This is a simplest egg curry. I normally use regular eggs in this, but this time i decided to use quail eggs and it was delicious. It has a base of simple onions and tomatoes and can be made in few mins. It can be made in a jiffy and taste great with either rice or roti. So good.
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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Quail Eggs - 20
Oil - 2 tblspn
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 large chopped finely
Curry leaves a handful
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Tomatoes - 2 large pureed
Green Chillies - 2 slit
Salt to taste
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tblspn
Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
Water as needed
Coriander Leaves a handful finely chopped
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 large chopped finely
Curry leaves a handful
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Tomatoes - 2 large pureed
Green Chillies - 2 slit
Salt to taste
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tblspn
Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
Water as needed
Coriander Leaves a handful finely chopped
Method:
Boil quail eggs in water for 3 to 4 mins. Wash it in lots of cold water and peel the skin off. Set aside.
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in cumin seeds and let them sizzle.
Add in onions, curry leaves, salt and turmeric powder and fry them till golden.
Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
Add in green chillies and spice powder and mix well.
Add in tomatoes and cook that till oil separate from the mix.
Now add in water and bring it to a boil.Simmer this till oil separates.
Now add in boiled peeled quail eggs and simmer for 5 more mins.Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve.
Pictorial:
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| You need a bunch of quail eggs |
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| Take i in a sauce pan, cover with water |
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| boil this for 4 mins |
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| wash it with cold water |
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| once the eggs are cold, peel the skin |
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| done |
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| set aside |
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| Now take your ingredients |
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| crackle cumin in hot oil |
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| add in onions and curry leaves |
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| add in salt and turmeric powder |
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| mix well |
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| fry till golden |
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| add in ginger garlic paste |
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| add in green chillies which is slit |
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| saute till golden |
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| add in spice powders |
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| mix well |
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| add in pureed tomatoes |
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| mix well |
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| cook this till tomatoes are cooked |
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| now it is done |
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| oil has separated from this |
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| add in water |
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| mix well..cook till oil separates |
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| add in eggs |
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| simmer for few mins |
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| add in coriander leaves |
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| mix well |
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| Serve |
Sha2016
Hi Aarthi, can we use hen eggs instead of Quail eggs?
Sha2016
Hi Aarthi, can we use hen eggs instead of Quail eggs?
Deepthi GS
Thank you very much