Egg Curry

This is an easy version of the egg curry Amma used to make at home.I have always wondered how she patiently kept stirring the onions till they become golden brown and then add tomatoes, then sauté ing again. Well, i don't have that much patience.So i developed my own style of making egg curry for which Amma always teases me saying 'eluppavazhi egg curry'(egg curru made in easy way)...Lazy me.. :P

But no compromise with taste,huh..so lets get on with the recipe

Ingredients

Eggs-6 nos.,boiled & deshelled
Onion-2 big,roughly chopped
Tomatoes-3 medium,roughly chopped
Green chillies-2 ,slit
Garlic cloves-10-12
Fennel seeds-1 tsp
Curry leaves-2 sprigs
Turmeric -1/2 tsp
Soya sauce-1/2 tsp
Chicken masala-2 tsp
Chilli powder-1/2 tsp
Pepper powder-1/4 tsp
Coriander powder-1/2 tsp
Garam masala-1/2 tsp
Milk-3/4 cup or cream-1/2 cup
Oil- for tempering

Method

Heat 2 tsp oil in a kadai and add the fennel seeds and let it splutter.Add the chopped onions,green chillies and garlic and sauté till it becomes soft.Add tomatoes and sauté again till it becomes slightly mushy.Switch off the flame and allow the mixture to cool down.Transfer the whole mixture into a mixer jar and grind it to a smooth paste.Add a little water if needed.

Heat a kadai and add 2 tsp oil and add the ground mixture and sauté in medium flame.Add the curry leaves and continue cooking till oil oozes out.Then add turmeric,chilli powder,soya sauce,chicken masala,garam masala,pepper powder and coriander powder one by one and sauté till the raw smell leaves.Then add 1/2 cup water,mix well and bring the whole gravy to boil.Add salt and simmer flame.Then add milk/cream,slowly mix.Check for salt. Allow the gravy to simmer for 5-10 mins.Take care not to put in high flame as the milk may curdle.Now the gravy will be slightly thick.Add the eggs one by one after giving slits on the surface.Let the curry cook for 2-3 mins and switch off.Garnish with cream/coriander leaves if needed. Enjoy with hot rotis/phulkas/steamed rice!!

Corn Flour Halwa/Karachi Halwa

Corn flour halwa is a very easy sweet dish that even a beginner can make.This comes out so good and it hardly takes 10 mintes for the whole preparation.Do try this sweet this Diwali and enjoy!!


Ingredients

Corn flour - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Water - 2 1/2 cups
Cardamom powder - a fat pinch
Cashews - 5-10,chopped
Ghee - 1 tablespoon
Food colour - a small pinch,any clour of your choice( i tried with orange and green)

Method

Grease a plate with ghee and set aside.

In a nonstick pan, add sugar and one cup water and bring to boil till slightly sticky. No need to check for string consistency. In a seperate bowl, mix corn flour, 1 1/2 cup water and food color together without any lumps.
Then add the cornflour mixture into sugar syrup, keep stirring in low flame.Stir continuously to avoid lumps Slowly it will become glossy here and there.Keep stirring.Then it will thicken.Now add ghee and cardamom powder and chopped cashews.Once it comes together as a whole mass and starts to leave the sides of the pan, switch off.Now transfer the mixture to the ghee greased plate.Let it cool for some time, cut into squares and enjoy.