Tomato egg curry

Going straight to the recipe today.

Ingredients:( serves 2)

Eggs - 2 (hard boiled and peeled)
Oil - 2 tbspns
Ginger - 1/4 inch piece( sliced)
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tspn
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn
Black gram dal (Urud) - 1 tspn
Green chilli - 1 small
Garlic - 1 large clove
Onions - 1 large
Curry powder - 1 tspn( available at indian grocery stores or see masalas recipe)

• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn
• Chilli powder - 1/4 tspn
• Tomatoes - 4
• Coriander leaves - 1/8 cup(chopped)
  

Directions:

• Heat oil in a pan, add ginger to it and saute for a minute. Remove the ginger from the oil and discard.
• Splutter some mustard in the ginger infused oil.Add the cumin seeds, black gram dal and green chilli.Saute.
• Add garlic and saute and before it browns add onions.Saute.
• Once the onions turn translucent, add salt, turmeric, chilli powder and curry powder.
• Saute well for about 4-5 mins on a medium flame.
• Add tomatoes and stir.Cook for a minute, add 1/2 cup water and cover and let cook for 7-8 mins.
• Add coriander, stir and turn off the flame.
• Finally, make slits in the hard boiled egg and add to the curry.
• Serve hot. Partners well with any roti or even rice for a change.

Luv 'n' luc'
Smitha