Savory bread with onions and green chili
Bread slices soaked in a mixture of eggs, onions, green chili peppers, and milk, then pan-fried: a quick and easy Bengali-style breakfast in just ten minu…
This savory “lost bread” is a simple and quick Bengali breakfast. The slices of bread, soaked in an egg mixture with onion and chili, turn golden brown in just a few minutes.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time5 min
- Resting30 min
- Total45 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodbread
- Estimated cost$0.68 $0.68 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.35
- $0.08
- $0.05
- $0.01
- $0.10
- $0.09
Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Crack the egg into a bowl, add the onion, green chili, milk, salt, and pepper, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
- Heat the oil paint or butter in a pan.
- Dip both sides of the bread slices in the egg mixture.
- Place them in the hot pan and fry them on both sides.
- Prepare all the slices in the same way and serve them immediately. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Savory bread with onions and green chili
- 1 egg$0.35
- 1/2 onion, chopped$0.08
- a little milk$0.05
- salt$0.01
- 1/2 cup of ground black pepper$0.10
- oil paint or butter, for cooking$0.09
Total$0.68
that's $0.68 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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