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Egg Chilli Fry By Chef Smit Sagar

Egg Chilli Fry is a spicy street food snack. Chef Smit Sagar shares the recipe for this innovative egg preparation.

Serves3

Cooking Time10-15 Min

Preparation Time10-20 Min

DifficultyMEDIUM

Ingredients

  • For Masala

    • 2-3 tbsp oil

    • 1/2 cup sliced onion

    • 1 tbsp chopped garlic

    • 1 tbsp chopped ginger

    • 1 tsp chopped green chilli

    • 1 tbsp diced red bell pepper

    • 1 tbsp diced capsicum

    • 1 tbsp diced yellow bell pepper

  • For Batter

    • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour

    • 2 tbsp corn flour

    • water as required

    • salt to taste

    • 1/2 tsp Schezwan chutney

  • For Frying

    • 3 boiled eggs

    • oil for frying

  • For Egg Chilli Fry

    • 1 tbsp Schezwan sauce

    • 1 tsp soy sauce

    • 1 tsp white vinegar

    • 1 tbsp green chilli sauce

    • 1 tbsp red chilli sauce

    • 1 tbsp corn flour

    • water as required

    • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup

    • 1 tsp vegetable stock powder

    • salt to taste

  • For Garnish

    • spring onions

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    To make masala, heat oil in a pan and add onions, garlic, ginger, green chilli and toss. Now add, red bell pepper, capsicum, yellow bell pepper and toss again.
  2. 2

    Make a thick batter by mixing together all-purpose flour, corn flour and water in a bowl. Add salt and Schezwan chutney to it and mix well.
  3. 3

    Dice the boiled eggs, coat with the batter and deep-fry in a pan till golden brown and crispy.
  4. 4

    Toss the deep-fried eggs with the masala and mix well.
  5. 5

    Add Schezwan sauce, soy sauce, white vinegar, green chilli sauce, red chilli sauce and mix well.
  6. 6

    In a bowl, make a slurry with corn flour and water. Add this slurry to the egg chilli mixture.
  7. 7

    Now add tomato ketchup, vegetable stock, salt and mix well.
  8. 8

    Garnish with spring onion and serve hot.

STEP BY STEP