Ingredients for the scotch eggs
Hard boiled eggs-6
Bread -4-5 slices
Milk to bind
Green chillies-2 finely chopped
Jeera powder-1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves/palak leaves finely chopped.
Breadcrumbs to coat the eggs
Oil for frying.
1/4 cup flour mixed with a little water to dip the eggs before coating with crumbs
Cut the boiled eggs into halves and remove the egg yolks separately.Bind all other ingredients except
the breadcrumbs and flour,and fill in the boiled white egg .(you could fill only one side, or cover the
whole egg to make a big ball…your choice).Dip in the flour batter,coat with breadcrumbs.Deep fry in
oil to a golden brown color and set aside.
For the gravy:
Onion-2 big chopped fine
Tomatoes-4-5 pureed
Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp.
1 capsicum or two green chillies
1 tsp.chilli powder
1 tsp.coriander powder
1 tsp cummin seed powder
garam masala -1/2 tsp.
Cream /or thick coconut milk-1/2 cup
Coriander leaves for garnishing
1 tsp honey
Salt to taste
Take a tbsp.of oil from the fried oil.and add onions and saute till brown.add ginger garlic paste,and the
pureed tomatoes .add salt and cook till oil separates,then add the rest of the ingredients except the
cream,and further cook for 5 mins.add cream/coconut milk.adjust the gravy to your requirement.add
the eggs and simmer for 5 mins add coriander leaves to garnish
Suggestions:Kasuri methi leaves could be added for the garnish.
Honey could be substituted for jaggery/sugar.
Good dish accompanied with white pulaos or coconut rice.