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A vibrant bowl featuring halved hard-boiled eggs, purple rice, sliced avocado, and orange segments, part of The Ultimate Egg Recipes Guide.

Beginner's Egg Recipe Guide

This guide offers simple egg recipes for beginners, focusing on basic cooking techniques and diverse egg dishes. It includes instructions for preparing chile-dusted hard-boiled eggs as part of a balanced lunch box.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling 5 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 1 serving
Course: Breakfast, Lunch
Cuisine: General
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Chile-dusted Hard-boiled Egg
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon chile powder e.g., Kashmiri
  • 1 tablespoon MDH chana masala powder
For the Lunch Box Components
  • 1/2 cup cooked purple rice
  • 1/4 medium avocado sliced
  • 1 wedge mandarin orange
  • 1/4 cup Spicy Sesame Coleslaw recipe not included
  • 1/4 cup Quick Pickled Cauliflower recipe not included
  • 1/4 cup Turmeric-Scallion Tofu Spread recipe not included
  • 1/4 cup Red-spiced Edamame recipe not included
  • 2 tablespoons Pepita & Curry Leaf Tadka recipe not included
  • 1 sprinkle nutritional yeast kale chips

Equipment

  • Small bowl
  • saucepan

Method
 

  1. Hard boil the egg according to your preferred method. Once cooked, peel the egg.
  2. Rinse the peeled egg and gently pat it dry with a clean towel to remove excess water.
  3. In a small bowl, combine the chile powder and MDH chana masala powder.
  4. Roll the dried egg in the spice mixture until it is completely covered.
  5. Slice the chile-dusted egg and arrange it in your lunch box along with the purple rice, sliced avocado, mandarin wedge, and other desired components.

Notes

This recipe focuses on preparing the chile-dusted hard-boiled egg. The other components are suggestions for a complete lunch box and their recipes are referenced in the source material.

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