ANDALUSIAN COURGETTE TORTILLA

Andalusia is a most popular and second large community in spain. The word ' Andalusia ' is derived from the arabic word 'Al - Andalus'. Andalusia boasts many delicious food offering travelers a chance to stimulates their palettes whilw exploring.Do not get confused with the words courgette and tortillas. Courgette is zucchini. Tortilla are not used in this recipe. Tortilla is omlette.

For this month's international food challenge was exploring andalusia, Spain cuisine, host by shey of Just not the cakes. Shey chosed 4 wonderful spain cuisine and i chosed andalusian courgette tortilla.

Ingredients :

. Egg - 3
. Zucchini - 1 thinly sliced
. Spring onion - 1/2 cup
. Salt
. Pepper
. Oil

Method :

1. Heat some oil in a pan and saute zucchini until brown colour. Sprinkle some salt and pepper and remove.

2. Saute spring onion and keep some for garnishing.

3. Beat the egg well with salt and pepper.

4. once the spring onions are sauted, arrange half the zucchini and pour egg mixture, arrange zucchini over egg and cover with a lid. Cook for 15 minutes or until it done.

5. Garnish with some chopped onion, some zucchini and remaining spring onion.

6. Remove and serve with soup or serve as a starter.

CHEESE STICKS

A perfect tea time snack. And very easy to make.

Ingredients :

. Unsalted butter - 80 g cold

. Flour / maida - 200 g

. Cheddar cheese - 80 g

. Egg - 2 

. Salt - 1/4 tsp

Method :

1. Cut cold butter into small pieces.

2. Mix flour with butter and rub well. The mixture looks like bread crumbs.

3. Grate cheese and add almost all of it to the bowl.

4. Beat eggs with a fork. Add enough egg and combine into a big ball.

5. Divide the dough into 4 portions. 

6. Sprinkle some flour on working surface and roll one piece with 1/2 inch thickness.

7. Cut the rolled dough into thin strips and arrange on a baking tray. Repeat for the remaining dough.

8. Brush remaining egg over cheese sticks.

9. And sprinkle remaining cheese.

10. Bake at 180 degree for 10 - 12 minutes.

CHEESE OMLET

Ingredients :

. Egg - 2
. Onion - 1 small
. Green chilly - 1 small ( opt )
. Grated cheese - 1/2 cup ( i used cheddar and mozzarella )
. Salt
. Pepper powder to taste
. Oil / Butter - 1 tsp

Method :

1. Beat egg, finely chopped onion, finely chopped green chilly ( if use ) and salt with a fork.

2. Heat oil in a non stick pan. Pour the beaten egg into the pan and shake gently, cook on medium flame.

3. Let cook almost set, add grated cheese and sprinkle pepper powder. Let sit for some seconds.

4. Fold the omlet in half and slide into your plate.