on Aug 14, 2024 Love pakodas? Check out my Paneer Pakodas Two Ways and Crispy Onion Pakodas! It’s pakoda season, and you need to check out this Egg Pakoda recipe! I have no idea why these aren’t more popular because if you ask me, egg pakodas are the ULTIMATE rainy day snack! Imagine bits of boiled egg coated in a spiced besan mix and clustered together before deep frying. The result? Insanely delicious egg pakodas that are crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. Sooo good! I’m already thinking about the next time I’ll make these! Serve these boiled egg pakoras with some ketchup or coriander chutney + chai and thank me later. Helloooo monsoon snacking!
Egg Pakoda Ingredients Overview
The best thing about making this egg pakoda dish is that the ingredients are pretty straightforward. The main ingredients you’ll need are eggs, besan (chickpea flour), a handful of spices and oil for frying. We also add some rice flour to amp up the crispiness of the pakodas. Apart from this, there’s onions, fresh coriander and curry leaves that deliver loads of extra flavor and freshness to the dish.
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We use hard boiled eggs for this recipe. Learn how to cook perfect hard-boiled eggs (not the ugly green-ish yellow overboiled yolk) every time in this blog post! When making the batter, do not pour all the water at once or you will end up with a lumpy batter, Add a tbsp at a time and mix until thick. Be careful about the consistency of the batter – it should be smooth and thick enough to coat the egg. A thin batter will spread and sizzle in the oil and cause the egg to burst while frying since it won’t be thoroughly coated. Make sure to fry the pakodas on medium heat for pakodas that are crispy on the outside and cooked through. I prefer to make these crispy Egg Pakodas with bite sized egg pieces clustered together (similar to how we make onion pakodas). But you can also cut the egg into disks or halves (or even keep them whole but these are more likely to burst while frying).
This week’s forecast is rain with a 100% chance of an Egg Pakoda and chai sesh 😛 I can’t think of a better snack to make in these monsoons and if you haven’t tried Egg Pakodas before then consider this your sign to! Enjoy these in the rains and send me pictures over on my IG @my_foodstory. This article was written by Navya Khetarpal.
