Egg Curry

Egg Curry – A delicious curry, goes well with rotis , pulao.. !!

Serves: 2

Ingredients

For the masala (paste):

1 onion, roughly chopped

6 cloves garlic, chopped

1/2 – inch piece ginger, chopped

¼ cup  (or 3 tablespoon) chopped coriander leaves

Make a fine paste of above ingredients in a small mixer bowl. Do not add water when making paste. Keep aside.

Other ingredients

3 cloves

1 bay leaf

1 cinnamon stick (1 – inch size)

Masala paste

¾ teaspoon red chilli powder

¼ teaspoon  turmeric powder

1 teaspoon coriander powder

1 tablespoon tomato puree

½  cup (100 ml) water

1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

 2 boiled eggs

Method

Diluted red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder in 2 tablespoon water. Make a smooth solution and keep aside (spice mix).

Heat oil in a non stick pan / kadai. Add cloves, bay leaf and cinnamon. Fry on a low heat until fragrant.

Add masala paste and stir on a low heat for 3 – 4 minutes until the raw smell disappears.

Add diluted spice mix and fry on a low heat for 1 – 2 minutes until raw smell disappears and well blended with other ingredients.

Add tomato puree, salt to taste and 1/2 cup water. Mix all the ingredients well. Cover with a tight lid and cook on a medium to low heat for  10 – 12  till gravy slightly thickens / fragrant.

At this stage, add boiled eggs and cook on a low heat for another 5 minutes. Serve with Pulao / Rice / Rotis … 

Urulakkizhangu Mezhukupuratti

Kerala style stir  fried baby potatoes / Urulakkizhangu mezhukkupuratti – Best with rice / moru curry / parippu curry … !!

Serves: 2 - 3

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil

½ teaspoon mustard seeds

¾ teaspoon red chilli powder

¼ teaspoon turmeric powder

½ teaspoon salt

20 baby potatoes, boil separately, drain out water and peel off the skin

Method

Dilute red chilli powder and turmeric powder in 2 teaspoon water. Keep aside.

In a pan, heat oil on medium heat.  Add mustard seeds. When they crackle, reduce the heat to low and add diluted red chilli - turmeric powder. Stir well for 1 minute.

Add salt and separately boiled potatoes. Mix all the ingredients well. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon water. Cover with a lid and cook on a low heat for 10 minutes until spices well coated on potatoes. Serve as a dish with rice.

Spicy Chapati

Spicy  Chapati – It’s best with dal / korma / curd / pickle …

Makes: 8 – 10 chapatis

Please use same measuring cup to measure wholewheat and water.

Ingredients

1 cup / 200 ml wholewheat (atta) Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz capacity

1 tablespoon besan (gram flour)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon red chilli powder

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

½ cup  chopped  coriander leaves (or a mix of mint and coriander)

¼ cup + 3 tablespoon  water (use as needed)

6 – 8 teaspoon ghee / oil

 Method

In a wide bowl, mix all the ingredients except the water and oil.

Add the water little at a time (first start with ¼ cup water and later adjust with 1 – 3 tablespoon water) and make a soft dough like chapatti dough.  Cover and keep aside for half an hour. Divide the dough into 8 - 10 equal portions / balls.

Roll out into thin chapatis of 6 - inch diameter with the help of a dry flour.

Place a non - stick frying pan / griddle / tawa on heat. Place a rolled chapati on the frying pan / tawa and cook for few seconds until little bubbles appear. Turn over and cook for 1/2 minute or until brown specks appear. Cook each side for 1/2 minute and remove from tawa. Apply little oil / ghee on both sides of the  chapati and stack them on top of each other. Serve with any gravy dishes or  green chutney or pickle.

How to make Hung Curd?

Hung Curd – It’s used for the preparation of  Tandoori dishes (as a thick marinade) / Phirni / Shrikhand …

Makes: 200 – 225 ml or 1 cup from 3 cups curd

Method

Tie fresh 500 ml curd in a clean muslin cloth  tightly. Hang it for draining water ( liquid from curd ) for 3 hours, with a bowl underneath to  catch the whey. Scoop out the drained yogurt from the muslin cloth and transfer into another container.   Nestle Dahi or other leading brand won't take much time. Hung curd will be ready within half an hour.