Tawa Egg & Pepper Fry
Tawa Egg & Pepper Fry is one of the quickest indian egg dish for breakfast or brunch. All you need is a few hard boiled eggs, bell peppers, tomato sauce and a quick spice powder to make it. It is ready in 20-25 minutes and is so good with some crusty bread or plain parathas
Ingredients
- 4 Eggs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3-4 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 3 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 cup bell pepper sliced (use a mix of colorful bell peppers if possible)
- 3 tablespoon tomato sauce store bought
- 1 serrano pepper cut in rounds, adjust to taste
- 2 tablespoon cilantro
Spice Blend
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon kala namak indian black salt
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon black pepper powder fresh ground
Instructions
- Start by boiling the eggs. Please refer to the post for my tips on boiling eggs.
- While the eggs are boiling, you can chop the garlic and slice the onions and bell peppers. Also prepare the spice blend .
- Once the eggs are boiled, cool them and peel them. Using a sharp knife, cut the egg into halves.
- In a large cast iron skillet or tawa, on medium heat, melt the butter. Layer the egg halves cool side down. Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon salt to season the eggs.
- Without disturbing, let the eggs fry for 3-4 minutes until the yolk and egg edges are golden. Using a flat spatula or a large spoon, flip the eggs and let fry on the other side as well.
- Once the eggs are nicely fried, add garlic, onion and bell pepper, serrano all at once and using a spatula gently mix for 10-20 seconds.
- Sprinkle the dry spice blend and tomato sauce. Gently mix and continue frying fir another 30-40 seconds or so taking care as much as possible to not pop out the yolks.
- Finish with chopped cilantro and if you want you can add extra butter. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Please see my tips on hard boiling eggs in the blog post above.
- Stir gently at all times. A flat spatula works best. I usually turn over the eggs and peppers a few times instead of stirring (like you would stir a sabzi) to make sure that the yolks dont pop out. Even if they do, since we nicely golden browned them, they are not going to break.
- A well seasoned heavy cast iron skillet is better compared to a non stick pan, it imparts a nice charred taste.
- You can use avocado oil or any neutral oil instead of butter.
- Make sure that you prepare everything ahead. Once the eggs are golden, the stir frying takes only a minute or so.
- Make Them Cheesy - You can cover the finished dish with shredded cheese and broil until cheese melts.
- Use Tofu for Vegan and Paneer for Vegetarian Version- If you dont eat eggs or want to serve this to vegetarians, replace eggs with extra firm tofu, mushrooms or paneer in this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 195kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 14gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 330mgSodium: 1142mgPotassium: 501mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 3203IUVitamin C: 109mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 3mg
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