Crispy Egg Pakoda Recipe

Egg Pakoda / Pakora is a very tasty and crispy snacks and street food of India. It is one of my favorite dish. It is basically an egg fritters. You can serve this as a tea time snacks. Traditionally pakodas are made from gram flour batter but today I have made it with all purpose flour and rice flour.

I got this recipe from my aunt. Thank you Mami for the recipe. Few days back my mom visited my aunts place, there she had this pakoda. She liked it so much that I could not resist asking the recipe from my aunt.

How To Make Egg Pakoda / Pakora?

Ingredients

Eggs -3
All Purpose Flour - 1/2 Cup
Rice Flour - 2 Tbsp
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/2 Tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1/2 Tsp
Amchur Powder - 1/2 Tsp
Baking Soda - A Pinch
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tsp
Asafoetida - 1/4 Tsp
Chopped Coriander Leaves - 1 Tbsp
Salt - As Per Taste
Oil - For Deep Frying (1 Tsp For Batter)

Instruction

Boil eggs and let them cool down. Once cool down peel the skin and cut it in halves. Sprinkle some salt and red chili powder on the eggs. Keep it aside

Now for batter, take a bowl and add all purpose flour, rice flour, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, amchur powder, baking soda, turmeric powder, asafoetida, 1 Tsp of oil, coriander leaves and salt. Mix it all well.

Now add water little at a time and make a thick batter.

Heat a pan and add oil for deep frying. Once the oil is hot, dip eggs in the batter and pour it in pan. Fry it on a low flame till golden brown and crispy.

Transfer it to tissue paper to absorb excess oil.

Your Egg Pakoda is ready to serve.

Serve it hot till green chutney or ketchup.
 

Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe

Egg Salad Sandwich is a very tasty dish and can be made instantly. It is a perfect dish for breakfast. It is made with boiled egg, mayonnaise, onion, red chili powder, black pepper powder, coriander leaves and salt. Well you can throw in anything like carrot, capsicum, lettuce, etc . Egg used in this recipe should be hard boiled one or else it will become mushy.

I got this recipe from one of my friend's mom. Actually I visited her place last month and her mom served this dish. It was so tasty that I asked her mom for the recipe.

How To Make Egg Salad Sandwich?

Ingredients

Bread Slices - 6
Hard Boiled Eggs - 2
Mayonnaise - 4 Tbsp
Onion - 1 Medium Size
Red Chili Powder - 1/2 Tsp
Crushed Black Pepper - 1/4 Tsp
Chopped Coriander Leaves - 1 Tbsp
Salt - As Per Taste

Instruction

Chop boiled eggs in small pieces. In a bowl mix chopped eggs, mayonnaise, chopped onion, red chili powder, crushed black pepper, coriander leaves and salt (Remember that mayonnaise too has salt so add salt accordingly).

Take the bread slices and cut the crust from all the sides. Toast the bread slices in a toaster or on a pan.

Now take two bread slices and spread some butter on one side of both the breads. Now fill one bread slice with egg mixture and spread evenly. Put the second bread slice on top of it.

Repeat this with rest of the bread slices and egg mixture.

Your Egg Salad Sandwich is ready to serve.

Serve it with ketchup.

Green Masala Egg Curry Recipe

Egg Curry is one of my favourite dish. I can have egg prepared in any form. In fact every one in my family loves egg. I have posted some egg recipes like Spicy Egg Curry, Mangalorean Recipe and Egg with Onion Recipe.

I got this recipe from my mom's friend who visited us last week. I got some more recipes from her which I will post later. I made this dish for the first time and it turned out really good.

How to Make Green Masala Egg Curry?

