Egg Fry

Ingredients:

Eggs : 4

Oil :2 spoons

Onion : 1 small finely cut

Tomato : 1 medium finely cut

Clove: 1

Cinnamon : 1/2 inch

Star Anise: 1

Mustard seeds: 1 tsp

Curry leaves: 5

Ginger & garlic paste : 1 spoon

Salt : 2 taste

Green chillies : 4

Turmeric : 1 spoon

Cilantro : 1/4 cup finely cut

Method:

Heat oil in a pan.

Add clove, cinnamon, star anise. Let it splutter.

Add mustard seeds, curry leaves. Let it pop.

Add green chillies. Saute it.

Add onion, tomato, ginger&garlic paste. Saute it.

Add salt, turmeric. Mix will.

Break eggs one by one into the pan. Mix well.

Mash the egg into small pieces while cooking.

Close the lid and cook for few more min. One the egg mixture is dry, switch off the stove.

Transfer the fry into a bowl.

Goes well with Chapati or as a side item for rice.

Egg Curry

I love Egg Curry.. When I was a kid, I used to like only boiled egg.. specially the yellow moon inside... I never liked the white part.. But, now I am quite opposite... Hmm.. strange how we change as we grow up.

My school friend Gowri asked me to post this recipe last week.. So, here I am with this simple.. yet.. delicious egg curry..

I do prepare egg curry in different ways. This is one of the method. I will post the other methods as well when I do it.

Ingredients:

Eggs : boiled eggs 4
Oil : 3 spoons
Chilli powder : 3/4 spoon
Onion : 1 medium size
Tomato : 1 large size
Salt : 3/4 spoon
Clove : 2
Cinnamon: 1/2 inch
Star Anise : 1
Turmeric: 1/2 tsp
Dhania powder : 3/4 spoon

Masala:

Green chillies :2
Fresh coconut : 1/4 cup (cut into small pieces)
Ginger : 1/4 inch
Garlic : 2
Tomato : 1/2 finely cut

Method:

Grind all the items listed under masala by adding very little water if required.

Boil eggs and remove shell. Make 4 shallow slits on the eggs.

Heat oil in a pan. Add clove, cinnamon, star anise. Let it roast.
Add finely cut onion and remaining half finely cut tomato.
Saute until the raw smell goes. Add masala, salt, dhania, chilli powder and turmeric. Mix well.
Cook until the masala mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
Add required water for gravy and mix well. Add boiled,slit eggs to the pan.
Close the lid and cook until the gravy thickens.
Garnish with cilantro/mint/carrot.