Egg Paratha is a spicy. egg stuffed, protein-packed, whole-wheat paratha recipe for breakfast. Also known as Anda paratha, this paratha stuffed with eggs and spice mixture is a fulfilling Indian egg breakfast recipe for egg lovers!
Pair it with a cup of masala chai for a delicious breakfast.
If you love healthy, nutrition rich, breakfast to keep you energised whole day, this egg paratha recipe is perfect. A balance good amount of protein from egg and complex carbs from whole wheat is satisfying and filling.
Egg Paratha is easy to make delicious Indian breakfast recipe. A flatbread with eggs stuffing this is perfect for an easy and healthy Indian breakfast. With a cup of hot masala chai it is a perfect meal for brunch or lunch as well.
Why Eggs For Breakfast Is The Best Idea?
I love eggs for breakfast, simply because these make protein rich, nutrition dense easy breakfast recipe. Eggs are also great source of minerals like selenim vitamin E etc. That makes these a perfect breakfast to start the day.
These Egg Paratha Are
- Filling, healthy and quick to make egg recipe.
- Make a tasty, nutrition rich, family favourite healthy Indian breakfast.
- Crispy, Flaky, Scrumptious, nutritious and absolutely delicious.
The Perfect Dish for Egg Lovers, these Egg Paratha recipe is different from other stuffed parathas. Crispy, flaky, nutritious and absolutely delicious, we enjoy these parathas for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
How to Make Perfect Egg Paratha
Egg filling is the core of this egg paratha. You can add flavours of your choice. To make the paratha, I add classic Indian omelette egg stuffing. You can add your favourite spices and create your own versions.
You can also make Egg cheese paratha by adding cheese in Egg stuffing.
Ingredients for Egg Paratha
For Flatbread - Aata ( wholewheat flour) Salt, Water
Eggs - I prefer to use free-range organic eggs, these taste better and are antibiotic-free. you can use what you regularly use.
Vegetables - Onions, green chillies, coriander
Seasoning - Salt and Red chilli powder
Fats - Ghee, you can use oil if you wish to.
Stepwise Making Of Egg Paratha
For making Egg Paratha first thing you need to do is make dough for flatbread or paratha.
For making paratha dough
In a mixing bowl, add flour, mix in salt and oil, Rub everything well and mix it evenly.
With warm water and knead the mixture into a smooth dough. Knead well.
Divide the dough into 7 parts and make balls out of it.
Next is Making and shaping the Paratha
- Roll out the one dough ball by dusting it with dry flour if required.
- Apply ghee and spread it.
- Again sprinkle some flour on ghee.
To shape paratha and make a pocket for egg stuffing you need to fold it in the way i have shown in the stepwise pictures below.
Make square paratha by rolling it as shown in the picture belowin cooking paratha. Repeat the process with the remaining dough balls.
To Make Egg Filling for Paratha
- For making stuffing break the egg, add chopped onions, green chillis, coriander leaves, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well and keep aside.
To cook Egg Paratha
- Place the rolled paratha square on a hot tawa, and let it cook for 1-2 minutes on medium on both sides. Once it starts to puff up switch off the heat.
- Make a slit in the side where paratha is joined from the seams.
Tilt the paratha pour ¼th egg mixture into paratha pocket.
Carefully slid back paratha on to tawa or griddle once again to cook it. Switch on the heat and allow to cook on slow heat for the egg mixture to cook completely from inside.
Apply ghee and then flip it over and cook till golden brown and crisp from both sides.
Turn up the heat and continue cooking the paratha until it fluffs up and turns crisp brown.
Cut into 4 pieces and serve hot with a cup of masala chai for breakfast or snack.
Watch Egg Paratha Recipe Video
Recipe Notes and Tips to make Best Egg Paratha
- As I said earlier one of the most commonly faced problems while cooking any stuffed paratha is even spread of the filling. It so happens that the filling moves to the corner and there is no filling left in the centre.
- Cook paratha on slow to medium heat so that liquid egg filling inside the paratha is cooked completely and evenly.
- Keep paratha rotating while cooking it so that the surface is cooked evenly.
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You can use a lesser amount of ghee for cooking this anda paratha if you like that.
- There are many ways to prepare egg paratha. In some egg mixture is layered in two layers of flatbread.
- Some spread the egg mixture on a simple paratha and fold it in half which is okay if you don't have time. It mostly tastes as omlete folded into a paratha.
- To make best and authentic tasting egg paratha, a good amount of egg mixture is spooned in envelop, like I shown above and cook it.
- This is mughlai style it is made in envelop style or lifafa style and it makes a lot of difference in taste and texture of anda paratha.
I have always believed that stuffed parathas are a healthy breakfast option. I have written more about it You can read - Is Paratha a Healthy breakfast or not and Tips to make it healthy?
Other Recipes you May Like to try
- Methi Paratha,
- Amritsari Kulcha
- Gobi Paratha
- crispy Dal Paratha
- Missa Paratha
- Aloo Paratha Recipe
- Matar Paratha Recipe
- Egg Paratha Recipe
- Mughlai Paratha
How to Make Egg Paratha
Ingredients
- 1.5 Cups whole wheat flour
- A pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3 Eggs
- ¼ cup onions chopped
- 1 green chilli chopped
- ½ teaspoon Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder to taste
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves chopped
- 2 Tablespoons Ghee
Instructions
To make paratha dough
- In a mixing bowl, add flour, mix in salt and oil, Rub everything well and mix it evenly.
- With warm water and knead the mixture into a smooth dough. Knead well.
- Divide the dough into 5 parts and make balls out of it.
To Cook Paratha
- Roll out the dough by dusting it with dry flour and then fold it to make a square (As shown in (step by step method and Video)
- Repeat the process with the remaining dough balls.
- For making stuffing break the egg, add chopped onions, green chillis, coriander leaves, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well and Keep aside.
- Place the rolled paratha square on a hot tawa, and let it cook for 1-2 minutes on medium on both sides. Once it starts to puff up switch off the heat.
- Make a slit in the side where paratha is joined from seams, tilt the pratha pour ¼th egg mixture into paratha pocket.
- Carefully slid back paratha into horizontal position once again to cook it. Switch on the heat and allow to cook on slow heat for egg mixture to cook completely from inside.
- Apply ghee and then flip it over and cook till golden brown and crisp from both sides.
- Turn up the heat and continue cooking the paratha until it fluffs up and turns crisp brown.
- Cut into 4 pieces and serve hot with a cup of masala chai for breakfast or snack.
Prema Sridharan
The video cannot be seen here.... Please add the video link
Rekha Kakkar
It is added now.
Vania
Lovely! Trying this on my next day off!
Rekha Kakkar
Do try 🙂 i hope it turns out well for you ...Do share your feedback!
Lakshmi
Awesome