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I am a media professional ,settled in Mumbai.I am a product of various cultures happily co existing.Born of a Gujrati-Karwari father and a Goan Saraswat mother. Married to a Khatri from Lucknow.My closest friends are a Bengali,a Tam Bram,A Shetty.I revel in the colourful social tapestry I live in and blogging about its intricacies is my way of celebrating them.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Egg Curry

Eggs are today considered a vegetarian food.Atleast it is in the grey area in between vegetarian and non vegetarian.The firsat item to be tried for the newly crossed over non vegetarian, a kind of testing the waters. Once you've enjoyed an egg curry, there is no turning back. You are on your way to the pleasures of non vegetarian culinary delights.
An easy recipe for a meal for two, you will end up impressing the non indian with this main dish, without any sweat.o happy cooking, happy eating and happy impressing.



2 eggs,2 onions chopped, 2 tomatoes chopped, 1 green chilli, 2 tbsp oil, 1 tsp each of turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala, cumin powder, 2 tsp coriander powder, 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste,salt to taste , green coriander to garnish

Heat oil. Put in chopped green chilli. Add in onion and cook on a slow flame till light brown. add in ginger garlic paste and cook till oil separates. Add in tomatoes and cook till soft and pulpy. Mix together the powdered spices : turmeric, red chillin powder, cumin powder, coriander powder. Add to the tomato paste and salt to taste.Further cook till oil separates.

Meanwhile boil 4 eggs till hard boiled.Beat the balance 2 eggs.Once the masala paste is cooked, add in the hard boiled eggs, add 1 cup water. Check salt.Once the gravy starts boiling, add in the beaten eggs . Do not stir. Let simmer for 2 mins, then gently break up the egg layer till it cooks and gravy separates. Add in green coriander leaves and garam masala. Can be served with roti, rice or bread.

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