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Telur Balado: Indonesian Eggs In Spicy Chilli Sambal

Telur Balado, or Balado Telur as it is also called, is a vegetarian dish made of hard-boiled eggs and spicy chilli sambal. And the sambal gives an irresistible spiciness that makes bland boiled eggs an exquisite dish. 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6 portions
Calories: 232 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Indonesian

Ingredients

  • 12 eggs.
  • ¼ cup cooking oil and extra for frying.
  • 1 lemongrass bruised and cut an inch long.
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves.
  • 1 teaspoon salt or according to taste.
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar.
  • ¼ cup water.
Spice paste:
  • 8.82 ounces red chillies.
  • 1 medium brown/yellow onion chopped.
  • 3 cloves Garlic.
  • 2 tomatoes.

Instructions

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  1. Boil the eggs until fully cooked and hard. It takes approximately 10 minutes to hard boil the eggs at room temperature. If your eggs have been refrigerated, it will take 3-4 minutes longer. 
  2. Peel the eggs and deep fry them for about 2-3 minutes to harden the outer layer of eggs (see the note). Set aside.
  3. Grind all the spice paste ingredients into a smooth paste. You can use a pestle and mortar or a food processor. 
  4. Heat ¼ cup of cooking oil in a cooking pan and fry the spice paste together with lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves. Add in the salt and sugar. Let everything cook until it bubbles and the oil slightly separates from the edges. Check the taste.
  5. Next, place the eggs in the chilli mixture and give it a good stir so the sauce will cover all the eggs. You can add ¼ cup of water in and cook further as you keep stirring every now and then until the sauce is bubbling and simmering. 

Notes

  • You may skip deep-frying the eggs if you want. Just make sure you hard-boil the eggs so they won’t break easily.
  • Fry the chilli sambal until really cooked without any runny liquid. 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 232kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 12g (4%) Protein 14g (28%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Cholesterol 372mg (124%) Sodium 504mg (21%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 5g (10%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6portions

Amount Per Serving

Calories 232

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 232kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Protein 14g 28%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 10g 59%
Cholesterol 372mg 124%
Sodium 504mg 21%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 5g 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.