Egg Balchao/Egg Cake – Goan Recipe

First of all many thanks to my friend Shilpa, for introducing me to this recipe. This recipe Egg Balchao or Egg Cake, is a Goan Recipe (and ofcourse she is from Goa, she told me 2 versions. First version of the recipe I give here). I do not have that much liking to the eggs, thats why in cakes or any other baking dishes too, i prefer, eggless mostly. But after having tasted this recipe, I have become fan to this and used to prepare whenever I get a chance and each time everyone in my family likes it….

Here we go for the recipe….

Ingredients

• Eggs – 4 or 5
• Onion – 1 big (chop finely)
• Tomato – 1 big (cut into fine pieces)
• Green Chillies – 2 (cut finely)
• Ginger – garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 2 pinch
• Garam Masala – 1/2 tsp
• White pepper – 1/4 tsp
• Chat Masala – as per the wish (I used 4 to 5 pinch)
• Salt – as per taste
• Curry leaves – few
• Coriander leaves – few
• Oil – 1 tsp

Method

• In a flat bottomed pan (better if non stick), add 1 tsp oil.
• When oil is hot, add the onion and saute till it becomes translucent.
• Add the tomato, ginger – garlic paste and green chillies, curry leaves and saute well till, the tomato becomes soft.
• Now add the chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder and salt.

• Smash the tomatoes and let it cook for 2 to 3 min.
• Add the garam masala and mix well.
• Take care that it is not sticking to the bottom.
• It should not be too thick or too watery. If the tomato paste becomes thick, sprikle little water and mix well.
• By this time, the oil starts to come out.
• Now break and add the eggs into the mixture one by one slowly.
• Now sprinkle, the pepper powder, chilli powder, chat masala, little salt and coriander leaves.

• Cover with a lid and wait for 3 to 5 min.
• Now open the lid and try to shake the pan a bit, and if the egg not shaking, then Egg Balchao is done.
• If it is little bit shaking also, cover the lid again and cook for another 2 min.
• The harder part of the upper egg part and the juicy bottom part of the Egg cake would taste fabulous.
• Taste great when Egg Balchao is hot.

Note:
You can use crushed black pepper also, as per your taste