How much cooking time?

45 min — 30 min prep, 15 min cooking.

Scotch Egg Bengali

Name: Scotch Egg Bengali
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: West Bengal Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; salt; 100g Mutton; 250g boiled eggs; 1cup Gram Flour; 2tbsp Mustard Oil

Boiled eggs wrapped in spiced mutton keema and deep-fried. Kolkata Anglo-Indian adaptation — a favorite at Park Street restaurants and Christmas tables.

Time 45 min · Serves 9 · 149 kcal · Kolkata, West Bengal

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

salt (optional) (whole)
Mutton — 100 g (chopped)
boiled eggs — 250 g (whole)
Gram Flour — 1 cup (ground)

Tempering

Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Prepare the filling/mixture for Scotch Egg Bengali. Chop or mash ingredients as needed.
Mix with spices, salt, and binding agent (besan/flour). Shape into desired form.
Heat oil in a deep kadhai on medium flame.
Fry in batches until golden brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels.
Serve hot with chutney.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Scotch Egg Bengali?: 149 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 45 min — 30 min prep, 15 min cooking.

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