Halwai May 26, 2025

Ingredients:

• eggs – 6
• Onions – 2 chopped
• Tomatoes – 2 diced
• Garlic – 5 flakes
• Ginger – 1 inch piece
• Crisco Oil – 4 tsp
• Chilli powder – 2 tsp
• Coriander powder – 4 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Coconut (grated) – 1/2 cup
• Cloves – 4 pieces
• Cinnamon powder – pinch
• Cardamom powder – optional
• Coriander leaves – a few
• Curry leaves – a few
• Tomato paste – 2 tsp

Method:

  1. Grind ginger and garlic to a paste.
  2. Grind coconut to a paste separately.
  3. Heat oil in a pan. Add cloves, cinnamon and cardamom powder, and the ginger-garlic paste.
  4. Then put onions and tomatoes into the pan.
  5. Keep frying until the onions are cooked.
  6. In a bowl, put chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, and salt.
  7. Mix well with water, and then add into the pan.
  8. Boil it for some time.
  9. Now add coconut paste and tomato paste.
  10. Boil everything together for a few more minutes.
  11. When the gravy becomes thick, turn off the heat.
  12. Break each egg and drop it into the gravy mixture, one at a time.
  13. Make sure the eggs do not touch one another.
  14. Do not mix or stir.
  15. Allow the eggs to set for some time, and then cook on low heat.
  16. Boil for 5 minutes.
  17. Now turn over the eggs gently.
  18. Cook for 2 more minutes.
  19. Remove pan from heat.
  20. Garnish with coriander leaves and curry leaves. Serve with chapatti or rice.

Recipe courtesy of Godhavari