Be it wintery days, monsoon, or a regular day out with friends, egg pakodas are perfect for any occasion. Famous all over India for its delicious spicy flavors, you would have had this dish at your local street food vendor plenty of times.
If you’re chilling at home and craving egg pakodas, take this as your sign to try making it at home! It requires only a handful of ingredients that you can easily find in your kitchen. It takes only 30-35 minutes to make.
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What Is An Egg Pakoda?
Egg pakoda, also called egg bonda or egg pakora, is a North Indian dish that is quite famous all over India. It is made out of eggs, gram flour, aka. besan & chili flakes. Though this is the traditional recipe, as the dish passed through the country, the recipe has been tweaked several times at many food lovers’ hands. You, too, can add in your touch to this recipe and see how it turns out! Dry mango powder is another ingredient that would add a fun twist to your egg pakora.
What Can You Serve With Egg Pakora?
Pudina chutney is the better half of a classic egg pakora. It is simple yet spicy & perfectly compliments this tasty dish.
On a cold monsoon evening, cook up egg pakodas & serve it with pudina chutney, and oh, if this is not the tiny joys of life, we don’t know what is.
You can also serve egg pakodas with hot sauce or even the good ol’ tomato ketchup.
Add some thin slices of onions & sprinkle some lime over it. Enjoy!
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Egg Pakoda Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 Eggs
- 1 cup Gram Flour
- 1 teaspoon red chilli flakes
- 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
- 1/2 tablespoon Turmeric
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Ginger
- 1 teaspoon Chaat masala
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 1/4 cup Water - Quarter
- Oil - to grease
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, crack 6 eggs and add chili flakes and salt. Whisk until all the ingredients blend well and keep it aside.
- Grease a glass tray with some oil on all the sides and gently pour the egg mixture into it. In a steamer, heat water, and once it is hot enough, place the greased tray in it.
- Cover and steam for about 10-15 minutes. Once done, let it cool down and then cut small pieces out of it.
- In a wok, heat oil for deep frying. Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix besan, red chili powder, turmeric, salt, ginger-garlic paste, coriander powder, and chaat masala and add water to make a thick batter.
- Once the oil heats, coat one piece of steamed egg in the batter and gently drop it in the pan. Repeat the process for the remaining pakodas and deep fry until golden brown.
- Garnish with chopped onion, coriander, and lemon juice. Serve hot with mint-coriander chutney and a cup of hot tea/coffee.