Masala Egg Roast
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Masala Egg roast is perfect for days when you want to make a quick, simple, and healthy dish to feed your kids when they come home ravenously hungry after school or from their activities.
![Masala Egg roast is quick to make and is a perfect after school snack.](https://simpleindianmeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Masala-Egg.jpg)
It is 6.00 PM.
You have just picked up kids from school, and they are ravenously hungry.
While you are hurrying to get your dinner ready, the kids are checking out the snack bin – Mom, can I please have some <insert some junk food>?
You want to tell them, “Dinner will be ready in 30 minutes” or ” That will ruin your appetite for dinner,” but try saying that to a kid who is hungry, and a tantrum is sure to follow.
So, what do you do?
Get some leftover boiled eggs from the refrigerator, and stir-fry them in oil, salt, turmeric, and chili powder. Ta..da.. Your Masala Egg roast is ready to serve in 5 minutes or less.
Mom saves the day and buys some time to cook the evening’s meal peacefully (hopefully). Kids are happy and off to do their homework (..again, hopefully).
A little history on this recipe.
Masala Egg Roast is a must-have item in the baby shower (also called a Bayake) ceremony for folks who hail from the Bunt community in Mangalore. This ceremony is usually held on the 5th, 7th, or 9th month. During the baby shower, the soon-to-be mom feeds this Masala Egg roast to a boy and a girl child. If the mom desires a girl, she would feed a girl child first or vice versa.
As a kid, I thought that was fascinating and would always want to be the first to be fed the egg. That was so, because I loved Masala Egg roast, and I would be damn hungry by the time the ceremony started.
Masala Egg Roast also makes for a great appetizer. It is also perfect for the times when you have unannounced guests (which used to happen a lot in India during a time when phones were not so common)
Hope you enjoyed this post. I am always on the lookout for easy-to-make after-school snacks. If you have one, please leave a comment and let me know.
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Masala Egg Roast
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 8 hard-boiled eggs
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add oil, turmeric powder, salt, and chili powder and mix well.
- Make 4 equidistant slits on the boiled eggs with a knife ( don’t cut them too deep).
- Add the boiled eggs to the oil-spice mixture and coat the eggs till they are fully covered in the mixture.
- On medium heat, heat a pan and then add the boiled eggs along with the mixture.
- Swirl the pan every minute or so to prevent eggs from sticking to the pan. Cook for 3-4 minutes and take off the heat.
- Serve hot.
Disclaimer: Approximate nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and can vary depending on the exact ingredients/brands used. If you have health issues, please work with a registered dietician or nutritionist.