This recipe for hard boiled eggs in a spicy onion gravy is one I often return to when i fancy an egg curry. It’s from ” Asma’s Indian Kitchen” by Asma Khan. I like to serve it with Coconut rice, or sometimes couscous.
Ingredients
- 4 medium eggs
- 6 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 green cardamom pod
- 1 Indian bay leaf
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 2 medium onions finely chopped
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger paste
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp Chilli powder
- 6 tbsp natural yogurt plain
- 1 tsp salt 1 tsp
- a handful fresh herbs to garnish
Servings:
Instructions
- If you keep your eggs in the refrigerator, take them out 30 minutes before cooking to bring them to room temperature. Fill a large pan with water and bring to a rolling boil over a high heat.
- Lower the heat to a simmer, then place the eggs in the water and cook for 12 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the eggs from the pan and place in cold running water to prevent further cooking. When they’re cool enough to handle, shell the eggs.
- In a shallow saucepan, heat the oil over a medium-high heat. Add the hard-boiled eggs and cook until they are speckled all over with brown patches. Remove the eggs from the pan and set aside.
- To the remaining oil, add the cardamom, clove and bay leaf. Add the cumin seeds and cook, stirring, for a few seconds until the seeds darken.
- Add the chopped onions, garlic and ginger to the pan, cook for a further 5 minutes until the onion mixture has softened and coloured to a light brown.
- Continue to stir while cooking to prevent the onions from burning and sticking to the base of the pan. If the onion mixture does stick to the base of the pan, sprinkle over some water.
- Add the ground turmeric, coriander and chilli powder. Cook, stirring, for 10-20 seconds or until the “raw” smell of the turmeric has disappeared, taking care not to let the ground spices burn. Pour over 200ml cold water and increase the heat to high.
- Once any excess water has evaporated, lower the heat. To avoid any lumps in the sauce, stir the yogurt before adding it to the pan. Stir to mix evenly and then season with salt.
- Lastly, add the hard boiled eggs to the pan and allow to heat through. Before serving, scatter over plenty of fresh herbs.
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