Masaaledar Anda (Egg onion masala)

We all need simple, no fail, quick to make recipes to see us through the week and this one is perfect for that. It is also a great one for ‘kitchen beginners’.

Masaaledar Anda or eggs in an onion masala is a perfect accompaniment for dosas, rotis, phulkas, in fact breads of any kind. Well, I could eat it with rice too!

A quick tip to get perfect hard boiled eggs – one whistle in the pressure cooker! Yes, you heard it right. Wash the eggs and place in the pressure cooker; add a pinch of salt. Put off after one whistle and you get perfect hard boiled eggs. Saves a lot of time…

So, let’s get cooking Masaaledar Anda – a simple, quick, delicious dish with onions and boiled eggs.

Ingredients:

1. Eggs – 6
2. Red onion – 3, sliced finely
3. Garlic cloves – 3, chopped
4. Curry leaves – a handful
5. Tomato – 2, sliced finely
6. Green chillies – 1-2, slit (adjust to suit your spice level preference)
7. Red chilli powder – ½ – 1 tsp (If you want a deeper red colour for the dish, use half the quantity red chilli powder and half Kashmiri chilli powder).
8. Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
9. Salt – to taste
10. Coriander leaves – for garnish, chopped
11. Vegetable oil – 2 – 3 tbsp.

Method:

• Hard boil the eggs (I used the pressure cooker; use whichever method you want), remove the shell and cut in halves. Keep aside.
• In a pan, heat oil and add sliced onions. Saute for 3 minutes.
• Add curry leaves, garlic and green chillies and sauté again till onions are light golden
• Add the tomatoes and sauté for another 5 minutes.
• Add the spices and season with salt.
• Saute again till the masala comes together; add water to loosen up the gravy a little. (Skip water if you like it dry).
• Add the boiled eggs and mix gently. Remove from heat and garnish with coriander leaves.