Monday, March 2, 2015

Egg sukka...

Egg Sukka is a dry dish made with a beautiful blend of spices and lots of grated coconut.It tastes awesome with Brown Rice, Neer Dosa, Dosa or even with Chapathi.


 Ingredients:
  • 10 Hard boiled eggs
  • 1 onion chopped
  • salt to taste
For the 1st masala

  1. 1 medium size onion finely sliced
  2. 1/2 tsp  turmeric
  3. 3 cloves of crushed garlic
  4. 4 long red chillies
  5. 2 short red chillies
  6. 1-1/2 tbsp coriander seeds/Daniya
  7. 4-5 peppercorns
  8. 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds/methi
  9. 1tsp cumin seeds/jeera
  10. Small marble size ball of tamarind or 1 tbsp tamarind paste
For the 2nd masala 
  1. 3 cups grated coconut
  2. 1/4 tsp cumin
 For the seasoning/tempering

  1. 1 medium size onion finely sliced
  2. 1tbsp ghee
  3. 2 spring curry leaves
Method:
  •  Heat a tawa/griddle and dry roast the sliced onion, garlic,red chillies, coriander, cumin, fenugreek, peppercorns and turmeric powder.Roast till you get the nice aroma of the spices and coriander changes to light brown.  Allow to cool and then grind all these ingredients to a fine paste.
  • Now heat oil in a pan add chopped onion and curry leaves and saute till onion turns to translucent. add the 1st masala paste and fry till its almost dry.
  • Add boiled and peeled eggs and salt and mix it well.Cook on a low flame for about 2-3 minutes
  • Now Grind coconut and cumin to a coarse paste and add it to the egg mixture.Cook again for couple of minutes or till its almost dry.
  • For the tempering, heat ghee in a smaller pan and fry the onions till golden brown,and add this seasoning to the Egg sukka.
  • Turn off the flame and serve hot.