Saturday, July 21, 2012

Egg Curry with Coconut Milk

Egg curry (2)INGREDIENTS:

  • Eggs – 4
  • Onion, finely chopped  - 2 nos
  • Tomato, chopped – 1 big.
  • Green chillies – 3 or 4 , slit lengthwise
  • Ginger – 2” piece
  • Garlic – 2 pods
  • Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
  • Coriander power – 1 tsp
  • Black Pepper  powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
  • Cloves – 2 nos
  • Fennel powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Coconut milk – 1/2 cup
  • Oil – 1 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Chopped coriander leaves – 2 TbspEgg curry (1)METHOD:
    • Boil the eggs and remove its shells. Keep it aside.
    • Heat a small pan and dry roast cinnamon, Fennel Powder, Cloves, Black pepper powder, and coriander powder for 1 minutes.
    • Allow them to cool.
    • Place all these dry roasted ingredients along with ginger, garlic pods, and cumin seeds in a small jar of your mixer and grind it well by adding 1 or 2 Tbsp of water.
    • Now heat oil in a pan,add chopped onion, turmeric powder,  and green chillies.
    • Cook them until onions  become golden brown.
    • Add ground spices to this and mix well.
    • Now add chopped tomatoes and sauté well.
    • Allow them to cook in medium heat for 5 - 7 minutes.
    • Add salt and 1/2 cup of water and simmer for 5 more minutes. 
    • Add coconut milk and 1/2 cup of  water and let it boil for 2 minutes. Sauté well.
    • If you want, you can cut the eggs into half lengthwise and add them to the boiling gravy. Check for the salt.
    • Allow them to boil in medium heat for 2 more minutes or until you get the required consistency. If you want more gravy, you can add 1/4 cup or less of hot water to the curry. 
    • Garnish your tasty egg curry with chopped Coriander leaves.

    Notes:

  • If you don’t have cloves, cardamom powder, cinnamon, and Fennel powder, you can use 1/2 tsp of Garam masala and 1/2 tsp of Meat masala. Egg curry (3)

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