Creamy Egg Masala

Ingredients
Eggs 6 nos
Milk 250 ml
Onions 2 nos
Ginger 1 inch
Green chillies 4 nos
Coriander 1 tbsp chopped fine
Garam masala ½ tsp
Ghee 1 tbsp
Cream 4 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method
Hard boil eggs and shell them. Grind onions, ginger and chillies to a paste. Heat ghee in a pan and fry the onion-ginger paste for a minute. Add whole shelled eggs and fry till the onion paste turns pale brown. Add cream, milk and salt. When milk starts to boil, add coriander and let the curry simmer on low heat till the gravy thickens. Remove from heat and split eggs into halves. Sprinkle garam masala and serve hot

Stir-fried Vegetables

Ingredients
1/2 cup baby corn, sliced
1/2 cup onion, cubed
1/4 cup yellow pepper, cubed
1/4 cup red pepper, cubed
1/4 cup capsicum, cubed
1 tomato, diced
1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
2 tablespoons chopped coriander
1 tablespoon butter
black salt to taste

Method

1.Cut the tomato into half. Remove and discard the pulp. Cut the firm portion into cubes and keep aside.

2.Heat the butter in a pan and add the cumin seeds. When the cumin seeds crackle, add the baby corn, onions, yellow and red peppers, capsicum and tomato.

3.Stir fry for some time and then add the coriander and black salt.

4.Serve hot.

Beef Curry 1

Ingredients:

1 lb beef, cut into 1″ cubes
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp salt
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 chilies, finely chopped
2 tbsp coriander, ground
1 tsp cumin, ground
1 tbsp turmeric
1 tsp powdered ginger
2 tsp black pepper
4 oz tomato paste
1 1/4 cup beef stock
1/4 cup ghee (or butter)
2 tbsp garam masala

Method:

1. Marinate the meat in lemon juice and salt. Mix the onion, garlic and chili together well.
2. Heat the ghee in a heavy saucepan over medium heat and fry the onion mixture for 2 minutes.
3. Add the coriander, cumin, turmeric, ginger and pepper, stir well and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
4. Add the beef and lemon juice, stir well to coat the meat with the spices. Cook for 5-10 minutes.
5. Stir in the tomato paste and beef stock
6. Sprinkle in the garam masala and pressure cook till beef becomes tender
7. The gravy should by this stage be very thick, if it is not remove the lid from the pan and increase the heat to boil off excess moisture until the gravy thickens.

My Malayali Friend’s Egg Curry Recipe

Ingredients:

Hard boiled eggs – 8 nos
(Shell the eggs and make little slits around it with a butter knife)
Onions(medium) – 2 nos
Tomato puree – from 4 tomatoes
Ginger/garlic paste – 1tsp
Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
Cinnamon – 1/2″ stick
Clove- 5 nos
Cardamom – 3 – 4 nos
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder – 1 tsp
Salt – As reqd
*Heavy whipping cream – 1 small tetra pack
Oil – 2 – 3 tbsp

*It`s not whipped cream, you will find this in the dairy section along with milk.

Directions:

1)Grind the fennel seeds, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom to a powder.
2)Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
3)Add ginger and garlic paste and fry for 2 mins.
4)Add onions and fry, till golden.
5)Add the tomato puree and fry, till the excess water evaporates.
6)Add the turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt and ground spice mixture and mix well and fry for 2 mins.
7)Add the eggs to this and coat them well with the masala.
8)Cover the vessel for a minute.
9)Add 1 cup water to it and let it boil.
10)Check for salt and add more, if reqd.
11)Add the heavy whipping cream to this and stir it.
:- Heat it well, but do not let it boil after adding the whipping cream.