So i woke up this morning to find out we had run out of bread (The usual Saturday breakfast). The bakery close to where i stay don’t open shop early and where the bread vendors sell their wares is a long walk from home. To get breakfast ready and on time, i had to make egg rolls since most of the basic ingredients were readily available in the kitchen. Fast forward few hours later, i was done with breakfast and the whole family enjoyed it as well.
Nigerian egg roll is a popular snack similar to scotch eggs but unlike scotch egg which is made with minced meat and egg , Egg roll is made from flour dough and egg. The dough is made almost the same way doughnut dough is made (Non-sticky). Once done, it should look slightly like Nigerian Buns on the outside with egg in the middle.
How to make Nigerian Egg roll
• Prep Time: 30 minutes
• Cook Time:30 minutes
• Total Time: 60 minutes
• Makes: 10 egg rolls
Things you’d need:::
• Flat working surface/ chopping Board
• Rolling pin
• Frying Pan
• Mixing Bowl
• Empty Saturated Milk Cup for measuring
Step 2: Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, mixed spices (if you are using) and salt into an empty bowl. Mix thoroughly then add the margarine/butter. Work into it with the tip of your hand till it looks crumbly like breadcrumbs.
Step 3: Make a well in the center and gently add water little by little. Work into it some more till you get a Smooth non-sticky elastic dough. Divide it into 10 and roll the divided dough into balls
Step 4: Dust your flat working surface with flour and roll out each dough. Wrap each dough around each egg and roll into balls
Step 5: Pre-Heat your vegetable oil in a deep fryer or pot and fry the egg rolls till golden brown. To ensure it cooks well on the inside, reduce the temperature of the burner once you drop the egg rolls into the oil.
Step 6: Remove from the oil and drain on a paper towel. Serve!
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U too much dear. God bless u.
Thank you. Be blessed. From Tanzania
This looks delicious and I can't wait to try it. When you say "mixed spices", what would you suggest?
Well doesn't that look DELISH? Well done 😀
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Will try this. Thanks. You have a lovely blog. Just found it.
Thanks Amaka, God bless you too 🙂
it sure is. "Mixed spices" usually come prepacked and examples of some ingredients include Cinnamon, Nutmeg, ginger e.t.c
Awww!!! Thanks Anon…glad to know i have a Tanzanian reader :).
Thank you chineze. Do stick around k 😉
Thanks jenny 🙂
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I tried it but the inside was not well cooked..
Tried it but the inside was not well cooked..
Your oil was too hot probably and u had to take d eggroll out of d oil. Like she said in d recipe. Lower d heat of the pan so the roll can cook evenly
thanks for the recipe Dobby. I have searched all over the web for naija egg roll recipe but none gave me what I wanted till I got yours. but just out of curiosity, how many egg rolls did each person eat? asking cos of the eggs in each.
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@sabo rachel: chinwe is right :), just reduce the heat.
@Anonymous11:03 am: You are welcome. Each person ate Two 🙂
Thank you..
you are welcome 🙂
This looks amazeballs!!
Gracias Amelia 🙂
this made me hungry oooh
Haha! Glad it did anon 🙂
Hello Dobby, great work u r doing here. I am sure going to try this out this afternoon, hope it comes out good.
Ehn which camera do use and were can I get it please?
Dear Dobby I did prepare d egg roll as said earlier n it came out solo yummy, my family really enjoyed it.
Errrrm u didn't tell me d name of the camera again n where to get it. Ur pictures are just too clear.
Hi Xenia,
Thanks for the compliments. Glad to know the eggroll turned out great :). Currently, i alternate between my phone (Samsung Galaxy Grand 2) and my Normal point and shoot camera (Sony Cybershot). For most of my recent pics, i used the phone camera.
Definitely trying this come Saturday
Do keep us posted niffyt 🙂
wow i love this blog
Thanks Chidinma 🙂
hello ma, i tried ur chin chin recipe yesterday nd it wz fantasic, my kids loved it but d problem i had was dat d oil wz foaming at d top dat i cld nt see d chin chin properly if it wz done but had to alwz remove it frn d fire to check if it is dwn. pls ma wot cld b d cause?. cos my kids want the chin chin again. expect ur rely.
pls i need a recipe for scoth egg
ma, so sorry my question on chin chin is coming under ur egg roll recipe, u said for a crunchy chin chin, we can omit d egg. my question is if d egg is omitted wot do we substitute wit to bind the dough together.
Foaming oil is due to the moisture in the chin chin. For chin chin, it's quite normal and once the moisture in the chin chin dough being fried reduces, the foaming would also reduce. A precaution to take though is not to fill the oil to the brim of the pan to prevent it from spilling onto the stove top. Your frying oil should be less than halfway full.
Hi abiola,
The liquid milk would help in binding the dough together when the egg is omitted. The end result would be a more crunchy chin chin.
How to make scotch egg
For scotch egg you'd need:
*Minced meat
*Bread crumbs
*Hard boiled eggs
*Whisked egg (you'd mix it with the minced meat)
*Salt (to taste)
Directions:::
– peel the hard boiled eggs , rinse and set aside.
– In a bowl, mix the minced meat, whisked egg and salt together.
