Masala egg parcel is a fluffy puff pastry filled with spicy and flavoursome egg masala. Check out the interesting recipe of masala egg parcel which is a filling snack.
Ingredients
½ cup hot water
1 tsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
Salt as required
1 tbsp oil
For the filling
2 boiled eggs
1 onion (chopped)
½ tsp ginger (chopped)
½ tsp garlic (chopped)
1 green chilli (chopped)
½ tsp chilli powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
¼ tsp pepper powder
¼ tsp garam masala
1 sprig curry leaves
2 tbsp oil
Salt as required
2 tbsp water
Preparation
Take yeast, sugar and hot water in a small bowl
Mix well and keep it aside for 10 minutes for the yeast to rise
Into a bowl add the all purpose flour, salt, oil and yeast mix
Mix for at least five minutes into soft dough
Set the dough aside for an hour for it to rise
After the dough has risen, mix it again
Scoop a ball from the dough and roll into cylinders
Cut them into same sized pieces
Now roll each piece into sheets and fold them into triangular shapes
To prepare the filling heat oil in a pan
Sauté onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli, salt and curry leaves
Into it add chilli powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder and garam masala
Sauté until the raw smell of the powders are gone
Add 2 tbsp water; stir and cook well
Place a spoon full of this filling in the centre of the triangular dough sheet
Place a boiled egg as well
Fold the sheet into a parcel and secure the edges
Keep these aside for 10 minutes to rise
Brush some milk on the egg parcels
Bake them for 15 minutes in a pre heated oven at 190 degree Celsius
After taking the egg parcels out of the over, rub some butter on them
Keep the baked egg parcels wrapped in a piece of cloth for some time to make the bread softer
Enjoy the tasty masala egg parcels after it has cooled down.
Notes
Masala egg parcels could be baked in pressure cooker as well.
