Simple n Spicy Egg Curry
Meri jaan…meri jaan….Murghi ke ande….
Sunday ho ya phir Monday….
Roz khaayeein ande….
Sorry if I missed out the lines in between or after as I’ve been able to recall it only to this extent…. Anyways, these are the lines or rather the made-up lines I often find myself humming around to my son whenever I’m in the kitchen cooking eggs…. Maybe can’t just get it off my mind as I’ve been listening to this tune since my childhood….thereby eliciting a nostalgic touch to the whole episode…. Though launched as a minute jingle to promote egg-consumption among people, this particular ad became so popular that in fact it is still found to be loved and appreciated by all. And I hope you guys too wud be remembering these lines and tune you used to wake up to, in your childhood days…the ad, which was literally played every Sunday just before our favorite cartoons were aired. And irrespective of the vague phrases in this jingle, I believe I’ve put across the message it tried to convey and is still trying to do so…:) though can’t get to hear it much often nowadays!!!!
So, as the ad goes, simply have an egg everyday and energize your body with all the reqd proteins, vitamins and minerals. Why so??? Coz eggs provide a significant amount of protein to one’s diet along with a wide range of various nutrients. And believe me, it is in fact the least expensive food source of complete protein. While the white portion is a rich source of proteins, the yellow yolk is that of fat. And though recommended that people on low-chol diet shud take only the white portion and discard the yolk, it is also argued that both are extremely essential for our body. Hence, intake of eggs’ whites and yolks shud be adjusted accdg to your health including the C factor as well.
Basically falling under the Non-veg category, one of the notable features of eggs is that it can be cooked in any form unlike other non-veg items like meat, chicken, fish etc. And the most popular ones being scrambled, hard boiled, even half boiled, omelettes, hardboiled ones in spicy gravies, and not to mention it’s highly customary usage in cakes and desserts. Another good thing about it is that it’s the only one of it’s kind, which offers more scope for variations for food innovators…though I have to usually settle on scrambled one with veggies or plain hardboiled ones…highly preferred by my son who is too little to try out the other tasty versions…. :)
Talking about the various variations, one such popular kind is the inclusion of hardboiled eggs in spiced curries which is infact extremely relished by all Kerala households alike especially for breakfasts or dinner as a favorite accompaniment with appams or rotis or chappathis. So, contributing to the innumerable number of egg curry recipes in the cyber world, here’s my simplest version of the same.
Easy to make and with the short list of ingredients always on hand in your pantry and fridge, here’s how it goes….
You’d require
Eggs – Depending upon the number of family members
4 – 5 large Onions
2 medium sized ripe Tomatoes
2-inch piece of Ginger
A few Garlic pods
A couple of slit Green chillies
A few Curry leaves
½ tsp of Turmeric powder
1 tbsp of Kashmiri Chilly powder
2 heaped spoons of Coriander powder
1 tsp of Garam masala powder (Use home-made garam masala powder for better results)
Salt – As required
Oil – As required
You can change the proportions accdg to your tastes and moods for the day… :)
Method:-1)Boil the eggs and keep it aside.
2)Thinly slice the onions, ginger, garlic and tomatoes.
3)Heat 2 – 3 tbsp of oil in a pan.
4)Add onions, ginger, garlic and curry leaves and sauté really well till the onions turn almost golden brown in colour. The more you sauté, the tastier the curry will be and this obviously requires lots of time and patience….:)
5)Add the tomatoes and sauté till the tomatoes gets blend well with the onions.
:- You can also stir in a little oil if the whole thing gets dried up.
6)Add the powders along with the salt and mix well.7)Add sufficient water and mix well again.
8)Make slits all over the boiled eggs and toss them into the gravy.
9)Simmer for sometime till the gravy gets a thick consistency.
10)Check the level of salt and garam masala and adjust accdgly.
11)Garnish with coriander leaves which is optional.
You can also add a cup of thick coconut milk towards the end when all the water content has been evaporated. In that case, do not boil after adding the milk…just heat it through for some time. You can also substitute the powders with a couple of heaped tbsps of Eastern Chicken Masala powder if not too sure with the quantity part of the powders.
This is one of the easiest versions to whip up a spicy egg curry and I’m sure you can try all sorts of variations with this to make it taste better…. And if you do, do let me know too since I’m always skeptical when it comes to trying out recipe experiments…the reason obviously being that in case of letdowns, it wud either end up in the garbage or I’d have to gobble up the whole thing considering the effort and pain that went into the process…which as u know, is a rather tough thing to do….:)
So, guys, start singing to the old tunes of Meri jaan… and include eggs in your diet daily…get healthy and feel healthy…:-)
On that note, happy cooking!!!!
11)Garnish with coriander leaves which is optional.
You can also add a cup of thick coconut milk towards the end when all the water content has been evaporated. In that case, do not boil after adding the milk…just heat it through for some time. You can also substitute the powders with a couple of heaped tbsps of Eastern Chicken Masala powder if not too sure with the quantity part of the powders.
This is one of the easiest versions to whip up a spicy egg curry and I’m sure you can try all sorts of variations with this to make it taste better…. And if you do, do let me know too since I’m always skeptical when it comes to trying out recipe experiments…the reason obviously being that in case of letdowns, it wud either end up in the garbage or I’d have to gobble up the whole thing considering the effort and pain that went into the process…which as u know, is a rather tough thing to do….:)
So, guys, start singing to the old tunes of Meri jaan… and include eggs in your diet daily…get healthy and feel healthy…:-)
On that note, happy cooking!!!!
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