🍗 Non-Vegetarian Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Egg Parotta

Tamil Nadu breakfast — Egg parotta — street food innovation from Madurai tea stalls.

Prep20 min
🍳Cook30 min
🕐Total50 min
👥Serves4
📊LevelMedium
Egg Parotta
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Tamil
Hindi

Method

  1. 1

    Make parotta dough: Mix 2 cups maida, salt and 2 tbsp oil. Add warm water gradually and knead into a soft smooth dough. Rest 30 minutes.

  2. 2

    Make layered parotta: Roll each dough ball thin, brush with oil, fold and roll again. Cook on tawa until golden on both sides. Fluff by crushing between palms. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Beat eggs: Beat 3-4 eggs with salt, half tsp pepper, half tsp red chilli powder and a pinch of turmeric.

  4. 4

    Fry aromatics on high heat: Heat 2 tbsp oil in a flat pan on high heat. Add 1 finely chopped onion and 2 green chillies. Fry 2 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add tomato: Add 1 finely chopped tomato. Fry 3 minutes on high heat.

  6. 6

    Pour beaten eggs: Pour the spiced beaten egg mixture over the hot pan.

  7. 7

    Place parotta: Immediately place a cooked parotta on top of the setting egg mixture.

  8. 8

    Press: Press the parotta gently into the egg with a spatula.

  9. 9

    Flip: Once the egg sets and sticks to the parotta flip the whole thing. Cook the parotta side 1-2 minutes.

  10. 10

    Serve: The egg should be attached to the parotta like a coating. Serve immediately with onion raita and salna.

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