Our Managing Editor, Anumita, shares an interesting version of the egg curry. Egg Malai Masala is her mother’s recipe. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths.

Eggs are a very versatile ingredient. It can be used for all type of meals, be it breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert or even snacks.

My family loves egg curry. It is one of the main dishes for lunch or dinner. Egg curry can be prepared in many ways. I chose one of the easiest recipes. Egg Malai Masala was a recipe I grew up with.

While searching through my old diaries, I found this recipe handwritten by Ma. So here is the recipe for Egg Malai Masala.

Ingredients

12 eggs

2 big onions

2” ginger

2 cups milk/ 1 cup yogurt mixed with 1/2cup milk

Few green chillies

Cilantro leaves chopped

1 tsp garam masala

2 tbsp ghee/clarified butter

Salt to taste

Method

Boil the eggs and peel.

Grind onion and ginger and some chillies.

Heat ghee and fry the onion paste for about a minute.

Add the salt and the eggs.

Slowly incorporate the milk or the yogurt mixed milk.

Lower the heat and stir slowly.

Add the milk.

Then sprinkle garam masala and simmer on low heat till gravy thickens.

Sprinkle chopped cilantro and sliced green chillies.

Serve hot with naan or steamed white rice.

©Anumita Chatterjee Roy

Photos by the author

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Anumita Roy

Anumita Roy is an artist at heart and legal/medical interpreter by profession. She creates word images in her verses and loves to write short stories. Mother of children in the spectrum, she advocates special needs issues in whichever way possible. Born in India, brought up in several countries, makes her a true global citizen. She now lives in the Columbus, Ohio, with her family and follows her passion for writing and advocacy being the Managing Editor of Different Truths.

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