Egg Curry

Ingredients:

• 6 hard boiled eggs
• 5 tbsps vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil
• 2 medium sized onion cut into quarters
• 3 medium sized tomatoes cut into quarters
• 2 green chillies
• 2 tsps garlic paste
• 2 tsps ginger paste
• 2 tsps coriander powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• Chopped fresh coriander leaves to garnish
• 2 potatoes cut into 1" cubes (optional)

Preparation:

• Heat 2 tbsps of the cooking oil in a deep pan and when hot, add the onions. Fry till slightly golden. Turn off the fire. Use a slotted spoon to remove the onions from the pan and put them in a food processor. Grind the onions, tomatoes, green chillies into a smooth paste. Try not to add water while grinding, if possible.
• Heat the remaining oil in the same pan and add the paste you just made to it when it is hot. Fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the ginger and garlic pastes, all the dry spices, mix and fry till the oil begins to separate from the masala (onion-tomato-spice mix).
• Now add 2 cups of warm water to this masala and bring to a boil on a medium flame.
• If adding potatoes to the curry, add them now and cook till half done.
• Half slit the boiled eggs vertically and add them gently to the gravy. Simmer the flame and cook for 10 minutes or till the gravy is thickened/ reduced to about 3/4 of the original quantity (when you added the water). If you have added potatoes they should ideally be cooked by now.
• Turn off the fire and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice and a vegetable side dish