Scotch Quail Eggs

Ingredients for Scotch Quail Eggs:

1. Quail eggs – 12
2. Oil – As required
3. Onions – 3, medium-sized
   Green chillies – 3
   Garlic – A handful
   Ginger – ½ inch piece
4. Tomato – 2, chopped fine
5. Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon
   Coriander powder – 2 big spoons
   Fennel powder – 1 big spoon
6. Chicken – ½ kg, minced, after cooking well, adding salt and pepper
7. Coriander leaves chopped fine – 1 handful
   Masala powder – 1 small spoon
8. Potatoes – 3, boiled and smashed well
9. Salt – For taste
10. Eggs – 2, beaten
11. Bread crumbs – As needed for preparation

How to prepare Scotch Quail Eggs?

1. Boil eggs and remove their outer shells.
2. Chop all the ingredients listed as 3 into fine pieces.
3. Heat the oil and sauté these chopped ingredients.
4. When it’s done, add chopped tomatoes and sauté well.
5. Add ingredients no: 5 and stir continuously.
6. When a pleasant aroma comes out, add minced chicken (cooked), coriander leaves and masala powder.
7. Mix the contents well and take off the flame.
8. Add smashed potatoes and salt to it, mix well and make small balls out of them.
9.  Make a small dough at the centre of each ball, and place an egg in each.
10. Now wrap it again and make round shapes.
11. Dip each ball in beaten eggs, wrap in bread crumbs and deep fry till golden brown in hot oil.
12. You can also prepare the same snack using normal eggs.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, January 1-15, 2018

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