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Masala devilled eggs
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Masala devilled eggs

The picnic classic, now with a tadka on top and sev for crunch. Nobody leaves one behind.

30 minTime
8 gProtein each
mediumSpice
The devil gets a tadka2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
170kcalsame
8 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
30minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Egg6
Mayonnaise3 tbsp
Hung curd (greek yogurt)2 tbsp
Mustard paste1 tsp
Lemon juice1 tsp
Chaat masala½ tsp
Onion1 tbsp, very finely chopped
Green chilli1 small, very finely chopped
Coriander leaves (cilantro)1 tbsp, finely chopped
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp
Mustard seeds¼ tsp
Curry leaves2 sprigs
Sev2 tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powdera pinch
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Lower the eggs into boiling water and cook on medium high heat for 10 minutes. Cool in iced water for 5 minutes and peel.
  2. 2Halve the eggs and pop the yolks into a bowl. Mash with the mayonnaise, curd, mustard, lemon, chaat masala and salt until smooth. Fold in the onion, chilli and coriander.
  3. 3Heat the oil in a small pan on medium heat. Crackle the mustard seeds and fry the curry leaves for 15 seconds.
  4. 4Pipe or spoon the filling into the whites. Drizzle a drop of the tadka oil on each, crumble over the leaves, and finish with sev and a pinch of chilli.
Serve it like this

Line the eggs in neat rows on a long platter, each topped with a curry leaf and a little sev. Dust the platter edge with chaat masala.

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On the side Mango caprese with kasundi15 min
On the side Pav panzanella chaat35 min
A little snack Pani puri40 min
To drink Feni with lime soda3 min
To drink Saffron almond horchata45 min
Something sweet Meetha paan brownies70 min
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