Ingredients

Boiled Egg -  4
Onion - 1 Large
Tomato - 1
Garlic - 1 Whole
Ginger - 1 Inch
Green Chili  - 4
Cinnamon - 1/2 inch
Cloves - 4
Black Cardamom - 1/4 Tsp
Mace - Small Piece
Star Anise - 1 Leaf
Coriander Leaves - 1/4 Cup
Salt - As Per Taste
Oil - 1 Tbsp

For Tempering

Onion - 1 Small
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 Tsp
Garlic - 5 Cloves
Curry Leaves - 6
Oil - 1 Tbsp

Instruction

Cut the boiled egg in 4 or 2 part. Now heat a pan and add oil in it. Add chopped onion, tomato and garlic to it. Cook till onion is soft and transparent. Switch of the stove and let it cool down.

Now transfer the cooked onion, tomato and garlic to blender along with ginger, green chili, cinnamon, black cardamom, cloves, mace, star anise and coriander leaves and some water . Grind it to from a fine paste.

For tempering heat a pan and add oil to it. Add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Now add chopped onion, garlic and curry leaves to the pan. Cook till onion is soft and transparent.

Now add grinded paste and salt to the pan. Cook till it comes to boil. Now add boiled eggs and cook for 2 to 3 min more.

Your Green Masala Egg Curry is ready to serve.

Serve it hot with chapatti, roti or rice.

Spicy Egg Curry Mangalorean Recipe

 Mangalorean Egg Curry is a tasty dish made from coconut and a unique combination of spices. In our family we all are egg lovers. This dish is a weekly staple in our house.

It is normally made with boiled eggs but I do add 1 or 2 poached egg in the gravy as it enhance the taste of gravy.

You may find it time consuming since you will need to roast all the spices before grinding it. But if you already have roasted spices then its very quick to make.

Ingredients

Eggs - 6
Coconut - 1 Cup
Onion - 2 (1 For Masala and 1 For Tempering)
Tomatoes - 2
Garlic - 15 Cloves (10 For Masala and 5 For Tempering)
Red Chili - 15
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Tsp
Coriander Seeds - 2 Tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 Tsp (1/4 Tsp For Masala and 1/4 For Tempering)
Cumin Seeds - 1/4 Tsp
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 Tsp
Carom Seeds - 1/4 Tsp
Black Peppercorn - 5
Curry Leaves - 5
Salt As Per Taste
Oil - 1 Tbsp

Instructions

In a deep pan add water, 1/2 tsp of salt and four eggs. Water should be enough to cover the egg. Keep the pan on high heat and bring it to boil. Switch off the stove and let the egg cool down. Now peel off the shells and slightly slit the egg vertically. Keep the egg aside.

In a pressure cooker boil tomatoes till three whistle. Once it gets cool down, grind it in the mixer to make a puree.

Now roast red chili, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds carom seeds and black peppercorn, all separately by adding just 2 drops of oil. Let it cool down.

In a grinding vessel add coconut, 1 onion, above roasted spices, 10 garlic cloves, turmeric powder and water. Grind to make an even paste. Now add tomato puree and grind for 1 more min.

Heat a pan and add oil to it. Once the oil is hot add 1/4 tsp of  mustard seeds and let it splutter. Now add 1 chopped onion, 5 crushed garlic cloves and curry leaves. Cook till onion turn sightly brown.

Now add the grinded paste, little water and salt to the pan. Cook the gravy till it comes to boil.

Now break the remaining 2 eggs and add it to gravy one at a time. Cook for 2 to 3 mins. Add boiled egg and cook for 4 to 5 min more.

Your Egg Curry is ready to serve.

Serve Egg Curry hot with rice, neer dosa, idli or roti.

Spicy Egg With Onion Indian Recipe

Egg with onion is my brothers favorite dish. He actually like all type of egg dishes but this one is his favorite dish. This is a tasty dish with less work. Egg could be excellent at any occasion and any moment . 

It is almost an inexpensively accessible meals that are also quick to prepare. It contains numerous important nutrition's that is a healthy diet for children and adults. Egg is loaded with protein, full of vitamins A, B6, B12, D, E,  calcium and minerals.