This Andhra style boiled egg fry is delicious and easy to make. Boiled eggs stir fried in a spicy onion tomato masala. Serve it with rice or its variations or fill your bread to make sandwiches. Or use it as a filling in your rolls and wraps. I share 2 ways to make boiled egg fry.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 2 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 22 minutes
  • Yield: 1
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 2 Boiled eggs
  • 1 onion ((large or 2 medium))
  • 1 tomato ((large to medium))
  • 1 green chilies (slit)
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1½ to 2 tablespoons Oil (or ghee)
  • 1 garlic clove (large, minced)
  • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste ((or ¼ inch ginger, grated or 2 to 3 cloves of garlic, crushed))
  • ¼ to ⅓ teaspoon Salt ((adjust to taste))
  • ¼ teaspoon Red chili powder
  • ½ to 1 teaspoon garam masala (or coriander powder)
  • ⅛ teaspoon pepper powder ((optional))
  • ⅛ teaspoon turmeric ((optional))
  • ½ capsicum (thinly sliced)
  • 1 sprig curry leaves

Method

Method 1

  1. Add oil to a pan and heat it. Add cumin, ginger and garlic, allow to sizzle.
  2. Add onions, fry until they turn golden, add eggs, tomatoes, turmeric, salt and chili.
  3. Fry everything together till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy, if needed sprinkle little water.
  4. Add garam masala, chili powder and pepper. fry everything together until the mixture is nicely roasted for about 2 to 3 minutes.
  5. Serve egg fry with rice, chapathi or even with bread or buns

How to Make Boiled Egg Fry (method 2)

  1. Make some gashes on your boiled eggs. Heat ghee in a pan. Add 2 to 3 crushed garlic cloves and boiled eggs.
  2. Fry the eggs until blistered stirring with a long spatula. Add curry leaves and green chilies (optional).
  3. Reduce the heat to low or turn off the heat if your pan is too hot. And add ½ teaspoon red chilli powder,¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon cumin powder, ¼ teaspoon coriander powder and a pinch of turmeric. If you want you may add ⅛ teaspoon garam masala and ⅛ teaspoon fennel powder. too.
  4. Stir the eggs with the spices. If you continue to cook the spices will burn and taste bitter. Taste test and add more salt or spices if you want. Your boiled egg fry is ready.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.