Sri Lankan Style Fried Egg Curry Recipe
A eggetarian Sri Lankan recipe with whole egg - boiled, sprig curry leaves, onion - sliced. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
20 steps- 1
To begin making the Srilankan Style Fried Egg Curry Recipe, heat a saucepan with required amount of water
sprig curry leaves(1) - 2
The quantity of water depends on the number of eggs you want to boil
- 3
Add water so that all the eggs are dipped under it properly
- 4
Put the eggs in water and cook till you see some cracks on the outer layer of the eggs
- 5
This will take form 10 to 15 minutes
- 6
Once you see the cracks, switch off the stove and take the eggs out
- 7
Let them cool down
- 8
Once the eggs cooled down, take out the outer shelf and keep the eggs aside
- 9
Heat a flat skillet with 2 tablespoons oil
- 10
Once the oil is hot, add boiled egg and fry it evenly till it is golden brown from all the sides
whole egg - boiled(4) - 11
Once done keep it aside
- 12
In the same pan, add cinnamon stick, cardamom, clove and allow it to sizzle for few seconds
inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(1) - 13
Add curry leaves and leave it to crackle for few seconds
sprig curry leaves(1) - 14
Add ginger and garlic and cook it for about 2 minutes
inch ginger - chopped(1)cloves garlic - chopped(4) - 15
After 2 minutes, add onions and saute till they soften
onion - sliced(2) - 16
Once the onions have caramelized, add chopped tomatoes and sprinkle with little salt to cook it faster
onion - sliced(2)tomatoes - chopped(2)inch ginger - chopped(1)cloves garlic - chopped(4)salt - to taste - 17
Once the tomatoes turn mushy, add all the spice powders including corainder powder, garam masala powder, red chilli flakes, fennel seeds, salt to taste and let it cook for about 2 to 3 minutes
tomatoes - chopped(2)red chilli flakes(2 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 18
Next, add coconut milk at the end and you can also add 1/2 a cup of water to adjust the consistency
coconut milk(1 cup) - 19
Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes and drop in the fried egg and serve hot with chopped coriander leaves
sprig curry leaves(1)tomatoes - chopped(2)inch ginger - chopped(1)cloves garlic - chopped(4)coriander powder (dhania)(2 teaspoon) - 20
Serve the Sri Lankan Style Fried Egg Curry Recipe along with Steamed Rice or Ceylon Parotha, or just Malabar Parotta and a Tomato Onion Cucumber Raitato enjoy your Sunday lunch
sprig curry leaves(1)onion - sliced(2)
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Sri Lankan Style Fried Egg Curry Recipe
A eggetarian Sri Lankan recipe with whole egg - boiled, sprig curry leaves, onion - sliced. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
20 steps- 1
To begin making the Srilankan Style Fried Egg Curry Recipe, heat a saucepan with required amount of water
sprig curry leaves(1) - 2
The quantity of water depends on the number of eggs you want to boil
- 3
Add water so that all the eggs are dipped under it properly
- 4
Put the eggs in water and cook till you see some cracks on the outer layer of the eggs
- 5
This will take form 10 to 15 minutes
- 6
Once you see the cracks, switch off the stove and take the eggs out
- 7
Let them cool down
- 8
Once the eggs cooled down, take out the outer shelf and keep the eggs aside
- 9
Heat a flat skillet with 2 tablespoons oil
- 10
Once the oil is hot, add boiled egg and fry it evenly till it is golden brown from all the sides
whole egg - boiled(4) - 11
Once done keep it aside
- 12
In the same pan, add cinnamon stick, cardamom, clove and allow it to sizzle for few seconds
inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(1) - 13
Add curry leaves and leave it to crackle for few seconds
sprig curry leaves(1) - 14
Add ginger and garlic and cook it for about 2 minutes
inch ginger - chopped(1)cloves garlic - chopped(4) - 15
After 2 minutes, add onions and saute till they soften
onion - sliced(2) - 16
Once the onions have caramelized, add chopped tomatoes and sprinkle with little salt to cook it faster
onion - sliced(2)tomatoes - chopped(2)inch ginger - chopped(1)cloves garlic - chopped(4)salt - to taste - 17
Once the tomatoes turn mushy, add all the spice powders including corainder powder, garam masala powder, red chilli flakes, fennel seeds, salt to taste and let it cook for about 2 to 3 minutes
tomatoes - chopped(2)red chilli flakes(2 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 18
Next, add coconut milk at the end and you can also add 1/2 a cup of water to adjust the consistency
coconut milk(1 cup) - 19
Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes and drop in the fried egg and serve hot with chopped coriander leaves
sprig curry leaves(1)tomatoes - chopped(2)inch ginger - chopped(1)cloves garlic - chopped(4)coriander powder (dhania)(2 teaspoon) - 20
Serve the Sri Lankan Style Fried Egg Curry Recipe along with Steamed Rice or Ceylon Parotha, or just Malabar Parotta and a Tomato Onion Cucumber Raitato enjoy your Sunday lunch
sprig curry leaves(1)onion - sliced(2)
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