Mangalorean Egg Curry Amongst Coconut



My household likes eggs inwards whatever form: scrambled, boiled, omelette.. You get upwards it. We honey the curried version: jhatpat egg curry, tangy egg curry, egg chilli. 




At times, I brand the Curry alongside the Mangalorean manner sauce which I unremarkably reserve for fish or chicken every bit I oftentimes experience that I don't choose to undertaking that difficult to educate eggs. Today was i of those days when I craved for the Mangalorean manner sauce. Traditionally this is made alongside freshly grated coconut. I choose made this using kokosnoot milk. You tin role whichever method is convenient for you lot based on availability of ingredients.



Servings : 4-6


Prep time: 15-20 minsCook time: 15-20 minsTotal time: 30-40 mins


Ingredients:

Boiled eggs: 6
Coriander seeds: 2 tsp
Cumin seeds ( jeers): 1 tsp
Red chillies: 4-6 medium
Methi seeds( fenugreek): 4-6 seeds
Black pepper corns: 1/2 tsp
Tamarind: marble sized ( if using tamarind concentrate, role 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
Onion: 2 medium-sized, chopped
Garlic:  3-4 cloves
Coconut oil: 1/4 tsp + 1 tbsp ( whatever cooking fossil oil may travel used).
Tomato: 1 medium, chopped
Green chillies: 3-4, slit
Ginger: 1 inch, minced
Curry leaves : 1 sprig ( optional)
Coconut milk: 1 cup
Salt to taste.


Method:


In a sauce pan or sauté pan, rut 1/4 tsp oil. In this roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, methi seeds, dark pepper & ruby-red chillies i later on the other. Keep aside inwards a bowl to cool down.

Once cooled down, grind the higher upwards roasted items alongside tamarind, turmeric powder, 1 chopped onion too garlic. Add simply plenty H2O to grind it into a smoothen paste.

In the same saucepan, rut 1 tbsp oil.  Add the other one-half of the chopped onions. Sauté until it is transparent. Add the minced ginger, curry leaves , chopped tomatoes too sauté until the tomatoes choose softened. Add the dry soil masala, kokosnoot milk, tabular array salt too choose it to a gentle boil.

While the sauce it boiling, cutis the eggs too spell it into 2 halves too maintain ready.

Add the sliced eggs gently to the boiling sauce. Continue to summertime for a infinitesimal or two.

Garnish alongside finely chopped coriander leaves if you lot wish. I didn't choose whatever thence I haven't used any. 



Serve hot alongside rice/ bread/roti.

Enjoy!


Serve hot.



Cooking made easy:


If you lot desire perfect hard-boiled eggs hither is an slow agency to create it.
In a pot choose H2O to a boil too gently drib inwards the eggs. Let it proceed to boil for 10 mins. Turn off the stove too comprehend the pot too maintain it for simply about other 10 mins. Drain the water. Perfect hard-boiled eggs are yours to enjoy!

Tip for well for you lot living:


Try to throttle your egg consumption to maximum of 2 a day! Even though eggs choose many nutritional benefits eating also many eggs tin increase your cholesterol levels!

Food for thought:


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