Lazy pies with green onions and egg

Do you want to indulge in delicious pies but don't have time for long dough preparation? Then lazy pies with green onions and egg are exactly what you need! They are quick and easy to make, and the taste is just as good as regular pies. Forget about long kneading and rising – these pies don't require special efforts. Just a few minutes – and the fragrant baking is already on your table!

Onions and eggs in this recipe are poured over a runny batter based on kefir, which combined with baking soda makes the mixture porous and airy. The finished mixture is spooned into a preheated pan with a small amount of oil and fried on both sides.

Yield: 6 servings (5 pieces per serving).

Caloric content: 197 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Ingredients

• kefir – 250 ml;
• purified water – 40 ml;
• raw egg – 1 pc;
• white sugar – 0.5 tsp;
• fine salt – 0.5 tsp;
• baking soda – 0.5 tsp;
• flour (all-purpose) – 200 g;
• boiled eggs – 4 pcs;
• green onions – 50 g;
• refined vegetable oil for frying – 50 ml.

Preparation

1. Prepare the ingredients for making lazy pies with green onions and egg. Any fat percentage kefir will work, and it can be replaced with any fermented milk product. It's better to sift the flour in advance.

2. Immediately dice the boiled eggs into medium cubes (don't chop too finely).

3. Chop the green onions.

4. Warm the kefir in the microwave in short bursts at medium power – the temperature should reach 50-60 degrees (if the kefir curdles during the process, it's not a problem; the technological process won't be affected). Then add water and stir the mixture.

5. Crack the egg into a bowl, add salt and sugar.

6. Mix everything with a whisk.

7. Then pour in the warm kefir.

8. Add all the flour at once.

9. After mixing with a whisk, you should have a batter resembling thick sour cream in consistency.

10. Only now add the baking soda. If you put it directly into the kefir, it will quickly react and the batter won't be as airy, moreover, it may darken and acquire a gray tint. Then stir the mixture – it will noticeably fill with air bubbles.

11. Transfer the eggs and onion into the bowl.

12. Stir the mixture so that the filling of onion and egg is evenly distributed throughout.

13. Using a spoon, place the batter with filling in the heated pan with a small amount of vegetable oil. Set the heat to medium. One spoonful of mixture goes for each pie. An important note – do not stir the batter in the bowl, but gently scoop it, to preserve as many air bubbles as possible.

14. Fry each side until golden (about 3-4 minutes).

15. Transfer the pies from the pan to paper towels to absorb excess oil.

Lazy pies with green onions and egg are very tasty hot, although they are also good when cooled. They can be served with sour cream or any sauce. This is a great and quick alternative to regular pies, plus you can always manage to prepare such a dish if unexpected guests arrive. Try it, enjoy your meal!