Egg curry is the perfect dish when you want to satisfy your non-veg food cravings but are bored of having chicken or mutton. Also, it gives you an option in which Eggs move beyond the sphere of “breakfast food” and enters main course dishes. Apart from this, eggs being a rich source of proteins, makes the dish a healthy main course option.
Here’s how you can make sizzling and mouthwatering egg curry.
Ingredients:
• Boiled eggs -4
• Ginger-garlic paste -1 tablespoon
• Red chili powder -1 tablespoon + 1 tablespoon for curry
• Turmeric powder -1/2 tablespoon + 1 tablespoon for curry
• Salt –according to taste
• Cumin powder -1 tablespoon + 1 tablespoon for curry
• Coriander powder -1 tablespoon + 1 tablespoon for curry
• Cumin seeds -1 tablespoon
• Green Chili -1
• Finely chopped onion -1
• Ginger (chopped) -1
• Garlic (chopped) -1
• Water -1/2 cup
• Tomatoes -2
• Coriander leaves
• Asafetida -1/8 teaspoon
• Fenugreek seeds -1/4 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds -1 teaspoon
• Kashmir chili -1
• Curry leaves -8-10
Method:
• Take the boiled eggs in a bowl and mix it with ginger-garlic paste, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, cumin powder and coriander powder thoroughly.
• Heat oil in a pan, and sauté the spiced eggs.
• Take a separate pan, heat oil in it, and add cumin seeds, green chili and chopped onion.
• After they turn golden brown, add ginger, garlic, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder and salt.
• Cook it properly until the smell of rawness disperses.
• Now add water and let it simmer for some time.
• Add mashed tomatoes and add some more water and let the curry cook.
• Put the sautéed eggs into the curry and stir.
• Add coriander leaves and let it cook until one or two boils emerge.
• Take oil in a separate pan and heat it. Put hing, methi seeds, mustard seeds, kashmiri chilli, curry leaves and kashmiri chilli powder and mix well.
• Pour it into the curry and mix well.
Egg curry is ready. Serve hot and enjoy it with rice, tortillas, or naan.