Frittata

A frittata is an Italian omelette with vegetables and cheese. i like the word ‘frittata’  - it sounds so delicious, no? – and thought i would try it.

Now, i don’t like cheese. So, i thought i would make up a frittata recipe without cheese. If you like cheese, you are welcome to add it to the recipe. For the vegetables, i decided to use button mushrooms, green peas and cherry tomatoes. You could try adding vegetables of your choice – there is no harm in experimenting, is there?

The frittata turned out amazing – i loved the way the flavour of the  mushrooms, tomatoes and peas blended with the eggs. This is one recipe i would definitely try again. This would be good enough on its own. But, we thought we would combine a bit of Italian with Manipuri cuisine and we had this with kangsoi and rice! i swear, it was sooo good…

Things you need:

4 eggs

5-6 cherry tomatoes – halved

8-10 button mushrooms – sliced

1 cup green peas

Extra virgin olive oil

Salt to taste

Paprika – optional

Pepper

The method:

Preheat the oven to gas mark 3.

In an oven proof frying pan, heat olive oil. When hot, add the sliced mushrooms. Fry till the bottom is caramelised. Add the green peas, salt, pepper and paprika and cook till done.

In a bowl, whisk the eggs with salt and pepper. Add the egg to the pan and cook till the edges are done. If you are using cheese, sprinkle on top. Put the sliced tomatoes on top. Transfer the pan to the oven and grill/bake for about 4 minutes or till the top is golden.