
Ingredients:
• 4 – eggs
• 6 tbsp – Milk
• 1/2 – Onion – (chopped finely)
• 2 – Green chilli – (chopped finely)
• Pepper and salt – to taste
• Oil – for shallow frying
• For Gravy:
• 1 – Onion (paste)
• 1/2 tsp – Ginger and Garlic paste
• 1 – Tomato (ground into paste)
• 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp – chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp – Dhania powder
• 1/2 tsp – Jeera powder
• 1/4 tsp – Garam Masala
• 2 tbsp – oil
• 1/2 tsp – whole Jeera
Method:
- To make egg cubes:
- Break 4 eggs into a big bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients (milk, onion, chilli, pepper, and salt), whisk it thoroughly.
- Grease a bowl and pour this mixture into it.
- Heat 2 cups water in the pressure cooker.
- When boiling, place the bowl with the mixture in it. Close pressure cooker and cook for 8 to 10 minutes (without pressure valve).
- Alternatively, use a steamer to set the mixture.
- Cool the egg mixture slightly and use a sharp knife to remove the egg on to another plate.
- Now cut the steamed egg into square cubes.
- Shallow fry the pieces and set aside.
- For Gravy:
- Heat the oil in a kadhai. Add whole jeera, then add onion paste and fry till golden brown.
- Add garlic and ginger paste, sautee some more.
- Add tomato paste, and after sauteing a couple of minutes more, add the rest of the masalas, except the garam masala.
- When oil starts rising on the sides of the pan, pour 2 cups of water. Let it come to a boil.
- Add garam masala.
- Add the cubed eggs in to the gravy, let it come to boil once more.
- Pour out in a serving bowl, garnish with dhania patta.
- Serve hot with chapattis, paranthas etc.
Recipe courtesy of Roopashree Prasad