I love egg curries very much. The mix of spices give a very unique taste to the boiled eggs and it is marvelous.
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There are several different styles for making Egg Curry and this recipe is Kerala style.
INGREDINETS :
- Hard boiled eggs – 2 nos
- Onion(sliced finely) –2 large or 3 medium
- Tomato, (finely chopped) – 1 no
- Green bell pepper ( finely chopped) – 1/8 (optional)
- Ginger (chopped) – 1 tsp
- Garlic (chopped) – 1tsp
- Curry leaves –1 sprig
- Coconut milk – 1/2 cup
- Water – 1/4 to 1/2 cup( as required)
- Oil – 1 Tbsp
- Salt – to taste
- Kashmiri chili powder – 3/4 to 1 tsp( or according to taste)
- Coriander powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
- Cinnamon powder – 1/4 tsp
- Fennel powder – 1/4 tsp
- Cloves – 2 nos
METHOD:
- Hard boil eggs, remove shells and set aside.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan,add onion,cinnamon powder,cloves, fennel powder, ginger,garlic and curry leaves and sauté well till onion turns golden brown over a medium flame for about 15 to 20 minutes ,stirring in between. (Just make sure that onion is caramelized, and then add salt while frying the onion to speed up the process).
- Reduce the flame to low and add turmeric powder, Red chilly powder and coriander powder and sauté for a minute or two.
- Now add chopped tomato , bell pepper and 1/4 cup of water. Allow it to cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Now add coconut milk and required amount of water ( 1/2 to 1 cup).Mix well and bring to just under a boil over medium flame.Adjust salt level at this point.
- Add the sliced egg pieces and mix with the masala softly without breaking the eggs,coat the eggs with the gravy well ,cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
- This is thick Spicy Egg Curry . You can adjust the consistency of this curry by adding warm water.
- Transfer your delicious thick Spicy Egg Curry to a serving bowl.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves ,if desired.
- Serve with Appam, Chappathi, Dosa or Rice
NOTE::
If you don’t have cloves, cinnamon, and fennel powder, you can use 1/2 tsp of Garam masala and 1/2 tsp of Meat masala.
