
Ingredients:
• 4 – Egg (boiled and peeled)
• 2 – Potato ( boiled, peeled and cut into half)
• Oil
• Tadka ingredients:
• 1/2 tsp – Jeera
• 2 – Tej patta (Bay leaves)
• 2 – Dried red chilly
• Whole Garam masala:
• 4 – Cloves
• 1 – Bari elaichi
• 2 – Small elaichi
• 1 inch thin strip – Daalchini (cinnamon )
• 2 – Onion, medium size (thinly chopped lengthwise)
• 1 tbsp – Ginger Garlic paste
• Powdered masala:
• 1/2 tsp – Haldi powder
• 1 tsp – Jeera powder
• 1 tsp – Dhania powder
• 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder
• 1 tsp – Tandoori masala powder (optional)
• Salt – to taste
• 1 tbsp – Desi Ghee
• Water
• 1 bunch – Dhania patta (coriander leaves) chopped
Method:
- Make a small shallow cross at the tip of the egg using a knife.
- Heat oil in the karaahi.
- When oil is hot, put egg to it and fry for 5 minutes on medium heat or till the egg starts to turn reddish.
- Drain off the eggs from oil.
- Now add the potatoes, deep fry it till reddish.
- Take off the flame when done.
- Heat rest of the oil, put tadka ingredients and whole garam masala to it.
- When the jeera begins to splutter, add onion and saute for sometime over medium flame till onion gets transparent and pinkish.
- Then add ginger-garlic paste and saute for 2 minutes.
- Then add all the powdered masalas and salt.
- Saute everything for 2 minutes.
- Cover the vessel for 2 minutes and cook on a medium flame.
- Uncover the lid, add the fried egg, potatoes, desi ghee and 1/2 litre boiling water.
- Pressure-cook the subzi for 1 minute after the first whistle.
- Open the pressure cooker when it is cooled.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with hot pooris or steaming rice.
Recipe courtesy of Anitha Sahani