Dhal curry with eggs
Dhal curry with eggs is an occasional dish that are made in Southern towns of Tamilnadu, India on special occasions.
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22/10/2013
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Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 15-20 mins
Serves : 3-4
Cuisine :
South Indian /Srilankan»Main»
Tags :
Dhal, Egg, Muslim Meal
Main Ingredient :
Beans/Pulses Egg
Recipe Type :
Dinner Lunch Special Occasion
Ingredients :
- Toor Dal - 150g or 2/3 of a 250ml teacup
- Onion - 1 medium
- Tomato - 1
- Chilli - 2
- Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
- Egg - 4
- Cooking oil - 2 tblsp
Spice powders:
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Ground Fennel seeds (Sounff or Perunjeeragam ) - ½ tsp
- Chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Cumin (jeera) powder - ½ tsp
Method :
- Cook Toor dal with turmeric powder and water in a pressure cooker for 3 whistles.
- Cut onion into long slices, tomato and chilli into small pieces.
- Heat oil in a 2-3 ltr saucepan.
- Add onion, tomato, ginger-garlic paste and chilli and fry for few minutes.
- Add all the spice powders except cumin and turmeric powder and fry for about a minute.
- Add about 1 cup of water and allow it to boil.
- Add cumin powder, salt and dal to this saucepan and stir well.
- Break one egg at a time into the ladle in case to avoid the spoilt egg and pour it into the saucepan; cover and simmer for few minutes to make a poached eggs.
Notes : This curry goes well with Ghee Rice.
Other Names : Kothu Paruppu
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