Egg Kurma (Muttai Kurma)

 

 
 
Ingredients 

• egg- 4
• cloves – 4
• cinnamon stick – 1(small)
• star anise – 2
• sombu – 1 pinch
• onion- 1 sliced and grinded to fine paste
• ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
• tomato- 2 ( fine paste)
• chilli powder- 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• coriander powder – 2 tsp
• coconut- 1/2 cup – grated finely
• curry leaves – few
• corriander leaves-few
• oil 3 tsp
• salt as per taste
• water as needed
• full cream milk – 2 tsp (optional) (for more creamy taste) 

Method 

• Boil the eggs and keep it aside to cool.
• Heat oil in the pan.
• Add the cloves, sombu, cinnamon stick, star anise and fry it.
• Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry till the smell goes off.
• Now add the onion, till golden brown colour and add the tomato and curry leaves and sauté well.
• Add little water and while is starts boiling, add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coroiander powder and salt.
• While it starts boiling, add the grated coconut and the cream milk.
• Check for the seasoning and switch off the stove.
• Now add the eggs after removing the outer skin and cut into half and put it in the kurma.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice.