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Indian Egg Lababdar

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Indian Egg Lababdar

Recipe by Spice EatsCourse: MainCuisine: Indian, MughlaiDifficulty: Medium
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes
Total time

1

hour 

Ingredients

  • 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.

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