Laziness in a Cup

Exam season (along with all the tension and lack of sleep/time it brings) is the worst time of the year for my Tastebuds!And with the panicking, cooking doesn’t really happen. So, I have to thank my insistent friend for helping me shrug off my laziness and dawn my chef hat (since I still haven’t found one that would sit on my head rather than encase it, this is of course metaphorically speaking).

So the challenge for the day is to make a snack within 3 minutes. A task, anyone who’s seen me in the kitchen, would say is impossible. But I guess miracles do happen! So just thought I’d share this 3-minute (Cooking time) miracle with you!

What you need

1 Microwaveable Cup

2 Eggs

3 Tablespoons of milk

2 cubes of cheese – grated

Fresh basil (or any other herb you like and use dried oregano if there are no fresh herbs available) – 2 or 3 leaves chopped

Sugar – a pinch

Salt, Pepper – according to taste

Olive oil -1/2 tsp

Green Chili– 1 (cut in small pieces)

(pre- cooked and completely optional)

Mushrooms – cut in cubes 4-6

Chopped Onion– 1 tbsp

Garlic – 2 cloves, crushed

Anything edible that you feel like eating.

Method:

Heat the oil in a small pan. Add the onions, mushrooms, chilies and salt and stir it till the onions and mushrooms seem cooked (1 minute or less). Please note, this is only required if you opt to add in the mushrooms and onion.

While they get cooked, take the cup and break the eggs into it and whisk with a fork. Add the milk, sugar, salt, pepper, herbs, garlic and cheese (1/2 cube) while whisking. Add the mushroom-onion mix and stir.

Pop the cup in the microwave/oven for 45 seconds on HIGH Micro Power. Take it out, and add another ½ cube of grated cheese and stir the contents (i.e. scramble). Now cook it for 35-45 seconds until you can see the egg and cheese rise in the cup.

Grate a fresh layer of cheese on top (1 cube) and heat it till the cheese melts (15 seconds on HIGH). Garnish with a basil leaf or use a ketchup squeeze tube to draw a <3/write a message on it and serve.

Or just squeeze some more cheese and eat it before anyone else asks you to make them another.