Simple Egg Potato Curry!
I am getting so many request from my readers to post more egg curry recipe. Sorry I couldn’t get to it so far. Today something reminded me of those request, so decided not to postpone it anymore.
Hard-cooked eggs and potatoes cooked with whole Spices, onions, and tomatoes and stewed in coconut milk.This pairs well with almost everything, appams, noolappam /string hopper, Kerala parotta, ney pathiri, roti/chapati, puttu, or with steamed rice, ghee rietc…Here you go my mom’s recipe for you to try! … Enjoy!
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Egg Potato Curry Recipe-Kerala Style
Ingredients
- Eggs : 6
- Potato : 1 large cubed
- Onion : 1 large thinly sliced
- Ginger : 1/2" inch small piece or 1 tbsp crushed
- Garlic : 6 cloves crushed
- Green Chillies : 2-4 or to taste crushed
- Thin Coconut milk - 2nd extract /Randampaal : 2 cup
- Thick Coconut milk -1st extract /Onnampaal : 1/2 cup
- Optional - Cashew Paste : 1/2 tsp take 6-8 cashew soak it in hot water for 10 mins and grind to fine paste
- Coconut Oil /Cooking Oil : 1 tbsp
- To Grind :
- Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
- Red Chilli Powder : 2 tsp or to your spice tolerance level
- Coriander Powder : 1 tbsp
- Whole Black Pepper powder : 1/4 tsp
- Fennel Seeds : 1/4 tsp
- Cinnamon : 1 " stick
- Cardamom : 2 pods
- Cloves : 2
- Mace : 1
- For Tempering :
- Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
- Shallots /Red Small Onions : 1 tbsp sliced
- Curry leaves : 1 sprig
- Coconut Oil /Cooking Oil : 1 tbsp
Instructions
- Boil the eggs with some salt, deshell and keep it aside.(Note : Adding salt prevents the egg from breaking)
- Grind the all the above listed ingredients "To Grind" to fine paste and set it aside.
- Heat coconut oil or cooking oil in pan, when its hot, Add crushed green chilles and saute for a minute.Now add sliced onion and little salt to taste; statue till it turns to translucent and light brown in color.Add crushed ginger and garlic, saute till the aroma rise.
- Reduce the fire to low and add the grounded masala paste and saute till oil separates.
- Increase the fire to medium-high and add cubed potato and thin coconut milk.Cover and cook till done.
- Add the cashew paste with thick coconut milk and mix well (Note : This step is purely optional, it enhance taste & also give a rich flavor.)
- Now reduce the fire to low, add the cashew mixed thick coconut milk and bring to a boil.
- Halve the boiled eggs and add to the gravy. Remove from fire.
- Heat oil in another small frying pan and add mustard seeds; let it splutter. Add sliced shallots and curry leaves,saute till it turns golden brown. Add to the curry, cover and keep aside for 10 minutes before serving, so that eggs absorbs spices...Serve hot & Enjoy!
Hope you will try and enjoy this Simple and Easy Kerala Style Egg Potato Curry as much as we did. Do let me know what you think.
Happy Weekend!
Sangeetha
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Hi Donna, Sorry For delayed reply.No tomatoes are added in this recipe.Thanks asking me about that. Actually it’s typo error.I’ve updated correctly. Sorry for the confusion.
Thanks,
Sangeetha
Hey Sangeetha,
Just a quick question ..Have you added tomatoes in this recipe ?
If yes, how many and when (I don’t see tomatoes in the recipe list , but you have mentioned it in the beginning so a bit confused….
Hi Ann, I’m sorry for the delayed reply, I was away on a vacation.Hence delay in reply. You’re most welcome! Thanks a lot for trying and letting me know. I’m really happy to know that it came out well for you and your family enjoyed it.My special regards to your family 🙂 please do try out other recipes too when you’ve time and let me know how it comes out.Hope you like it.
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hi Sangeetha,
I tried this and it came out very well. My family is asking me to make this curry often 🙂
Thanks a lot for sharing this recipe.
Ann
Hmm these look delicious, thanks for posting up this recipe, looks quite simple to make.
Simon
Thank you Sangeetha. I just tried it today and we had it with Chappathi. Wow!! It came out sooooo delicious & we all enjoyed it very much. Pandu naattil vechu amma undaakki thannittulla naadan mutta curryude same nostalgic taste. Thnx a million dear.
~ Priya
Hi Sangeetha. Thank u soooo much for this wonderful recipe. I tried it today for dinner with chappathi & WOW!! it came out sooooooo yummy, we all enjoyed it. Pandu naattil vechu amma undaakki thannittulla mutta curry yude same nostalgic taste. Thnx a million….!!
Hi, tried this and was yummy.
Hi Allzz, Thank you so much for saying hello and it's a pleasure to know that you find Kerala dishes interesting.Do revert to me with feedback if you try anything!
Good Luck!
Sangeetha
I just stumbled upon ur blog, I'm from. North indian side but born n bought up in UAE. I love kerala dishes a lot…definitely ill try it out.
Thanks Vishnupriya.:)
so special so tasty
Thanks Rani! Please do try the recipes from here when you've time.
Cheers!
Sangeetha
luking gud
Thanks Rumana! Hope to see you around more!
Cheers!
Sangeetha
so rice and yummy curry..
Thanks Rafeeda 🙂 Hope you get to try this soon…let me how it goes.
Happy Cooking!
Sangeetha
this looks delicious!!! bookmarking to try one my next egg curry day…