Boiled egg in dry spicy sauce |
This is simple curry with only a few ingredients. Egg is the main ingredient. It is easy to make. It will be liked by all, especially the younger ones. Now we know that we need some saturated fats for the normal bodily functions. Let not the cholesterol in the egg scare you. If consumed in moderation egg is a healthy food.
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Boiled egg in dry spicy sauce
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves : 3
1. Boil 3 eggs to be hard – about 10 minutes in high heat. Let it cool in cold water. Shell the eggs and cut them into halves.
2. Soak 15 grams tamarind pulp in a quarter cup of warm water for 5 minutes. Massage the pulp a few times and squeeze out the juice. Strain it and set it aside. First you add only about ½ to ¾ of the juice. Add the balance after tasting and if necessary.
3. In a small bowl soak 4 dry red chilies in hot water for about 10 minutes. Drain the water and set the soaked chilies aside.
4. In a liquidizer add soaked chilies, 45 grams coarsely chopped onion, 4 cloves thinly sliced garlic, and 7 grams finely chopped ginger, 1 tsp salt and tamarind juice. Grind into a smooth paste. Set the chili paste aside.
5. In a large frying pan or saucepan add 2 tbsp vegetable oil and heat up. When the oil is hot reduce the heat. Add ¼ tsp mustard seeds and let it crackle and add ½ tsp cumin seeds fry for 30 second add ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds and fry for another 30 seconds. See that it does not burn.
6. Add 45 grams onion and 1 thinly sliced green chili and fry for 5 minutes. To speed up frying you can add a pinch of salt.
7. Add the chili paste and fry for 5 minutes.
8. Add 1½ cup water and 10 curry leaves. Bring to boil and let it simmer till the chili smell leaves.
9. Add ¼ cup coconut cream and ½ tsp pepper. Taste for seasoning
10. Add the egg slices and cook for 5 minutes .Stir carefully now and then for the masala to be absorbed.
11. The curry will be almost dry without any watery gravy. The thick paste gravy will be very tasty.
12. Take the curry off the heat. It is ready for serving. It will be a tasty dish with a fried rice. The prepared masala with dry chili, tamarind and salt gives a wonderful taste. Hope you will try and enjoy.
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For
Boiled egg in dry spicy sauce
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves : 3
1. Boil 3 eggs to be hard – about 10 minutes in high heat. Let it cool in cold water. Shell the eggs and cut them into halves.
Boiled and halved eggs |
2. Soak 15 grams tamarind pulp in a quarter cup of warm water for 5 minutes. Massage the pulp a few times and squeeze out the juice. Strain it and set it aside. First you add only about ½ to ¾ of the juice. Add the balance after tasting and if necessary.
3. In a small bowl soak 4 dry red chilies in hot water for about 10 minutes. Drain the water and set the soaked chilies aside.
Liquidize Dry chili,onion, ginger and garlic |
4. In a liquidizer add soaked chilies, 45 grams coarsely chopped onion, 4 cloves thinly sliced garlic, and 7 grams finely chopped ginger, 1 tsp salt and tamarind juice. Grind into a smooth paste. Set the chili paste aside.
5. In a large frying pan or saucepan add 2 tbsp vegetable oil and heat up. When the oil is hot reduce the heat. Add ¼ tsp mustard seeds and let it crackle and add ½ tsp cumin seeds fry for 30 second add ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds and fry for another 30 seconds. See that it does not burn.
Spice paste |
7. Add the chili paste and fry for 5 minutes.
8. Add 1½ cup water and 10 curry leaves. Bring to boil and let it simmer till the chili smell leaves.
Boiled egg in dry spicy sauce |
9. Add ¼ cup coconut cream and ½ tsp pepper. Taste for seasoning
10. Add the egg slices and cook for 5 minutes .Stir carefully now and then for the masala to be absorbed.
11. The curry will be almost dry without any watery gravy. The thick paste gravy will be very tasty.
12. Take the curry off the heat. It is ready for serving. It will be a tasty dish with a fried rice. The prepared masala with dry chili, tamarind and salt gives a wonderful taste. Hope you will try and enjoy.
Boiled egg in dry spicy sauce is ready.
Recipe follows in detail with pictures.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves : 3
Ingredients
Main
Green chili and onion |
Others
90 grams onion - chopped coarsely
4 dry red chilies
Dry chili,onion,ginger and garlic |
4 cloves garlic – sliced thin
7 grams ginger – chopped fine
15 grams tamarind pulp
10 curry leaves
¼ cup coconut cream
1 tea spoon salt
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
one and a half cup water
Spices
¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
½ teaspoon pepper powder
Preparation
Boil the eggs to be hard – about 10 minutes in high heat
Let it cool in cold water. Shell the eggs and cut them into halves.
Boiled and halved eggs |
In a small bowl soak the dry red chilies in hot water for about 10 minutes. Drain the water and set the soaked chilies aside.
In a liquidizer add soaked chilies, onion, garlic and ginger, salt and tamarind juice. Grind into a smooth paste. Set the chili paste aside.
Spice paste |
Method
In a large frying pan or saucepan add the oil and heat up. When the oil is hot reduce the heat .
Add mustard seeds and let it crackle and add cumin seeds fry for 30 second add fenugreek seeds and fry for another 30 seconds. See that it does not burn.I am sorry in my preparation I have over fried cumin. Fry in very low heat.
Frying mustard, cumin and fenugreek seeds |
Adding onion and green chili |
Grounded sauce being fried |
Adding water and curry leaves |
Coconut milk is added and boiling |
Eggs added |
Curry being cooked |
Curry is ready |
Boiled egg in dry spicy sauce |
Egg curry with fried rice |
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