10 Best Boiled Egg Recipes

The thing about boiled eggs is that it's really easy to get them wrong and extremely challenging to get them right. For example, if you boil them for too long they literally tear through their shell and the yolk tastes rubber-like and dry. But if you don't boil them enough, the egg white and yolk seems runny and tastes raw. So first things first, let's learn how to boil an egg.

Now, you can boil it in three different, but equally delicious ways: There's one with a wobbly, almost gooey inside, another with a semi-soft yolk that crumbles in seconds and the kind which is hard boiled and can be sliced beautifully and eaten on toast. Boil some water and then dunk your eggs in it. Cover and cook for a certain amount of time which will vary on the type of egg you want. As soon as the eggs are cooked, plunge them in cold water and then peel the shell off.
  

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A boiled egg is easy, quick and really healthy which is what makes it a great feature on the breakfast table and a great ingredient to cook with. It stands tall in gravies, biryanis, cream salad and what not. So whether you're craving a nutritious snack or dippy eggs in a luscious gravy, we've got 10 of our best recipes for you to choose from.

1. Egg Masala - Recipe by Aditya Bal

This cracker of a dish is an absolute must for those who love spicy food. Make your own paste and coat the hard-boiled eggs with it. Now, deep fry it till the paste forms a beautiful layer around the egg. This is only just the beginning: fry some onions, green chilli, heeng,ginger and garlic. Finally, quickly throw in some crackling Kashmiri chilli, methi, cumin andmustard seeds.

2. Egg & Vegetable Curry - Recipe by Manju Malhi

You can use some hard boiled eggs or soft boiled eggs and cook it in luscious gravy ofcumin powder, coriander powder, crunchy onions, turmeric and a small amount of chilli and salt.

3. Scotch Eggs - Recipe by Roopa Gulati

The one's a perfect combo of meat and egg. Take some minced pork, chopped onions, dried herbs, salt and pepper. Now roll the softly boiled eggs in this mix, dust it with flour, dip it in egg and finally, coat it with bread crumbs. Allow the eggs to chill for an hour so that the mixture holds firm around the egg and then fry for 10 minutes till it's perfectly crisp.

4. Egg Chaat - Recipe by Aditya Bal

The flavours of tomato, tamarind and lemon come together to create the perfect mix of spice and sour. Grab some eggs, green chilli, roasted cumin, onions and finally, boiled eggs to make an absolutely smashing chaat.

5. Egg Biryani - Recipe by Asha Ramalingaiah

If you love egg then boy, you're going to love this dish. It's got not just boiled eggs but also a few scrambled ones with spicy rice. Start with some onions, chilli and ginger garlic paste. Now crack two eggs into this mix and scramble. Now use the boiled eggs and dunk them into rice and water. Let the rice cook and then add some pulao masala and top it off with lemon juice.

6. Egg Curry - Recipe by Roopa Gulati

If you're confused about what to cook for dinner then we suggest you quickly boil some eggs and dunk it into a gorgeous mix of mustard leaves, ginger, curry leaves, turmeric, chilli, tomatoes, sugar and coriander.

7. Mutta Avial - Recipe by Aditya Bal

Boil some potatoes with a few spoons of tamarind paste till the potatoes are soft, sweet and slightly tangy. Now grind some coconut, garlic, cumin seeds, green chilli and turmeric and sauté it. Create silky gravy with some potato and tamarind stock, add some eggs in there and top it off with a simple dal tadka.

8. Kozikodan Biryani - Recipe by Chef Veena Arora, Chef De Cuisine, The Spice Route

Use some onions, green chilli, ginger, turmeric, mint and corainder. Now add some pieces of chicken, chopped tomatoes and butter. Once it's cooked cut a boiled egg into four pieces and serve!

9. Egg Chou Chou - Recipe by Meher Mirza

This is probably one of the easiest of all recipes. Finely chop some egg whites, then lightly fry the potatoes with onions and mix it with the egg whites. Now mix this with some gravy and top it off with chopped yolks.

10. Nargis Kofta - Recipe by Roopa Gulati

Take some minced meat and cook it with onions, chilli, ginger and garlic for about 20 minutes. Now beat an egg into the mix and coat a boiled egg with it. Then fry the eggs for a few minutes and then coat with chopped onions and ginger. Now, quickly whip up gravy with red chilli, coriander powder, yogurt, pureed tomatoes and garam masala.