Burmese Egg Bhejo
Also known as Masala Egg, Keto, Low Carb, Evening Snack, brunch, starters, asian · Veg + Egg · Snacks & Starters
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Burmese egg bhejo: boiled eggs stuffed with fried onion, garlic and chilli, dressed with tamarind water and lemon. Spicy, makes 8 servings, 25 minutes, video.
92% would make this again12 cooks
Ingredients
10 itemsWater¾ cup
Sunflower Oil½ cup
Salt1 tsp
Lemon Juice2 tbsp
Coriander Leaves3 tbsp
Onion1 cup
Tamarind¼ cup
Dry Red Chilli4
Boiled Eggs8
Garlic, Slices2 tbsp
Contains: egg.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 8. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 244kcal | 1952kcal |
| Protein | 7.4g | 59g |
| Carbohydrate | 7.7g | 62g |
| Fat | 21g | 166g |
| Fibre | 1.4g | 11g |
| Sugar | 4.1g | 33g |
Cookd masalas for boiled eggs
Method
- 1
Soak the tamarind in hot water for at least 15 minutes.
WaterTamarind
- 2
In a pan, heat the oil. Add the sliced onions and fry them until they turn golden brown. Remove them from the heat.
Sunflower OilOnion
- 3
Add the sliced garlic. Remove them and set aside as soon as they turn golden brown.
Garlic
- 4
Fry the dried red chillies for a few seconds until they barely start to darken. Set the chillies aside and reserve the remaining oil for later use.
Dry Red Chilli
- 5
Blend the fried chillies into flakes. Combine the fried onion, garlic and chilli flakes.
- 6
Mix the salt with water until the salt has dissolved. Keep all the other ingredients prepared.
SaltWater
- 7
Slit the boiled eggs halfway through. Stuff the fried onion mixture into the egg.
Boiled Eggs
- 8
Pour in a teaspoon of the tamarind extract and the salt mixture, a teaspoon of the remaining oil and a few drops of lemon juice. Garnish with a few sprigs of coriander leaves.
Lemon JuiceCoriander Leaves
Before you start
- How long does Burmese Egg Bhejo take?
- 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Burmese Egg Bhejo serve?
- 8. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Burmese Egg Bhejo vegetarian?
- It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
- Is Burmese Egg Bhejo spicy?
- It is hot: 3 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Burmese Egg Bhejo?
- 8 Boiled Eggs, ¼ cup Tamarind, 2 tbsp Lemon Juice, 2 tbsp Garlic, ½ cup Sunflower Oil, 1 cup Onion, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Burmese Egg Bhejo?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Burmese Egg Bhejo?
- About 244 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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