Egg Masala Curry

Egg curry,egg masala curry

What you will need:
  • Boiled eggs - 4
  • Tomatoes - 2 large
  • Ginger - 1" piece
  • Garlic - 2 large cloves (you can instead use ginger garlic paste)
  • Coconut fresh or frozen - 1 tbsp
  • Green chillies - 2 to 3
  • Onions - 2 medium sized
  • Whole garam masala - cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, star anise
  • Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp (saunf or badishep)
  • Coriander leaves - 2 to 3 sprigs
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil - 2 tbsp


Egg curry

How to prepare
  • Heat oil 1 tsp in a pan and add the whole garam masala, fennel seeds, chopped ginger and garlic. Fry it for a minute and then add the green chillies and coconut. Fry everything together for another minute. Let it cool and then grind it into a paste along with chopped tomatoes.
  •  In a heavy bottomed pan add the remaining oil. Add chopped onions and fry till they turn slightly brown in color. 
  • Add the ground mixture and fry. Add salt and 1 cup of water. Bring the mixture to a boil.
  • Make gashes/cuts to the boiled eggs and then drop them in the curry.
  • Cook for another minute and then turn the heat off. Garnish with coriander leaves. 
This is a great accompaniment with chapati/naan or with ghee rice


What you will need:
  • Coriander leaves - a small bunch
  • Tomatoes - 2 large
  • Rice - 2 cups
  • Ginger - 1" piece
  • Garlic - 2 large cloves (you can instead use ginger garlic paste)
  • Coconut fresh or frozen - 3 tbsp
  • Green chillies - 2 to 3
  • Onions - 2 medium sized
  • Whole garam masala - cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, star anise
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil/Ghee - 2 tbsp

How to prepare
Heat 1 tsp of oil/ghee. Add the whole garam masala, chopped ginger and garlic. Now add the coconut and fry for about a minute. Now add the chopped coriander leaves and fry for another minute. Let the mixture cool and then grind it into a paste along with chopped tomatoes.

In a heavy bottomed vessel, heat the remaining oil/ghee. Add the sliced onions and fry until they are transluscent. Now add the ground paste and fry well. Add the rice and mix everything together. Add salt and water ( little less than 4 cups as the ground paste contains some water from the tomatoes). Cook until the rice is done.

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