Telangana Egg Sarva Pindi
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Telangana sarva pindi — a crisp rice flour pancake — topped with a spiced egg bhurji, the traditional Telangana snack.
Prep time20 min
Cook time20 min
Total time40 min
Servings4
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice flour
- 1/2 cup chana daal, soaked 2 hours
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 green chillies, chopped
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp salt
- Warm water as needed
- 4 eggs
- 1 tomato, finely chopped
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp oil
- Fresh coriander, chopped
Method
- Mix rice flour, soaked chana daal, half the onion, green chillies, cumin seeds, sesame seeds and salt; add warm water to make a soft dough.
- Grease a flat pan and press the dough into a thin round, making a few holes with your finger.
- Drizzle oil around the edges and cook on medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes per side until crisp.
- Make 4 sarva pindis.
- In another pan, fry the remaining onion and tomato until soft.
- Add the eggs, chilli powder, garam masala and salt; scramble until just set.
- Place the egg bhurji on top of each sarva pindi.
- Garnish with coriander and serve hot with chutney.
Nutrition — estimated per serving
Calories (estimate)330 kcal
Protein (estimate)12 g
Fat (estimate)12 g
Carbs (estimate)42 g
Nutrition values are estimates based on standard per-egg values (about 72 kcal, 6.3 g protein, 4.8 g fat, 0.4 g carbs per large egg).
Tips, food safety & substitutions
Food safety: cook the egg bhurji until fully set and serve the sarva pindi hot and crisp. Allergen: egg, sesame. Cook on medium heat — high heat burns the pancake before it crisps. Nutrition values are estimates.