Egg Paratha or Bengali Dimer Porota is an Indian flatbread that envelopes a beaten egg. It is fried till crispy and flaky on the inside while the egg gets cooked on the inside thus making a perfectly stuffed parantha with a beaten egg inside. This might sound complex and tricky, but once you read my instructions for this recipe, you will be making these anda parathas or egg-stuffed paratha every other day.
We know it by various names like Anda, Dim, Eedu, Ovo, and Mutta. However different the names are, the love shared for this ingredient is pretty much the same throughout the breadth of this planet. This Dimer Porota recipe is my personal favorite and an absolute mood-lifter in my house.
As a hardcore non-vegetarian lover, I find myself giving in to the temptation of having eggs in some way or another every day. While boiled eggs or a sunny side up ends up on my breakfast plate, lunches are often about rice served with egg curry aka dimer dalna. For dinners, this dimer porota recipe is a wonderful meal idea! It is quick, needs a handful of ingredients, and can be made easily within an hour.
Egg Recipe For Those In Hurry – Best Anda Paratha recipe or Omelette Paratha
I am not kidding at all when I tell you that it requires 5 ingredients to put together a wonderful egg recipe. Often when I reach back home at the end of the day, the very thought of dinner idea bogs me down. The need of the hour is always something quick, simple, and nutritious. I completely avoid going for those recipes that require elaborate preparation and a longer duration of cooking.
Another reason to go for this simple egg recipe is that I always keep a box of dough in my fridge. I regularly replace it with fresh stock because it is during these times, that it helps me a lot to have the dough which is ready to go. All I need to do is roll it into thin chapattis or circular discs and go ahead with the recipe.
Ingredients to make crispy Anda Paratha
- Eggs
- Whole wheat flour & All-purpose Flour
- Onion, Ginger & Chilies
- Refined Sunflower oil to fry the paranthas
- Vegetable fat or ghee to prepare the dough
Recipe instructions to make Dimer Porota or Egg Paratha
I often make Dimer Porota and share it on my Instagram Stories and it makes me so happy when people message me telling me that it reminds them of their school tiffin, lovingly prepared by their moms. Or, how they would enjoy it as an evening snack! Let’s make some crispy egg parathas here.
- Knead a soft dough with a combination of Whole Wheat Flour and all-purpose flour or Maida with some Salt and 2-3 tbsp of Oil or Ghee. Add the Oil/Ghee first and mix it with the flour
You can make these paranthas healthier by going for 100% whole wheat flour dough. It would be an excellent snack idea for kids - Pinch off small balls out of the prepared dough and roll them into thin chapattis
- Partially cook them on a skillet. Once done keep them aside, cover them with a damp cloth
- Now, whisk an egg in a bowl and add finely chopped Onion, Green Chilies, Ginger, and Coriander leaves. Season it with salt as per taste
- Now, place a chapati on a skillet and fry it on one side with a little oil. Pour the whisked egg on top of the chapati and let it cook on low heat till it starts solidifying
- Now, fold the three sides of the chapati like an envelope, creating a center pocket of egg
- Once the egg isn’t as runny as it was in the beginning, turn it on the skillet and fry the other side as well till it gets a golden crust
- Fry the rest of the parathas similarly. Serve hot and crispy
Serving suggestions
Most days I would serve these Anda Parathas with Ketchup and my homemade Green Chili Sauce. Another very popular condiment is Mint Coriander Chutney.
More easy paratha recipe
- Cheese Parantha Recipe
- Chatur Porota | Bihari Sattu Paratha Recipe
- Bengali Moglai Porota | Mughlai Parantha Recipe
- Palak Parantha | Spinach Flat Bread Recipe
- Stuffed Keema Paratha Recipe
- Fresh Methi Paratha Recipe
- Best Ever Punjabi Aloo Paratha Recipe
- Punjabi Paneer Paratha Recipe
Some egg recipes to try
- Dim Kosha or Egg Pot Roast
- Dim Shorshe or Eggs cooked in Mustard Gravy
- Moglai Porota or Indian Flatbread stuffed with minced meat and egg
- Dim Chorchori | Bengali Sliced Egg Kosha recipe
- Dimer Dalna | Bengali Egg Curry Recipe
- Dim Pauruti or Savory Egg Toast
- Dimer Devil or Egg Croquettes
- Dimer Omelette Curry
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This Indian street food recipe of Dimer Porota or Egg Paratha is super delicious, fulfilling and easy to make.
- 4 Eggs
- 2 tbsp Ginger Grated
- 2 Green Chilies Finely Chopped
- 1 Onion Finely Chopped
- 1/4 cup Coriander Leaves Finely Chopped
- 2 cup WW Flour + APF Flour
- Water To knead the dough
- Refined Oil To Fry
- Salt To Taste
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Knead a soft dough with the combination of Whole Wheat Flour and All Purpose Flour or Maida with some Salt and 2-3 tbsp of Oil or Ghee.
Add the Oil/Ghee first and mix it with the flour. Then add water to knead.
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Pinch off small balls out of the prepared dough and make thin discs out of those.
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Roll then thin and cook them on a skillet. Once done keep them aside packed in damp cloth.
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Now, whisk an egg in a bowl and add finely chopped Onion, Green Chilies, Ginger and Coriander leaves. Season it with salt as per taste.
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Now, place a chapati on a skillet and fry it at one side with little oil. Pour the whisked egg on the top of the chapati and let it cook on low heat till it starts solidifying.
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Now, fold the three side of the chapati like an envelope, creating a center pocket of egg.
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Once the egg isnt as runny as it was in the beginning, turn it on the skillet and fry the other side as well till it gets a golden crust.
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Fry the rest of the paranthas in the similar way.
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