This recipe is my own version which I kept simple but flavourful. I omitted the usual Indian spices used in this dish because they are not easily available in some of the countries. Also, some could find the aroma of those spices is too overwhelming. If you have access to authentic Indian spices feel free to add them in very small amounts an exotic version of this dish.
A pictorial description of the recipe is given at the bottom of this page.
So, let's get started;
You will need the following ingredients:
Ingredients | Amounts |
---|---|
Eggs | 6 |
Onions | 1 large |
Tomatoes | 1 |
Chilli powder/paprika | 1tsp` |
Turmeric powder | 1/2tsp |
Double cream | 3tbsp |
Bay leaves | 2 |
Sugar | a pinch |
Warm water | |
Ginger and garlic chopped | 1tbsp each |
Olive oil | 2/3 tbsp |
Indian spices: Use these only if they are available. They are not essential for this recipe. 1tsp of each will be sufficient.
- Garam masala
- Cumin powder
- Coriander powder
Let's make; This is a very simple cooking process. Just read through the steps, memorise and set to work
1st step
- Hard boil the eggs with a pinch of salt in the water which helps in removing the shell once boiled
- Add 1 tbsp of olive oil or any other cooking oil to a flat pan and heat it up
- Sprinkle a little salt, chilli powder/paprika powder, and turmeric
- Now drop the boiled eggs and fry them while rolling them around the pan until well coated with the spices
- Keep aside
- In a different wide pan, add 2 tbsp of oil and heat up. Drop two bay leaves
- Fry the thinly sliced onion until soft
- Add the chopped tomato and fry
- Splash a little hot water and continue mixing
- Add chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt
- Splash a little bit more hot water and keep frying until onions and tomatoes form a thick sauce
- Now drop all the eggs into the pan onto the sauce
- Roll the eggs in the sauce until well-coated
- Splash a bit more hot water and keep the eggs rolling and soaking up the sauce
- Now add hot water above the level of eggs and simmer under a low flame for about 12 mins
- Thereafter, pour at least 3 - 4tbsp of double cream and mix gently
- Cover and simmer for another 5mins
- Sprinkle a pinch of white sugar and just shake the pan. Cover and let the curry settle for a while before serving
- You can serve this delicious egg curry with noodles, bread, steamed rice, fresh naans or rotis
Fry everything together with a splash of hot water