In India especially in Bengal eggs are very common ingredients to cook any recipe. If nothing is available in the pantry, then at least eggs are there; which are high in protein, easy to store for a long time, and versatile ingredients. You can take it in many different forms like a boiled egg, poach, omelets, egg curry, egg fritters, and many different types of desserts starting with cakes. Here boiled eggs are dipped in a batter made with cornflour and rice flour and deep-fried in a large wok, then simmered in a thick gravy made with tomatoes and ginger and sometimes added with potatoes finished in a warm, spicy, cumin laced sauce; this is How to Make Egg Fritters Curry.
Our tongue becomes tasteless if we cook the same recipe daily, but if we twist a little the main recipe, it may become an amazing dish. Not only for this particular recipe, is it applicable to all the recipes. Now we will prepare egg fritters curry by taking three eggs.
The main equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Wok/Kadai
- Spatula
- Serving plate
Ingredients
For egg fritters
- Egg-3 (boiled)-sliced into 4 pieces
- Corn flour-1/2 cup
- Rice flour-1/2 cup
- Chili flakes-1 tbsp
- Cumin powder-1 tbsp
- Coriander powder-1 tbsp
- Salt -1/2 tbsp
- Oil-2 cup
For curry
- Tomato-1 (chopped)
- Onion-1 (chopped)
- Green garlic paste- 1 tbsp
- Ginger paste-1 tbsp
- Oil-2 tbsp
- Roasted cumin powder-1/2 tbsp
- Turmeric powder-1 tbsp
- Coriander powder-1 tbsp
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- Salt to taste
How to Make Egg Fritters Curry
Take three boiled eggs
Cut the eggs into 4 pieces
In a mixing bowl, mix rice flour and cornflour
Sprinkle one spoon of cornflour over the slice eggs to holdings the yolk with the egg whites.
Now add cumin, coriander powder, and chili flakes with the flour
Add water and make a semi-liquid batter
Take the egg slice and dip it in the batter
Take a hard-bottomed Kadai and heat the oil
Slowly drop the eggs in the oil and deep fry them, do not try to accommodate all the egg slices at a time.
Turn it over to another side once the one side is done.
Take it out from the oil and keep them on a plate with kitchen paper.
Chop the onions and tomatoes
Heat oil in a Kadai, drop the chopped onions, and fry it till it changes color
Add ginger and garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell goes off.
Add turmeric, cumin, and coriander powder and stir it for 2-3 minutes.
Now the gravy starts releasing the oil
Pour 1 cup of water and wait for a boil.
Once starts boiling, drop the egg fritters slowly and gently mix them with the gravy, put it on simmer, and cook till the gravy becomes thick.
Take them from the oven, sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves over the gravy, transfer it to a serving plate and serve hot with rice or roti.