Enticing Egg Kurma

   
      Enticing Egg kurma :

                             Egg kurma  is an enticing south Indian receipe goes well with chapathy ,roti and steamed rice.In this kurma eggs are cooked along with the kurma rather then boiling and adding it separately to the kurma.Adding raw egg to the kurma ,gives extra taste.
                          

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 30 mins

Servings : 3 to 4

Ingredients :

·        Egg - 4

·        Onion – 2 small  chopped

·        Tomato – 1 chopped

·        Garlic cloves – 8 to 10 nos

·        Sambar powder (chilli powder+ coriander  powder)- 3 spoon

·        Salt as needed

For tempering :

·        Oil /ghee - 2 spoon

·         Split Bengal gram – 3 tb spn

To grind :

·        Coconut – ½ cup

·        Khus khus – ½ spoon

·        Sombu – ½ spoon

·        Garlic cloves – 3 small

·        Onion – ½ chopped

Preparation :

·        Boiled  two eggs and remove the shell and make slits on the top and bottom with knife and keep it aside.

·        Grind  coconut along with khus khus and sombu into a fine paste.After that add onion and garlic add grind it coarsely.keep it aside.

Method:

·        Heat oil in a pan and add split Bengal gram till turns to golden brown.

·        Add  chopped onion ,garlics and fry for a minute in low flame.

·        Add the tomato and sauté until the tomato get cooked.

·        Add sambar powder and fry in low flame till the raw smell  goes off.

·        Then add enough water  and the grinded paste .Adjust the salt if required.

·        Cover the pan with lid and cook it for 20 mins.

·        Now break the eggs and ass it directly one by one to the boiling kurma. Take care not to stir the kurma in between this helps the egg to cook as a solid piece.

·        Then add the boiled eggs stir gently to cover the eggs completely with the kurma.

·        Simmer for another 5 mins and off flame and let it stand for 10 mins before serving…Done!

                    

                                   

Egg kurma is ready. Enjoy this with appalam or raita or mambalam(mango) as a side dish..mm…. yummy... J