– Roll the minced meat around the hard boiled eggs.
– Roll the covered eggs in bread crumbs
– Deep fry in vegetable oil or bake in an oven
– Serve.
Thanks so much for this recipe. God bless you!
God bless you too Tinuoyin 🙂
Please can I get your recipe for meat pie and how long can it last when made. Thanks a lot.
You are indeed blessed. Please what causes eggroll to like get spoilt on the inside even after frying it well after a period of time and how long can an egg roll be kept(good one).
lots of factors could make it go bad so it depends. I've seen eggroll last up to 3days
Hello Mamaj, The recipe for meat pie isn't available yet but will be soon.
Hi Dobby u doing a very great job. God bless u pls can I get ur recipe for crunchy chin chin. Thnks
thanks anon, Here's the recipe >>>How to make crunchy chin chin
Hello dobby I was lookn 4 sum recipes on net nd luckly found ur blog.soo happy.well I tried to mk egg roll today nd it crumbled while fryn.what do I do next tym evn my chinchin too.wat do I do to avoid d's to my chinchin nd egg roll.pls help.wnt to invest wit it
When next you fry, ensure you use the right amount of eggs – flour – margarine ratio as that tends to affect the outcome if not done properly. Also, if the right ratio of ingredients is used, you'd have a stretchy dough which won't crumble once it gets into the Oil.
Awesome.thanks so much.God bless u
you're welcome
Hello,plz can u put d recipe in grams as I can't get wat u mean by cup.tanks
Hello lizzy, Click HERE for Cup to gram measurements.
Thank you so much Dobby you are As. Am so inspired by ur work,u ar so good at wat u do.trust me the sky is ur limit.tanks for the measurements conversation really dont understand the cup ting as we use grams alot here. I did try d egg roll but it was spilling, the dough is coming off th egg I guess maybe my measurements we not right will try it again and d sugar was just too much.my burn came out really nice though. Thanks keep up the good wok.
Wow why is it hard to coment,spent more than 5hours trying to do these u no.lol guess am not just good wit them technology.
Wow took me more than 3hour to upload my comment. My 1st one with the name Lizzy took more hours. Lol am not just good wit them technology.
D ,u said for this recipe, 4 1/2 cups of flour. Please how many grams is dat.also u said 4tbsp of butter how many gram?thanks.
You're welcome lizzy. For the cup measurements, you could check out this post to understand it better: ClickHERE
oh my gosh, this is DELICIOUS congrats on your cute blog!
I will try it, but is it compulsory to add margarine
Yes it is.
Hi can I substitute baking soda for baking powder in this recipe
Yes you can deborah
thanks Unknown 🙂
hello dobby nice job, For the cup measurement on this recipe do you me Milk cup/Measuring cup
hello dobby nice job, For Cup measurement here do you mean Milk cup/Measuring cup?
Hi Linda, yes for this i used the normal measuring cup
Hi, yes for this i used the normal measuring cup
Thanks for d help
What if the egg is coming out of the dough during frying what can I do to avert that in the next frying
you're welcome anon.
Cover the egg adequately with dough when next you're frying. it won't come out again.
It is so delicious. Thank for sharing.,Dobby. I love egg roll. I'm going to try it now
Do keep us posted steve
I tried this yesterday but I noticed while mixing, it was still sticky after about 10 mins of mixing so I decided to more flour however came out well, but there was too much of flour. Did I do the right thing?
Hello dobby,can I use that green cup(with handle) that is used in the market? I can't get a milk cup
If it came out well, you did the right thing.
i've never seen the green cup. But, you could make the milk cup. Just get the normal tinned milk, use up the content, open it wider and use it for the measurement.Hope this helps.
Hello. I made these today and it was a disaster. The dough part was too sweet, crunchy like chin-chin, and very oily. What can I do next time for better results?
Dis is really cool and I can easily relate wit it here..unlike odas dt d ingredients will be something u can't easily get in nigeria/ or ur immediate environment. Pls continue d good work
Thanks tophunmi.
I fry my egg roll today but it was too oily, and the oil i use to fry it is very small like two sachet of power oil. Please what can I do to correct the mistake should in case of next time.
I fry my egg roll today but it was too oily, and the oil i use to fry it is very small like two sachet of power oil. Please what can I do to correct the mistake should in case of next time.
OMG! Look at the skin of the rolls! My mouth can't stop making water, Please give me a few!
Reduce the amount of sugar and knead the dough thoroughly. It'd give you a better result.
Drain on a paper towel before serving.
Drain on a paper towel before serving.
Glad you like it Arabella 🙂
Dobby, I would also like to add that foaming oil when frying chin chin is caused by dusting the rolling board and rolling pin with flour before rolling the dough on the board. If they dough is mixed well..I.e non sticky dough, it can be rolled without the need for flour to be dusted on the board. Thanks for the great work on this blog..luv u plenty
Pls can you give me receipe for 80 eggrolls? God bless u
Please can it be baked too
es it can but it's mostly fried.
Thanks for this recipe…. But please can we get the measurements in gems.. Like the flour and butter.. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
Hi Anon, i've just put up a link to that below the ingredient list