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hard-boiled eggs, deep-fried

hard-boiled eggs, deep-fried

Snacks

An Indian snack: hard-boiled eggs cut in half, coated in a spiced besan (chickpea flour) and rice batter, and then fried until golden brown.

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Recipe from Atheenasiji (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These egg-shaped fritters are a popular Indian snack. Hard-boiled eggs are coated in a spiced besan batter before being fried. Serve them hot.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$2.49 $0.62 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.40
  • $0.45
  • $0.30
  • $0.08
  • $0.05
  • $0.04
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Boil the eggs, peel them, and cut them in half. ≈ 8 min
  2. Combine the chickpea flour, rice flour, salt, chili pepper, asa-fida, and ginger-garlic paste, then add water gradually until you have a soft dough. ≈ 4 min
  3. Dip the cut eggs in the batter, then drop them into the hot oil and fry them on both sides.
  4. Once they are cooked, remove them from the oil and place them in a dish. ≈ 3 min
  5. Serve hot. ≈ 3 min

The bill

hard-boiled eggs, deep-fried

  • 4 hard-boiled eggs$1.40
  • 100 g of chickpea flour (1 cup)$0.45
  • 2 tablespoons of rice flour$0.30
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger-garlic paste$0.08
  • 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder$0.05
  • salt$0.04
  • Oil paint for deep frying$0.17

Total$2.49

that's $0.62 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 4 hard-boiled eggs
  • 100 g of chickpea flour (1 cup)
  • 2 tablespoons of rice flour
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger-garlic paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder
  • A pinch of asa-fœtida
  • salt
  • water, as needed
  • Oil paint for deep frying

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