Malai Egg Curry

When I'm in doubt about what to prepare; Egg curry is the first thought coming in my mind. I think it is the affordable and favorite choice for most of them. Malai egg curry is a creamy and delicious egg main course. It is well paired with idiyappam, naan or appam. Try this simple yet royal curry at your home and make the dine rich.

Ingredients:

1. Hard boiled Eggs-4 no's
2. Oil-1  1/2 tbsp
3. Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
4. Thinly chopped onion-1 large
5. Thinly chopped ginger-1 tbsp
6. Thinly chopped green chilly-2
7. Tomato-2 large
8. Kashmiri chilly powder- 1 tbsp
9. Coriander powder-1 tsp
10. Cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
11. Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
12. Garam masala powder- 1/2 tsp
13. Salt-to taste
14. Thick coconut milk-1 cup
15. Coriander leaves chopped-2 tbsp
16. Kasoori methi-1 tsp

Preparation:

• Cook tomatoes in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain it and add to the cold water.
• Peel  its skin and add it in to a blender to make a smooth puree. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan; splutter cumin seeds.
• Add very thinly chopped onion and saute until transparent.
• Add ginger and green chilly; saute for a minute.
• Add all the powders (8-12)in low flame one by one after mixing well in each addition.
• Add tomato puree and cook for 5 minutes in slow flame.
• Add 1/4 cup of water,  thick coconut milk and salt; When it boils add the boiled eggs in to curry.
• Cook for another 5-8 minutes until the curry thickens and oil floats on top.
• Switch off the flame by adding crushed kasoori methi and coriander leaves on top.
• Serve hot by curling some coconut milk on top.