This weekend, try this delicious and visually appealing dish, bird's nest egg.
It's considered a world-famous recipe, famous for its complexity and attractive presentation, but the taste makes it worth the effort. An egg bird's nest consists of stuffing the eggs with green peas, then the eggs are wrapped with mashed potatoes, then dipped in eggs and rolled over the vermicelli, giving the eggs the distinct appearance. Serve the bird's egg nest with tomato sauce.
Standby time: 45 minutes
Presentation: 2
Preparation time: 30 minutes,
cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
Hard-boiled eggs:
Eggs - number 2
Water - 2 cups
Mashed potatoes:
Potatoes - 4 numbers
Water - 2 cups
Green pea filling:
Green peas - half a cup
Water - 1 cup
Onion (finely chopped) - 2 tbsp
Red pepper powder - a teaspoon
Dry mango powder - ¼ tsp
Salt - a teaspoon
Green pepper ginger paste:
Ginger - inches
Green pepper - 1 no
Water - 1 tbsp
Maeda paste:
Maeda - 1 tbsp
Water - 1 tbsp
other ingredients:
Eggs - number 2
Vermicelli - a cup
Salt - a teaspoon
Garam Masala Powder - half a teaspoon
Oil - for deep frying
How to make the best bird's nest eggs:
In a pressure cooker, add two cups of water and potatoes.
Pressure cooker for 6 whistles.
Once the pressure has settled, remove the potatoes, peel and mash them. Put this aside.
In a saucepan, add 1 cup of water and green peas and cook for 3 minutes. Drain the green peas and set aside.
Grind ginger and green pepper and add some water to a soft paste to prepare ginger green pepper paste.
Boil 2 cups of water, add eggs and cook for 9 minutes. Remove from heat, cool eggs and remove the shell.
Cut the eggs in half, remove the yolk, and leave the yolk aside.
Mix the algae with water to form a maida paste.
In a bowl, add the cooked green peas, onions, red pepper powder, dry mango powder, and salt. Mix well.
Put the pea mixture inside the egg in the place of the egg yolk.
Place the white flour paste on the inner side of the eggs and stick the sliced eggs vertically.
Take the mashed potatoes and add salt, ginger, green pepper paste, garam masala, and egg yolks that were set aside. Mix well.
Cover the egg with the mashed potato mixture. Shape into a ball and make sure the potato mixture is evenly distributed around the eggs.
In a bowl, beat the remaining eggs. In another bowl we take the vermicelli.
Brush the potato ball with the beaten egg, then roll it into the vermicelli.
In a deep frying pan, add oil. Once the oil warms up, deep fry it until golden brown or for 3 minutes.
Cut the balls in half and serve with tomato sauce.
Source: Hayyat Al Hayat website