Egg Masala Stir Fry
- 6 Hard boiled eggs - (peeled and kept aside)
- To fry the eggs: Mustard oil - 1 tbsp Salt, pepper acc to taste Pinch of turmeric and kashmiri red chili powder per egg.
- 1 For the stir fry: Red bell pepper , cut into long thin strips
- 2, Red Onions,large -sliced thin
- 3 Tomatoes, medium - sliced thin
- 2 Green chillies kept whole
- 1 inch Ginger- cut into julienne
- 8 cloves , Garlic - chopped fine
- 1 tbsp Tamarind paste (i use ready made)
- 2 stalks, around 25 leaves. Curry leaves
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Red chili powder
- Salt to taste. Pepper to taste.
- 2 tbsp Oil - for the masala
- Hard boil some eggs, peel and fry them off in a pan.rnTo fry the eggs, add 1 tbsp oil in a nonstick pan, add the eggs , sprinkle the mentioned ingredients and let it gently fry on all sides (Remember to reduce the heat so that its golden all over, takes about 5 mins).
- While that's happening make the stir fry masala.rnHeat 2 tbsp oil in a separate pan, once hot add the mustard seeds, curry leaves in mustard oil.rnAfter it sputters,add 8 cloves of chopped garlic, 2 green chilies (whole) 2 large finely sliced red onions, 1 red bell pepper, 3 medium tomatoes, salt and pepper, Kashmiri red chili as per taste and saute till soft.
- Add the tamarind paste and brown sugar and saute well. Taste at this time and adjust as per taste. Usually needs more tamarind or sugar depending on personal preference. My version is hot, just a bit of tang from tamarind and the sugar is not noticeable at all.
- Your eggs must have been fried by now. Remove and cut into halves,length wise.rnWhen the masala is cooked, add the cut eggs to it and let it cook for 5 mins on medium to low heat.
- While that's happening, fry off the ginger julienne fried in oil.rnTo serve, scoop everything into a plate, pour over the fried ginger juliene and the oil, add a few more fresh curry leaves and give the eggs a final sprinkling of freshly ground pepper.rnVoila!
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/61244-egg-masala-stir-fry (may not work)