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Spicy Chettinad Egg Curry Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Eggs - 4
Oil - 2 tbsp.
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp.
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp.
Onions - 2 large sliced thinly
Tomato Puree - 1/2 cup ( 2 medium size pureed)
Green chilli - 1 slit
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp. 
Salt to taste

For Roasting and Grinding:
Oil - 1 tsp.
Coriander Seeds / Malli - 2 tbsp.
Whole Pepper - 1 tsp.
Dry Red Chilli - 4
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp.
Fennel Seeds / Sombu - 1 tsp.
Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small stick

Directions:
Directions:
In a sauce pan add the egg with required water and boil it for 5 minutes. Peel the shell and keep aside.
In a medium pan add a spoon of oil and heat it.
Add in the whole spices and roast them for 3 mins on low flame.
Add the roasted ingredients to a blender and grind it. Then add some water and grind it to a smooth paste.
In the same pan add some oil and heat it. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, onions and green chilli along with some salt. Saute for few mins till they are translucent.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook for a minute so the onions turns soft and cooked. Add required water and cook for few minutes.
Now add in the masala paste, tomato purée and cook till oil separates from gravy. Add the eggs and cook for a minute. Add some coriander leaves. Serve with rice, chapati or naan.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Very yummy side dish for rice and naan....

 

 

 

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