Egg Chilli

One day I had a craving for Chinese food, but was too lazy to drive. All I had at home was eggs and launched a wide recipe hunt for a Chinese recipes using egg. I wonder why I do that always because I spend more time searching for the recipe than it would have taken to go get meat. I found this simple recipe on web and decided to give it a try adding my own twist to it... and it was very much worth the effort.

The best part about this recipe is that it uses the most common ingredients, which you would find at any home... and it's really tasty.

Try it out... Enjoi...

Serves: 4

Spice level: Mild

Preparation time: 20 Mins.

Cook time (incl. Prep. time): 30 Mins.

Ingredients:

For Omelet:

1. Egg - 5

2. Black Pepper powder - 1/2 Tbsp.

3. Salt - 1/4 Tsp.

4. Veg. Oil - 1 Tbsp.

For Batter:

5. Corn flour - 1 Tbsp.

6. All-purpose flour - 1 Tbsp.

7. Soya Sauce - 1 1/2 Tbsp.

8. Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 Tsp.

9. Water - 1/4 cup

10. Veg. oil - for frying

For Gravy:

11. Garlic - 4 Cloves (Fresh, Minced)

12. Red Onion - 1 (Medium, cut into cubes)

13. Green chillies - 3 (chopped)

14. Red Bell Pepper - 1/2 (Cut into cubes)

15. Vinegar - 1/2 Tsp.

16. Soya Sauce - 1 Tbsp.

17. Tomato Ketchup - 1 Tbsp.

18. Veg. oil - 2 Tbsp.

19. Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Beat eggs with salt and pepper.

2. Heat ½ tbsp. of oil in a medium sized non-stick frying pan. Pour half of the egg mix into the pan and cook it for 2 mins., flip it and cook for another 2 mins. Remove the egg omelet from the pan and set aside. Repeat the same process with remaining egg mix.

3. Once both the omelets are done cut it into thin strips and set aside.

4. Mix all the ingredients mentioned for batter (except oil) in a large mixing bowl to make a thick batter. Note: add water in parts so that the batter does not get too thin.

5. Add the egg pieces into the bowl and mix well slowly so that the batter is coated evenly over the egg pieces.

6. Heat oil in a deep pan and fry the batter coated egg pieces until golden brown. Remove the fried egg pieces off the oil using a slotted spoon and set aside.

7. Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a wok or non-stick pan and sauté garlic for 2 mins. or until the garlic is lightly fried.

8. Add onions and green chillies into the pan and cook for 5 mins. or until the onions are transparent.

9. Add bell peppers along with the egg pieces and sauté for 2 mins. or until the bell peppers are soft.

10. Mix in soya sauce, tomato ketchup, vinegar and a pinch salt into the pan and sauté for 5 more mins. Note: soya sauce is salty and hence add a small level of salt.

11. Get the pan off the flame and serve it warm.