Egg Masala

Selecting this one as the first egg recipe of my blog wouldn't b a bad start na? Cuz, this one is really easy to prepare and a best match with appam, chappathi, idiappam, etc.. and a must know for almost all housewives and some hubbies out ter ;)! There would be different versions of this dish with almost all Keralites. An absolute delight indeed!

You would need

Boiled eggs : 3 nos.

Finely sliced onion : 2 nos.

Ginger : 1/2 inch piece

Garlic : 7 pods

Green chilly : 3 nos.

Turmeric powder : 1/2 tspn

Chilly powder : 3 tspn

Coriander powder : 1 tspn

Fennel seeds powder : 21/2 tspn

Oil : 4-5 tbspn

Salt :as required

Coriander leaves : a bunch

Garam masala : 1/4 tspn

• Boil the eggs, remove the shell and keep aside
• Take a pressure cooker, pour oil and once hot, add finely chopped ginger, garlic and green chillies until the raw smell goes off.
• Put finely sliced onion and saute along with a little salt and turmeric powder.
• Once the oinion gets slightly brownish in colour, add chilly powder, coriander powder and fennel seeds powder and saute with a little water to get the powders cooked. Add garam masala too.
• Add chopped coriander leaves and cook covered until u get 2 whistles on the cooker. Keep aside to cool.
• Take the boiled eggs, cut into halves and add to the gravy prepared in the pressure cooker.
• Saute the egg halves with the mix thoroughly without the egg yolk getting mashed until the gravy gets thicker and reduces in content. Check salt and add if less. Serve hot!