S13 · Snacks · West Bengal
Kolkata-Style Boiled Egg Chaat
A jhal-muri-inspired chaat from Kolkata's street stalls: chopped boiled eggs tossed with roasted chana, raw onion, green chilli, mustard oil and lemon.
- Region
- West Bengal (Kolkata)
- Diet
- Contains egg
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Time, as written
- Prep 10 min · Cook 10 min (boiling eggs)
- Serves
- 2
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Status
- Adaptation — egg chaat built on jhal-muri flavours, with roasted chana instead of puffed rice
- Good for
- Evening snack, post-workout, office (pack eggs whole)
Nutrition
High protein| Per serving | kcal | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Sat fat | Fibre | Sugars | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per serving | 225 | 16 g | 12 g | 12 g | 3 g | 3 g | 5 g | 7.5 g |
Tier: High protein. The 10 g tamarind chutney adds about 2.5 g sugar per serving; omit it for no added sugar. Values checked against IFCT 2017 on 14 Oct 2026.
Values are estimates calculated from the listed ingredients and quantities (IFCT 2017 and product labels), not laboratory measurements. How the numbers were calculated.
Ingredients
Method
Boil eggs 10 minutes; cool in cold water and peel. Chop into 1 cm pieces.
In a bowl, mix onion, tomato, cucumber, chilli and coriander with mustard oil, lemon and the spices.
Fold in eggs and roasted chana gently, so the yolks stay in pieces.
Drizzle tamarind chutney, if using. Serve at once, while the chana is crunchy.
Protein optimisation
- Where the protein comes from
- Eggs supply 12.5 g per serving; roasted chana 2 g.
- Boost
- Add 2 extra boiled egg whites to the batch (+3.5 g protein, +17 kcal per serving), or increase roasted chana to 40 g (+2 g protein, +37 kcal).
Variations, serving and storage
- Regional
- Kolkata egg jhal-muri — toss with 20 g puffed rice per serving just before eating (+80 kcal, +1.5 g protein).
- Substitution
- Sprouted moong (steamed) in place of roasted chana.
- Storage
- Eat fresh. For the office, carry boiled eggs and the chopped mix separately; combine before eating.
- Food safety
- Boiled eggs keep 3 days refrigerated in their shells; once peeled, eat the same day. Do not leave egg chaat at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
- Meal prep
- Boil eggs ahead.
Allergens
Eggs
Labels: High protein · Quick · Lower-carbohydrate · Dairy-free · Soy-free · Whey-free · Gluten-free*
Gluten-free* means gluten-free only when certified gluten-free hing is used; most hing contains wheat flour.