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Chettinad egg masala

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 5 People

Ingredients
  

Chettinad Dry masala

  • 1 Tbsp Fennel seeds / பெருஞ்சீரகம்
  • 1 Tsp Pepper corns / மிளகு
  • 4-5 Red chilly / சிவப்பு மிளகாய்
  • Cinnamon, cloves, star anise, black stone flower

For gravy

  • 4 Boiled eggs
  • 250 Gms Shallots / சிறிய வெங்காயம்
  • 4-5 Tomatoes / தக்காளி
  • 2 Green Chilly / பச்சை மிளகாய்
  • 2 Tsp Ginger and garlic paste
  • 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder / மஞ்சள் தூள்
  • 1 Tsp Kashmiri red chilly powder
  • Few Curry Leaves / கறிவேப்பிலை
  • Salt Required

Instructions
 

  • In a pan Add 1 tbsp fennel seeds and dry roast
  • Add 1 tsp pepper corns
  • Add 4-5 red chilly and dry roast.
  • Add spices cinnamon, cloves,star anise,black stone flower.
  • Cool down transfer to a mixie jar and grind.
  • Grind to a coarse mixture.
  • In the same pan add 2 tsp oil
  • Add boiled eggs 4 no's cut lentgwise partially.
  • Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • Saute egg well stir continuously. Keep aside.
  • In a earthern clay pot add 2-3 tsp oil
  • Add 250 gms shallots saute till transparent.
  • Add curry leaves
  • Add salt
  • Add 2 green chilly
  • Add 2 tsp ginger garlic paste.
  • Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • Add 1 tsp kashmiri red chilly powder
  • Add ground chettinad masala powder
  • Add 4-5 finely chopped tomatoes.
  • Saute well till tomatoes become mushy and oil leaves at the sides.
  • Then add required water for gravy. And allow to boil till gravy becomes thick enough.
  • Add sauted eggs in the gravy
  • Allow to boil well after adding egg.
  • Chettinad egg gravy is ready to serve.

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