Egg Bird's Nest

Method

1. 1

   In a pressure cooker, add 2 cups of water and potatoes. Pressure cook for 6 whistles. Once the pressure settles down, remove the potatoes, peel the skin and mash them. Set this aside.

   WaterPotatoEggs

2. 2

   Grind the ginger and green chilli adding some water into a fine paste to prepare the ginger green chilli paste.

   GingerGreen ChilliWater

3. 3

   Bring 2 Cup of water to a boil, add the eggs and cook them for 9 mins. Remove from the heat, cool the eggs and remove the shells.Cut the eggs into half and remove the egg yolks and keep the egg yolks aside.

   Water

4. 4

   Mix the maida and water to form maida paste.

   MaidaWater

5. 5

   In a saucepan, add 1 cup of water, green peas and cook for 3 mins. Drain the green peas and set aside.

   WaterGreen Peas

6. 6

   In a bowl, add cooked green peas, onion, red chilli powder, dry mango powder and salt. Mix well.

   OnionRed Chilli PowderDry Mango PowderSalt

7. 7

   Place this peas mixture inside the eggs in the place of egg yolks. Apply the maida paste on the inner side of the eggs and stick vertically cut eggs together.

8. 8

   Take the mashed potatoes, add salt, ginger green chilli paste, garam masala and the egg yolks that were set aside. Mix well.

   SaltGaram Masala Powder

9. 9

   Coat the egg with the mashed potato mixture. Form into a ball and ensure the potato mixture is evenly distributed around the eggs.

10. 10

    In a bowl beat the remaining 2 eggs. In another bowl, take the vermicelli. Coat the egg potato ball with the beaten egg and then roll it in the vermicelli.

    EggsRoasted Vermicelli

11. 11

    In a deep frying pot, add oil. Once the oil is hot, deep fry this until golden brown or for around 3 mins. Cut the balls into half and serve it with tomato ketchup.

    Sunflower Oil