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 EGG FRY.

Shell a few hard-boiled eggs and cut them length-wise and crosswise on both ends. Smear with powdered or pasted turmeric and salt. Dip them into a very thick solution of flour or powdered rice mixed with salt, and fry in plenty of ghee. The eggs may also be halved and fried.

EGG FRY with BRINJALS.

Cut tender brinjals in slices of medium thickness and rub with salt and powdered turmeric. Leave them for some time till they are soft. Then dip them into contents of eggs beaten with salt, roll on middlings and fry in plenty of ghee or oil.

EGG FRY with CAULIFLOWERS.

Cut the flowers in small pieces and boil them in water with salt and ground turmeric. Dip them into the contents of eggs beaten with salt and ground turmeric, roll on powdered bread or biscuit and fry in plenty of ghee or oil. Poppy seeds, minced onions and green chillies may be mixed with egg-contents if desired.

with COCOA-NUT.

Scrape out the kernel of a ripe cocoa-nut and mix with salt, turmeric, red chillies, raisins, almonds and moistened pulses of grams, all powdered or pasted. Beat thoroughly, form cakes, dip into beaten egg-contents and fry.