Egg Chilli (IndoChinese)

I post Egg Recipe once in a while. If you like Egg or are looking for a way to add protein to your vegetarian diet, you can try these recipes to see how different recipes can be made with simple Eggs. Let us see here an IndoChinese preparation with Egg which you can have as a starter or or as a side dish with fried Rice.

Ingredients:

For frying the Eggs

Eggs – 4 (Hard Boiled and quartered)

Corn Starch – 3 tbsp

Maida – 2 tbsp

Red Chilli Powder – ¼ tsp

Soya Sauce – ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

Oil – for deep frying

For Gravy:

Sesame Oil or any other vegetable Oil- 2 tbsp

Finely chopped Ginger – 1 tsp

Finely chopped Garlic – 1 tbsp

Large Onion – 1 (cut into cubes and separated into petals)

Thinly Sliced Carrot – ¼ cup

Medium sized Capsicum – ½ (cut into cubes)

Green Chillies – 5 (sliced and deseeded) – 5

Soya Sauce – 1 ½ tbsp

Chilli Sauce – 1 tsp

Tomato Sauce – 2 tbsp

Red Chilli Powder – ¼ tsp

Vinegar – ¼ tsp

Chopped Spring Onion Greens – 2 tbsp

Chopped Spring Onion – for garnishing

Method:

Take all the ingredients under “For frying the Egg” column (except the Eggs) in a bowl.

Add required water and mix them all and make a semi thick batter.

Dip the quartered Eggs.

Deep fry the Eggs till it becomes golden brown.

Take out the Eggs, drain the Oil from it and keep aside the fried Eggs. Keep aside the left over batter.

Heat 2 tbsp of Oil in a pan. Stir fry Ginger, Garlic, Onion, Capsicum and Carrot in it with a pinch of Salt for a minute.

Add the Red Chilli Powder, Soya Sauce, Chilli Sauce and Tomato Sauce.

Add ½ cup of water to the batter which we have kept aside, mix well and add to the above. Stir them continuously.

When it comes to a boil, simmer for 2 minutes in low to medium flame.

Add the fried Eggs and the chopped Spring Onion Greens.

Add Vinegar. Toss well so that all the Eggs are coated evenly with the gravy.

Serve hot.