Though we are vegetarians, I love using eggs in gravies or rice dishes. Egg korma is a usual gravy I make at home. But the egg gravy recipe that I have tried with many different masala powders and combinations of chilies, onions or tomato is the famous anda masala. Anyone who has tasted the anda masala (egg masala) can remember the creamy taste and the soft-flavorful egg which has absorbed all the spices from the gravy.

Whenever I see a egg masala recipe, I try it out at the earliest. This anda masala is from Ramya’s Tomato Ka Kut. First the name was new to me and then it had eggs, so I was wondering what it was. Then I read her post and the story behind it, with the gorgeous clicks she had taken of the dish, I wanted to try it asap. After I tried it I am so glad that I borrowed the andas, I am gonna keep them

Ingredients (Serves-2)

Red onion-1
Tomato-3 (medium size)
Garlic- 5 cloves
Curry leaves- few
Tamarind- Key lime size
Coconut milk- 1/4 cup
Red chili powder- 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder- 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Red Chili- whole- 2
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Cilantro to garnish
Hard boiled eggs- 4

Method:

Cut onions into Juliennes. Finely chop the tomatoes. Soak the tamarind in a cup of hot water and extract the juice.
Use the eggs as whole eggs or chop them into two.

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and broken red chili. When they sizzle, add curry leaves, garlic cloves and stir fry for a minute. Add the chopped onions and stir fry well for 3-4 minutes. Add salt, chopped tomatoes and let it cook together for a minute or two.

Once the onions and tomatoes mingle together, add all the powders (turmeric, chili,garam masala, coriander) and stir fry for a minute. Add the extracted tamarind juice. Let it simmer for 10 minutes. When tomatoes and onions are tender and cooked through, pour the coconut milk to the pot, add the eggs and simmer for another 3-4 minutes.

Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot with rotis or pooris.

I liked the taste of adding tamarind to the gravy, usually I cook onions and tomatoes in plain water. If you do not have coconut milk, grind some coconut with water and make a thick paste and use the paste instead.

I am sending this anda masala to Shama’s family favorite event.