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Friday, July 9, 2010

Chettinad Egg Gravy

This weekend i wanted to try some Chettinad dish so end up cooking this gravy.....n u know Chettinad delicacies are simply superb....loved this gravy...spicy one.




INGREDIENTS:

Boiled eggs - 4
Big onion - 1 ( finely chopped )
Green chilly - 1 ( slitted )
Tomato - 1 ( finely chopped )
Ginger-1 inch size ( finely chopped )
Garlic - 10 pods ( finely chopped )
Chili powder  - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon
Garam masala powder-1 tsp
Curry leaves - 10
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves to garnish

Gravy Masala: ( Grind the below ingredients to make a paste )
Shredded Coconut -  3 tablespoon
Fennel seeds-1 tsp
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Poppy seeds -1 tsp



PROCEDURE:

1. Boil the eggs, remove the outer shell and slit into half and keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a kadai, season with fennel seeds, then add chopped onions, green chilly and curry leaves and saute for few mins.
3.Now add the finely chopped ginger garlic to the same and saute for 3 mins.
4. Once this is done, add the finely chopped tomato pieces and fry until it get cooked.
5. Now add all the powder stuffs ( Chili, coriander and garam masala ), salt and saute well.
6. Then add 2 cups of water to the above and let it boil for 10 mins until the gravy gets thicken.
7. Finally add the gravy masala paste along with a cup of water. Bring it to a boil for 5 mins.
8. Without this the gravy is not complete...yeah boiled eggs....add them to the thick gravy and cook for 3 to 5 mins.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice, chapatis or frozen paratha....hmmm....yummy...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Nice one!