This is a nice creamy curry with lot of taste !

Can be served with rice,rotis,stringhoppers ,

hoppers or even bread.

The trick to the taste is how you sauté and

grind the masalas .

So let’s get into the recipe now.

INGREDIENTS

5-6 boiled eggs , poached, or fried egg

1 big onion chopped

5-6 cloves garlic

2 tomatoes

Tamarind ( size of a gooseberry)extract

2 green chillies

1 tblsp rice

1 tblsp gram dal or channa dal

1/4 coconut cut

Salt to taste

1 tblsp chilli powder

1.5 tblsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp cummin seeds powder

1 tblsp methi leaves ( optional)

1 tsp sugar

For tempering

2-3 tblsp oil ( gingelly/ coconut oil)

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp methi seeds

Curry leaves

METHOD

First dry roast the rice and channa dal .

After it is 3/4th done , add a little oil and add

the coconut pieces and roast till you see the

edges of the coconut browning.

Grind this to a paste and set aside.

Next,heat oil in a pot add the ingredients for

tempering .

Add onions , tomatoes,garlic with salt and

turmeric and sauté till tomatoes are soft .

Now add the spice powders and mix well .

Roughly take some of the sautéed onion

tomatoes mixture and grind this to a coarse

paste, and add it back into the pot .

Add the tamarind extract and ground coconut

mixture now, and allow to cook for a few

minutes.

Add enough water to your requirements (approximately 2-3 cups).

Add eggs ,sugar and cook on a medium flame

till oil separates.

Add methi leaves and remove from fire.