Onion pie

1 kg onion

3 tbsp butter

1 cup thick curd

1 tbsp salt

1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

3 eggs

Half tsp chilli powder

1/ 4 tsp pepper

1 slightly-beaten egg white

Pie pastry

Line a pie tin with rolled out pie pastry. Prick the pastry with a fork and leave to chill.

Meanwhile, slice the onion finely ad sauté I the butter till they are slightly tender but clear. Blend together the curd, salt, eggs, coriander leaves, chilli powder and pepper and stir this mixture into the onions when they are cool.

Brush the pie pastry with beaten egg white egg white and fill in the onion mixture. Bake the pie in a hot oven for ten minutes. Reduce heat and bake for another 30 minutes.

Spicy tomato pie

750 grams tomatoes

6 eggs

1 large onion

1/ 2 tsp cumin seeds

1/ 4 tsp asafetida

3 green chilies

2 tbsp butter

Coriander leaves

Salt to taste

Pepper

Cut the tomatoes ad onion in small pieces. Slice green chilies and coriander leaves very finely.

In a pan, heat the ghee, adding asafetida and cumin seeds. Add tomatoes, onion, green chilies, and salt to taste. Mix well and cook on medium fire till thickened. Remove pa from fire and pour the mixture into a deep baking dish. Break 6 eggs over the mixture carefully, a little distance apart from each other, so that the yolks are not disturbed. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with coriander leaves, Bake in a moderate oven for 5 to 1o minutes till the eggs are properly baked.