Kadai egg Masala recipe is a rich, Delicious & healthy egg capsicum curry. A Perfect North Indian egg curry recipe for the times when you want to make special gravy using simple but one most versatile ingredients eggs.
Ingredients4 Whole Eggs
1 Onion diced
1 red onion sliced
1 Green Bell Pepper Capsicum sliced
1 teaspoon Ginger
3 Tomatoes puree
2 Cardamom ElaichPods / Seeds
2 Cloves
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon Turmeric powder Haldi
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon Coriander powder Jeera
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon kasuri methi Dried Fenugreek Leaves
2 teaspoon Oil
1 tablespoon cream
2 tablespoon coriander leaves for garnish
Method- To begin making the Kadai Egg Masala Recipe, First boil and peel the eggs and pierce them with fork. How to boil the eggs link is given above in the recipe.
- Heat a kadai pan with oil, and saute boiled eggs till surface starts to become slightly crispy and light brown. Take them out of pan.
- In the same oil add diced onions, green bell peppers, sauté until the onions and peppers are tender. Drain the veggies, take them out and keep aside.
- Now add cumin seeds in the same oil and when they start to pop, add bay leaf, cardamom and cloves.
- Now add sliced onions, when these turn light pink add spice powders like coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt to taste and mix well.
- Add tomato puree and cook the masala till oil starts to leave masala and masala stops sticking to the sides of pan.
- Now add about a cup of water and bring the gravy to a boil.
- Add onion and capsicum that was previously cooked, fried boiled eggs and finally the crushed kasuri methi.
- Mix everything and cook for 2-3 minutes and finally add cream or malai.
- Cook for another minute and add some sliced ginger juliennes and switch off the heat.
- Add butter, salt, cardamom powder orbadielaichiand and sautéfor few more minutes.
- Cut the egg into half and add the egg pieces and kasuri methi.
- Cover the pan and simmer the kadai Egg for a few minutes on low heat. After a few minutes, turn off the heat.
- Check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste. Transfer the Kadai Egg to a serving bowl and serve warm.