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Soft-Boiled Eggs with Seasoned Salt

We all love these in our family. Put the boiled eggs in egg cups, and have a saltcellar filled with seasoned salt on the side. I like to eat the eggs with toast cut into “soldiers”—long strips, perfect for dunking into the egg.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 1¿2

Ingredients

2 eggs

For the Seasoned Salt

1 tablespoon sea salt
Freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground roasted cumin seeds (page 284)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put enough water in a pan to cover the eggs and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down so the water is simmering gently. Lower the eggs into the water with the help of a spoon, one at a time. Set your timer for 4 minutes if you want the whites soft, 5–5 1/2 minutes if you want the whites almost set, and 6 minutes if you want them completely set.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, mix the salt, pepper, and cumin together in a small bowl or saltcellar.

    Step 3

    As soon as the eggs are done, remove them, put them in egg cups, and serve immediately.

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Excerpted from At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: Simple, Delectable Dishes from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka by Madhur Jaffrey. Copyright © 2010 by Random House. Excerpted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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