My Mom is a total vegetarian to such an extent that she doesn’t even eat store bought biscuits and cakes, but she would prepare egg dishes for us when we were kids and this is one dish of hers that my sister, brother and I love. It has a Konkani touch to it because she uses grated coconut in this curry. Whenever I eat this, it takes me back to those lazy Sunday afternoons when she would make this alongwith vegetable Pulao and Raita.
Ingredients
- Eggs - 6, hard boiled
- Masala:-
- Grated Coconut - 1 cup
- Roasted Byadgi Red Chillies - 12-14 (or depending on your taste)
- Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
- Green Cardamom - 1
- Peppercorns - 8-10
- Cinnamon stick - 1 " piece
- Cloves - 5
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Coriander seeds - 1 tblspoon
- Ginger - 1 " piece
- Green Chillies - 2
- Onions - 1
- Tomatoes (medium sized) - 1
- Seasoning:-
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Onions, medium sized - 2, finely chopped (keep a 1 tbsp aside for garnish)
- Cilantro - for garnish
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Peel eggs and make slits in the eggs on all four sides taking care not to slice through fully.
Blend all the ingredients for the masala to a smooth paste.
In a wide pan, heat oil. Add the finely chopped onions and fry till golden brown.
Add the masala and fry till the oil separates from the masala.
Add the eggs and make sure its well coated with the masala.
Put in 1 glass of water and salt to taste and bring it to a boil.
Turn off the heat and garnish with the remaining tbsp of chopped onions and cilantro.
Serve hot with white rice or rotis.
Note:- I used Byadgi red chillies, hence the rich red color for the curry.
If you are using any other red chillies, you may need to lessen the quantity of the chillies because byadgi chillies are less spicier than the regular ones.
5 Comments
anoo pie
March 4, 2013 at 9:47 pmmmmm, am definitely going to try this one.i usually make the kerala style one..one Q-is it easy to fry the masala? does the tomato,onion water not spatter everywhere while frying?
Aparna
March 5, 2013 at 8:50 pmIt does tend to splatter, so I keep the masala covered and I take it off the flame when I have to stir it.
anoo pie
March 5, 2013 at 9:19 pmthnx for the tip.keep the gud work going.
Latha
April 21, 2013 at 6:08 pmThanks for posting the Egg Curry recipe. Tried it out and the egg curry turned out delicious. Everyone enjoyed it immensely!! Will try the other dishes out too.
Aparna
April 21, 2013 at 9:02 pmThanks Latha! Do let me know when you try out other recipes…