetened condensed milk, cut out the sugar. Otherwise you'll end up with juice with too much sweet. If you don't have any of these on hand, you can use evaporated milk.
• If vanilla extract in not available, you may add a pinch of cardamom powder.

Ingredients:

1 avocado, ripe

1/2 cup sugar

100ml cold water

500ml cold milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method:

1. Cut the avocado in half and remove the seed.

2. Using a spoon, scoop out the pulp completely, leaving away the skin.

3. Add the pulp , sugar and water into a blender and blend well.

4. Next add milk, vanilla extract and blend for about 1 minute.

5. Pour into a glass and serve chilled.

Good luck with the preparation.