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Egg nuggets comprise boiled eggs coated in egg wash and bread crumb, then fried in cooking oil to golden brown. Follow my step-by-step recipe to learn how to make egg nuggets easily at home.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

Egg nuggets are delightful snack item.
Serve the nuggets with tomato ketchup, mayonnaise, a tangy mustard or any other hot sauce, yogurt dip, and salad.
Egg nuggets taste savory and slightly spicy.
Egg nuggets taste almost like egg chops, egg cutlets, egg balls, egg samosas, egg pockets, egg lollipops, and egg fingers.

The Ingredients:

6 pieces eggs (boiled)

For coating the egg nuggets:

2 pieces eggs
Table salt – A pinch
Bread crumbs – An adequate amount
Cornflakes – An adequate amount (roughly crushed)
½ tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
¼ tsp black pepper powder
¼ tsp garlic powder
Salt – To taste

For deep frying the egg nuggets:

Cooking oil – An adequate amount

I tasted this at a railway platform vendor’s stall in Jodhpur. The train had halted unexpectedly, and people flocked to his cart like bees. I joined in, intrigued. What I got was a portion wrapped in newspaper, piping hot, brimming with flavor.

I ate it standing under the buzzing sodium lights, blown away. I didn’t get the name, just impressions. I jotted down the spices I thought I tasted. At home, it became a little obsession—tweaking, testing, tasting. Now, it’s the thing I make when life feels stalled—because good things can happen during a pause.

How to Make Egg Nuggets? (Step by Step Guide with Images)

Step 1: Take 6 pieces of boiled eggs and cut each of them in half. Keep them aside.

Step 2: Take a bowl and put two eggs in it. Add a pinch of regular table salt to it and beat it nicely using a fork or a whisker. Keep it aside when done.

Step 3: Take another bowl and put an adequate amount of bread crumbs in it. Now, add ½ tsp of Kashmiri red chili powder, salt to taste, ¼ tsp of garlic powder, and ¼ tsp of black pepper powder to it. Mix them all nicely.

(Pro tip: You can use store-bought or homemade bread crumbs to coat the egg nuggets. And, if you do not have garlic powder at home, you can use garlic paste of the same amount in its place. However, mix it with the egg while mixing).

Step 4: Now, take a piece of egg, dip it in the egg mixture, then dip it in the bread crumbs.

Step 5: Then dip it in the egg mixture again, and finally in the bowl of cornflakes. Make sure that you coat it nicely from all sides every time.

Step 6: Repeat the process to coat all the eggs and keep them aside on a plate to set properly.

Step 7: In the meantime, take a kadai, put an adequate amount of cooking oil of any brand in it, and heat it on a high flame. Reduce the flame when the oil is pretty hot. Now, put the nuggets gently one by one into the oil carefully so that you do not splash hot oil.

(Pro tip: Always deep fry the egg nuggets on a medium flame. This will allow even frying and perfect cooking both from the outside and the inside. Also, make sure that you stay at a safe distance away from the kadai while releasing and flipping the egg nuggets because they can sprinkle hot oil. Do not rush things).

Step 8: Let the egg nuggets cook for about 4 to 5 minutes. Flip them occasionally after they turn slightly golden brown in color. If you flip them too early it will loosen and remove the cornflake coating and break them. Take them out when they turn brown in color. Put them on a piece of absorbent paper on a plate to drain the excess oil. Fry all the egg nuggets in the same way.

(Pro tip: Do not overcrowd the kadai by putting more than 3 to 4 egg nuggets at a time in the oil. This will make it difficult to cook and flip them. Cook them in batches but make sure you heat the oil nicely again and then cook them on a medium flame).

Step 9: So, finally, your tasty and flavorful homemade egg nuggets are ready to be served. Lay them on a plate and serve them hot with tomato ketchup or any other condiment that you like.