Halwai February 2, 2024

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:

  1. To make egg cubes:
  2. Break 4 eggs into a big bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients (milk, onion, chilli, pepper, and salt), whisk it thoroughly.
  3. Grease a bowl and pour this mixture into it.
  4. Heat 2 cups water in the pressure cooker.
  5. When boiling, place the bowl with the mixture in it. Close pressure cooker and cook for 8 to 10 minutes (without pressure valve).
  6. Alternatively, use a steamer to set the mixture.
  7. Cool the egg mixture slightly and use a sharp knife to remove the egg on to another plate.
  8. Now cut the steamed egg into square cubes.
  9. Shallow fry the pieces and set aside.
  10. For Gravy:
  11. Heat the oil in a kadhai. Add whole jeera, then add onion paste and fry till golden brown.
  12. Add garlic and ginger paste, sautee some more.
  13. Add tomato paste, and after sauteing a couple of minutes more, add the rest of the masalas, except the garam masala.
  14. When oil starts rising on the sides of the pan, pour 2 cups of water. Let it come to a boil.
  15. Add garam masala.
  16. Add the cubed eggs in to the gravy, let it come to boil once more.
  17. Pour out in a serving bowl, garnish with dhania patta.
  18. Serve hot with chapattis, paranthas etc.

Recipe courtesy of Roopashree Prasad