Egg Bonda

Egg bonda is a favourite snack made at road-side Tea shops in Chennai.This is a simple and easy to make snack.


What you need to make Egg Bonda:

• Egg(obviously) - 4 boiled and slit into halves
• Besan/Kadala maavu - 1 cup
• Red chilli - 1 tbsp ( according to spice level)
• Turmeric - a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Optionally you can also add chopped onion and green chilli

The preparation method:

• Make a thick paste of the besan/kadala maavu by adding water, red chilli,turmeric and salt.
• Dip the boiled and slit egg pieces into this paste making sure all sides of the egg is coated well.
• Heat some oil in a pan and drop this besan coated egg into the hot oil.Ideally the egg should be completely submerged in oil but in these days of dieting....
• Deep fry till the coating of the egg turns brown.
• Place the egg bonda onto a absorbing tissue paper in order to take away the excess oil.
• Hot egg bonda is ready to served with tea !