My kid’s lunch has always been light meals. In India, it used to be tiffin items like idli and dosa. Here in U.S., its replaced by sandwiches and quesadilla. Rice, especially prepared the Indian way, is his least favorite and so that meal needs to be served with precision. Hit him when he is weakest is my motto. So the plate of rice is presented to him when he gets back from school when he would be too hungry to have an argument over food.

But we all need a break now and then. So I break our food pattern every now and then with some meals like this frittata. With everything thrown together in a pot, its become an instant favorite of mine to make and my kid’s to eat.

Read on to know how this contest winner recipe from Food52 is prepared.

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Heat oil and saute one small onion and 2 pods of minced garlic.

Once the onions are pink, add one cup cooked chickpeas, 2 handfuls of roughly chopped spinach, one small diced capsicum and 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms.

Add 1 teaspoon paprika and salt as needed.  Let the vegetables cook, mixing in between.

Beat 5 eggs together and keep aside.

Once the vegetables are done, add the eggs and mix gingerly allowing it to spread uniformly all over. Let the eggs cook and set over medium heat. Once the eggs are set (took over 10 minutes for me), you can grill this for a minute in the oven to get the golden brown top if you want to.

Serves: 4

Recipe source: Food52.com

Ingredients:

• 5 eggs, beaten
• one small onion
• 2 pods of garlic, minced
• one small capsicum, diced
• 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
• 2 handfuls spinach, roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• salt
• 1-2 tsp oil

Method:

1. Heat oil and saute one small onion and 2 pods of minced garlic.
2. Once the onions are pink, add one cup cooked chickpeas, 2 handfuls of roughly chopped spinach, one small diced capsicum and 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms. Add 1 teaspoon paprika and salt as needed.
3. Let the vegetables cook, mixing in between.
4. Beat 5 eggs together and keep aside. Once the vegetables are done, add the eggs and mix gingerly allowing it to spread uniformly all over.
5. Let the eggs cook and set over medium heat. Once the eggs are set (took over 10 minutes for me), you can grill this for a minute in the oven to get the golden brown top if you want to.