Let’s face it - mornings are the busiest for me. I am pretty sure it’s the same for you too. Gone are the days when I had all the leisure time in the world to sip a hot cup of tea / coffee while flipping through the headlines of the day. These days it’s all about waking up early and getting breakfast ready, getting little A ready, making sure the stuff he needs to take to school is all ready, sorting out lunch and dropping him to school! Phew!!! Sometimes Dr.Mystery is traveling too and he barely has any time to sit down for a breakfast. It’s pretty much is a hectic start. In the middle of all this I have realized that the days mornings tend to be a little smoother are the days where I make the breakfast ahead in time or just grab-and-go. Making breakfast ahead in time definitely helps but grab-and-go tends to make life even more easier. Little A just eats in the car and Dr.Mystery can bite into his breakfast while driving, which helps avoid all the last minute chaos due to lack of time.
So one of my favorite on the grab-and-go list are a fusion of two savory cakes. Inspired from the Indian Idli (more Idli recipes here)and Dhokla (more Dhokla recipes here). What I love about this breakfast is that I can make them ahead in time if I know I won’t have any time in the morning at all. If you are like me who prefers warn breakfast, just prepare the batter the night before, and the next morning while you are getting ready, these soft spongy cakes will be ready in 10 minutes. The savory cakes are filling and best of all non messy (perfect for the car ride). Unlike any other cakes, these cakes do not crumble as they are super moist.
I make these savory cakes in my Egg Poacher. You read it right, I steam them instead of baking, as I mentioned above these are inspired from the Indian Idli and Dhokla. To be honest, although I am a food blogger I am not a big fan of collecting too many kitchen utensils that I have to clean myself. Ofcourse I don’t mind if I have to stack them in the dish washer. I don’t believe that I need to have a specific appliance to cook something just because that’s how it traditionally is. I moved away from the traditional frying to the Appe Pan (more Appe Pan recipes here) and my Egg Poacher is great for making savory cakes like Idli’s and Dhokla’s or even savory muffins. It’s compact, easy to clean, dishwasher safe and lets me poach eggs, make muffins, idlis & even dhoklas. I can’t complain.
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