Family Cookbook


Kachha Masala Egg / Meat Curry

This curry can be made by substituting eggs with meat or fish (for fish molea)

Ingredients

To be ground into a paste

  • Fresh or dry coconut 4 Tbs
  • Green chillies 3
  • Coriander leaves ยฝ bundle
  • Salt ยผ tsp (should be added to avoid making the green chillies bitter)

For the gravy

  • Meat (or eggs) ยผ kg (3-4 eggs – boiled)
  • Onion 1 (chopped)
  • Ginger-garlic paste ยฝ tsp
  • Cardamom 2
  • Cinnamon 2 sticks
  • Cloves 3
  • Chillie powder 1 tsp (donโ€™t add much because there are green chillies in the ground masala)
  • Turmeric powder ยผ tsp
  • Tomatoes 2 (chopped)
  • Potatoes 2 (cut each into 4 pieces)
  • Vinegar 2 tsp
  • Oil 2 Tbs

Instructions

  1. Grind The Green Masala With A Little Water And Keep Aside.
  2. Heat The Oil In A Cooker And Add The Onions. Add The Spices All Together.
  3. After It Turns Pinkish, Add The Ginger-Garlic Paste And Let It Fry For 1 Minute.
  4. Add The Spices, Chillie Powder, Turmeric Powder And Salt And Let It Fry.
  5. Then Add The Ground Green Masala And Let It Fry For 2 Minutes.
  6. Cut The Tomatoes Into Small Pieces And Add To The Onions And Green Masala Fry. Let It Turn Pulpy.
  7. Add The Meat With Approximate Water And Let It Cook For 5-6 Whistles. (If Boiled Eggs Are Being Used, Then Add It Along With The Potatoes And Let It Cook For 3-4 Whistles)
  8. Remove From Fire And Add The Potatoes To Cook For 3-4 Whistles.
  9. Finally Add The Vinegar To The Curry After Letting Out The Steam From The Cooker. Let It Boil without The Cover For 2 Minutes.

Notes

  • In place of meat, hard-boiled eggs cut into halves can be added to the curry for katcha masala egg curry.ย  This curry need not be made in a cooker.ย  Can be made in a kadai. ย 
  • Similarly, fish (white pomfret semi-fried with turmeric powder and some salt) can be added in place of meat and cooked for five minutes. Potatoes can be avoided when fish is added to the curry.ย 
  • Vinegar is used to cut the chillie.ย  Potatoes have the quality of absorbing excess salt.ย  So donโ€™t worry if salt is much in the curry.ย  For any curry always add less salt.ย  If it is less, more you can add later.ย  But donโ€™t add excess, then nothing can be done to remove the excess salt.
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