Indian Egg Lababdar
Course: MainCuisine: Indian, MughlaiDifficulty: MediumServings
4
servingsPrep time
20
minutesCooking time
40
minutesTotal time
1
hourIngredients
Boiled eggs- 5 (4 to be cooked & white of 1 egg to be grated)
Onions, fine chopped- 2 medium
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder- 1 tsp
Kashmiri Chilli Powder- 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder- 1 tsp
Cumin powder- 1 tsp
Bay leaf – 2
Kasuri Methi – 1 tsp
- For Tomato-cashew paste
Tomatoes halved- 2 medium
Cashew nuts- 12
Ginger chopped- 1 inch piece
Garlic cloves- 4
Green cardamom – 3
Cloves- 3
Oil- 3 tbsp
Salt- 1 tsp
Coriander leaves, chopped- 1 tbsp
Directions
- Preparation
- Boil the eggs. Shell the eggs & cut 4 eggs into halves. Keep aside 1 egg to be grated later.
- To make the Tomato- cashew paste, take a saucepan & boil water. Add in all the items indicated above & keep boiling till the tomato becomes soft. This should take around 5 mins. Strain it & allow to cool. Grind it till smooth in a blender.
- Fine chop the onions.
- Process
- Take a kadhai & heat oil.
- Add the bay leaves & immediately add the chopped onions. Fry on medium to high till light brown in colour. Now add the blended tomato-cashew paste and fry on high for 2 mins & then on medium for 4 mins till oil separates.
- Add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder & cumin powder. Mix & add a cup of water. Fry for 5 mins on medium.
- Add Kashmiri chilli powder & salt. Mix and fry on medium for another 5 mins till the masala is cooked & oil separates.
- Add the Kasuri Methi, mix & cook for 2 mins.
- Mix in the cream & little water to form the gravy. Cook for few mins till oil separates.
- Now add in the halved boiled eggs & give a stir gently to cover the eggs with gravy.
- Cover & cook for around 5 mins.
- Take a boiled egg and grate the egg white on top of the curry. Add a generous amount.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Simmer for 2 mins and then serve.