Origin: India
Ingredients:
- Flour – 1 cup
- Eggs – 3 medium
- Onion – 1 medium
- Cucumber – 1 medium
- Green Chillies – 2 large
- Lemon – 1 small
- Oil – 2 tablespoon
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
- Black Pepper – 1/4 teaspoon
- Tomato Ketchup – 6 teaspoon
Recipe:
- Prepare a soft dough from the flour mixing in water and a bit of oil.
- Divide the dough in equal parts and roll out a paratha about eight inches in diameter.
- Add oil to a frying pan and give the parathas a light toast.
- Whisk an egg with salt and pepper and pour it in a frying pan brushed with oil.
- While one side of the egg cooks, place a paratha on top of the egg and press it down gently.
- Once the egg is cooked, flip the paratha and remove from heat after ten seconds.
- Chop cucumber, onions and chillies and place in a line on the egg layered paratha.
- Squeeze over some lemon juice and top with salt, fresh pepper and ketchup.
- Roll up the paratha and cover one half of the roll with a clean sheet of paper.
- Serve warm with more ketchup or all by itself.
Extras:
- The paratha base can be of regular or lachha type.
- Flavor up the egg mix with paprika or other spice of choice.
- Use a mix of butter or ghee with oil to enhance the taste of the rolls.
- Mix the vegetables with ketchup before lining to avoid leakage of ketchup from below.
