Pepper Boiled Eggs
Pepper Boiled Eggs is a Goa Indian dinner dish made with hard-boiled eggs, freshly ground black pepper, red chili flakes, turmeric powder and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 10 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~220 kcal
- Course
- Dinner
- Cuisine
- Goa (Indian)
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Ingredients
Quantities below are a guide for a typical household portion — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- 4 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp red chili flakes (optional)
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (optional, for color)
- 1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
- 1 tsp coconut oil or butter
- Salt to taste
Method
- 1Peel the hard-boiled eggs and slice each in half lengthwise.
- 2Heat coconut oil or butter in a small pan over low heat.
- 3Place the egg halves, cut-side down, in the pan.
- 4Sprinkle with salt, black pepper, red chili flakes, and turmeric (if using).
- 5Cook for 2-3 minutes until the cut surface is lightly seared and spices are aromatic.
- 6Garnish with chopped fresh coriander.
- 7Serve warm as a quick side or protein-rich snack.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
