About my Ootupura

'Ootu' means eating and 'Pura' means place. 'Ootupura' in malayalam refers to place in temples in Kerala (India) where tasty and delicious food is served.. In my ootupura here, you will find some of the authentic and traditional recipes that I prepare at home..

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Egg Schezwan

Preperation Time: 25-30 min

Ingredients:
Boiled Egg - 2
Onion - 1
Green Chili - 2
Capsicum - 1/2 cup
Green Onion - 1/2 cup
Garlic - 2
Ginger - a small piece
Schezwan sauce - 1 tbsp
Tomato Sauce - 1/2 tsp
Soya sauce - 1 tsp
Sesame Oil - 1 tbsp
Veg/Canola Oil for frying
Salt for taste

For Batter:
Corn Flour - 1 tbsp
All purpose flour - 1 tbsp
Egg - 1
Salt

Preperation Method:
1) Mix Corn flour, all purpose flour, egg and salt together and make a thick batter.
2) Cut the boiled eggs into 2 halves. Dip the egg halves in the batter and fry them in veg/canola oil until it turns light brown in color.
3) Heat oil in a pan. Add ginger, garlic, green chillies and saute for a min. Then add onion and white part of green onion and saute for a min (saute until it turns translucent, make sure it does not fry)
4) Add all sauces and mix well. Then add capsicum and green onion to this and saute well.
5) Add the fried egg to the pan and saute well. Make sure the egg pieces get well coated.

Egg Schezwan can be had with chapati/roti..

Notes: If there is no schezwan sauce, then we can prepare the sauce ourselves. Soak 1 cup dry red chilli and 1 garlic pod in Vinegar for 4-5 hrs. Then boil it in vinegar and grind the mix well. Schezwan sauce is ready.. This sauce can be stored in a tight container for 1-2 months can be used.

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