Family Cookbook


Egg Sambol

Ingredients

  • Onion 1 (minced)
  • Ginger-garlic paste ยฝ tsp
  • Green chillies 2 (each cut into 1 inch pieces)
  • Curry leaves 1 stalk (chopped)
  • Tomatoes 4-5 (chopped)
  • Chillie powder ยฝ tsp
  • Turmeric powder ยผ tsp
  • Potatoes 2 (cut into 1 inch pieces)
  • Eggs 3 (unboiled)
  • Salt ยฝ tsp
  • Oil 2 Tbs

Instructions

  1. Fry the onions in a kadai with the oil until light pink
  2. Add ginger garlic paste and let it fry for some time
  3. Then add the curry leaves and green chillies. Let it fry for some time.
  4. Add the chillie powder, Turmeric powder, salt and let it fry briefly.
  5. Add the cut tomatoes and let it fry until it becomes pulpy.
  6. Add quarter cup of water. When it begins to boil add the potatoes. After five minutes mix the curry. The potatoes should be semi-cooked.
  7. Then break one egg at a time in the gravy (create a pocket in the curry gravy) and leave it to cook for five minutes.
  8. Do not mix the curry at this stage.
  9. Keep the stove on a low flame in order for the curry not to get caught up. This way, you will get two fully boiled eggs, soaked in the curry gravy.
  10. Before taking down the curry, check if the potatos are cooked. Add a little water if needed. Gently dig the curry from the sides and bottom to avoid burning.
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