This Chilli Egg Stir Fry is the latest Indo-Chinese dish in town! Spicy, saucy, tangy, and full of umami, it’s a dish you absolutely need to make ASAP!
This Chilli Eggs Stir Fry is my latest Indo-Chinese favorite dish. It’s spicy, tangy, addictive, and like most Indo-Chinese dishes, super quick and easy to make. All you need is eggs, some basic Indo-Chinese sauces, a few veggies, and only 20 minutes to make this dish that will climb right up on your favorites list. This is an egg chilli dry style recipe, but you can easily turn it into a gravy if you want to serve it for dinner.
You can serve these chilli eggs as a starter as well as a quick and filling 5-pm snack. But I recently served as a side for dinner with some fried rice and noodles and believe me, the bowls were licked clean! Let’s find out how to make this delicious chilli egg recipe.
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Chilli Eggs Stir Fry Ingredients
Eggs: Whole eggs, whisked to make an omelette
Spices: Crushed pepper, green chilli, and red chilli flakes for a slight kick of heat
Veggies: Tomatoes and capsicum for flavor and texture
Aromatics: Onions, spring onion greens, and minced garlic for flavor and aroma
Sauces: Light and dark soy sauce, ketchup, sriracha or red chilli sauce, and vinegar mixed together to make the sauce
Sugar: For balance and a hint of sweetness
Salt: To season
Corn flour: Mixed in water to form a slurry. Helps the sauce thicken
Oil: I have used groundnut oil but any neutral-flavored oil with a high smoke point like sunflower, vegetable, canola, etc. will work here
Frequently Asked Questions
The key here is to be gentle. Make sure to cut the omelette into large pieces and put them into the pan only after the vegetables have been stir-fried. Toss gently once the sauce is added.
Absolutely. Increase the green chilli, sriracha or red chilli flakes according to your preference. For a milder version, reduce the green chilli and sriracha.
Make sure the corn flour is evenly mixed into the sauce before adding it to the pan. The sauce also needs to simmer for 1-2 minutes for the corn flour to activate and thicken it.
Richa’s Top Tips
- Whisk the eggs well: This helps incorporate air into the eggs and gives you a fluffy omelette. It’s an important step to ensure the omelette holds up well when tossed with the sauce.
- Keep the vegetables crunchy: You want the veggies to be slightly charred but still crispy, rather than soft and mushy. To achieve that, make sure to cook the onion, tomato and capsicum briefly over high heat.
- Cut the omelette into large pieces: Larger pieces are easier to toss with the sauce without breaking apart. Smaller pieces tend to make the dish soggy.
- Mix the sauce before adding it to the pan: The corn flour settles quickly, so give the sauce a good stir just before pouring it in.
- Don’t overcook after adding the sauce: The sauce only needs 1-2 minutes to thicken and coat the eggs. Cooking it for too long can make the omelette rubbery.
Storage Tips
- Fridge: Store leftover chilli egg stir fry in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- Reheat: Reheat it gently in a pan over medium-low heat until warmed through. Add a splash of water if the sauce has thickened too much. You can also microwave it in short intervals, stirring between each interval.
- Freezing not recommended: The texture of the omelette and vegetables can become rubbery and watery after thawing.
Serving Ideas
- Along with a rice dish: This chilli egg stir fry is great as a quick side dish with steamed rice, jeera rice or fried rice.
- With noodles: You can also serve it with hakka noodles or even these chilli garlic noodles for a quick weeknight meal.
- For a lighter meal: Serve it alongside some steamed vegetables or a simple cucumber salad.
- In a roll: You can also spoon the saucy eggs into a roti or wrap with some fresh spring onions and veggies for an easy egg roll.
Customisation Ideas
- Add more vegetables: Sliced mushrooms, carrots, cabbage, broccoli or baby corn would all work well. Cut them into small pieces so they cook quickly.
- Make it extra spicy: Add more green chilli, sriracha or red chilli flakes. You can also add a little chilli oil before serving.
- Add protein: Toss in cooked chicken, prawns or tofu along with the omelette for a more substantial stir fry.
- Make it more saucy: Increase the sauce quantities slightly and add a splash more water if you want something that works particularly well with rice or noodles.
- Add ginger: Finely minced or julienned ginger can be sautéed along with the garlic for extra flavour.
- Use different greens: Finish with chopped spring onion greens, coriander or even a handful of finely sliced spring onion whites for extra freshness.
This egg chilli stir fry isn’t your usual starter, but once you try it, there is no going back. It’s spicy, tangy, and full of delicious flavors and textures. It’s a total must-try! If you make this recipe, DM me your pictures or tag me in stories over on my IG @my_foodstory ❤️
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Chilli Egg Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- A pinch salt
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed pepper
- 2 ½ teaspoons groundnut or any neutral cooking oil divided
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 green chilli sliced diagonally
- 1 onion cut into petals
- 1 tomato deseeded and cut into petals
- ½ capsicum cut into ½ inch triangles or squares
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped spring onion greens
Sauce mix
- 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- ½ tablespoon sriracha or red chilli sauce
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon crushed pepper
- ½ teaspoon red chilli flakes
- ½ teaspoon corn flour
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- Break 2 eggs into a bowl, add a pinch of salt, ⅛ teaspoon of crushed pepper, whisk well and set aside.
- Take all the ingredients for sauce mix in another bowl, stir to combine well and set aside.
- Heat a flat bottomed pan, brush with ½ teaspoon of oil, pour the whisked eggs and make a fluffy omelette. Cut into 5-6 large pieces and transfer to a plate.
- Heat the same pan with 2 teaspoons of oil, add garlic and green chillies and saute for a few seconds till fragrant. Add onions, tomatoes & capsicum and saute for a minute on high till they get lightly roasted and crunchy.
- Add omelette pieces and saute for a few seconds.
- Mix the sauce mix, add to the pan and cook on medium for 1-2 minutes till the sauce coats the eggs well. Take off the heat and serve.
Video
Notes
- Sauce mix has to be mixed and kept handy before making the stir fry as its a quick recipe.
- Do not overcook the eggs and veggies as they turn soggy & do not taste good in the stir fry.
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This article was researched and written by Urvi Dalal.
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