Muttai Kulambu (Egg Curry) Type 1

Ingredients:

·         4 boiled Eggs cut in halves

·         1 big Onion chopped

·         2 medium sized Tomatoes diced

·         2 Green chillies cut length wise

·         1 cup tamarind juice (1 tbs tamarind extract dissolved in 1 cup of hot water)

·         ½ tsp Turmeric powder

·         2 tbs Chilli powder

·         1 tbs Coriander powder

·         1 tsp Mustard seeds

·         1 tsp Urad dal

·         Few curry leaves

·         Bunch of Coriander (chopped)

·         1 tbs oil

·         Salt to taste

Preparation:

·       In a heavy wide bottomed pot, heat the oil, add mustard seeds after it splutters add urad dal, curry leaves, onion, green chillies and sauté till the onion turns into light brown.

·       Add the tomatoes and sauté it for 4-5 minutes.

·       Now add the tamarind juice, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, salt one by one and sauté finely

·       Add 2 cups of water and bring it to boil as the gravy thickens add the boiled eggs and cook it for few more minutes and turn off the flame.

·       Garnish with coriander leaves.

·       Serve the egg curry with rice/parotta.