Sep 10, 2008

Egg Curry

I make this whenever I am out of vegetables..It can be made in a jiffy and it tastes great with rice and rotis..Here comes the simple recipe..

Ingredients (Serves 4)
Egg - 4
Onion - 1 medium sized
Tomato - 1
Green chillies - 2
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspon
Coconut powder - 2 tablespoons
Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon
Cumin powder - 1 teaspoon
Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Garam masala - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves - few
Oil - 2 spoons
Salt to taste

Directions
Boil the eggs and remove the shells.Chop the onions,tomato and green chillies..Add oil in a vessel and add the cumin seeds and curry leaves.Once they start spluttering, add the onions,ginger-garlic paste, tomatoes and green chillies one by one and saute for two minutes until the onions and tomato gets cooked..Add the chilli powder, garam masala, cumin powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder..Add the coconut powder,salt and one cup water and bring to a boil..Simmer for 5 minutes..Slice the boiled eggs into half and add it to the cooked gravy..
Simmer for 2 minutes..

Serve hot with rice or rotis..

29 comments:

  1. Hey divya,you have a nice blog.Yummy looking egg curry. I too turn towards egg when I'm short on veggies.

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  2. Yes, whenever i want Non-veg, i go for egg. Delicious egg curry!

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  3. Eggcurry is my go to curry too... :) Looks creamy & good.

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  4. I too make this often Divya..Nandu's fav one..Looks delicious.

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  5. well said divya..me too the same whenever therez no veggies or non veggies, i too prepare egg curries with chappthi for dinner...ur looks delicious ..will try adding cocnut powder next time..

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  6. know what i made this curry today....haha what a coincidence....

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  7. Yes, we too ..whenever no veggies...Egg jindabaad ;)...the curry looks delicious.

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  8. I love Egg curries...You have a nice blog here.

    Hey Divya, I really thank you so much for your valuable comments on my blog.

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  9. Looks good. Thanks for the recipe. As you said eggs come to my rescue too.

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  10. looks so yum,..addition of coconut powder is new for me,..

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  11. I make a curry with tomatoes and drop the boiled eggs into it. Don't add the masalas tho'. What do you mean by coconut powder? Dessicated coconut?

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  12. My fav dish, love to have them with rotis..

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  13. My hubby will like this .. hez fond of eggs ..

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  14. hi divya egg curry really lookk great and yummy

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  15. hi divya egg curry really lookk great and yummy

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  16. hi divya egg curry really lookk great and yummy

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  17. Great Divya, its looking very tasty and tempting. With rice it will go wonderfully :)

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  18. Egg curry, oh yum! How did you manage to keep the yolks in place? Mine often slips away from the whites and falls into the gravy.
    Does that happen to you as well?

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  19. My favourite.....picture looks perect... so yummy:)

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  20. Thanks everyone for ur lovely comments.Glad everyone likes this recipe.
    @ Sra
    Yes I meant dessicated coconut.you could use fresh coconut as well
    @ Divya
    I add the eggs finally to the gravy so that the yolks stay in place.

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  21. Wow..this slooks delicious with that coconut in it..

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  22. I have never tried making egg curry as my family(except me)are not even eggitarians(sigh) :(..
    Bet it tastes great!..

    Hope I am not too late to wish your parents,
    "Many more happy years of celebration! :)"

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  23. Delicious lookin' egg curry, yummmmmm!!!!

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  24. Hey that one looks good,floating eggs are great to see,DarlingHubby loves to eat eggs,but i wont cook,i should really try this one.

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  25. helllloooooooooooooooo... i loveee egg curry... i fry d eggs.. wow.. made me hungry again

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  26. My favourite, and not only when there are no veggies at home!!Your version is definitely going to be added to my list of egg curry recipes!

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  27. Hi, came here fr foofbuzz. That egg curry looks so good. Gonna bookmark it.

    Farina

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