Honestly, I do not know how to title this or even name this recipe because it’s extremely niche I’ve genuinely never heard of anyone else who makes this… but it’s a staple in my mom’s kitchen and we grew up calling it Square Egg Curry so now that’s what we shall call it.
Square Egg Korma
Description
This egg curry is made with steamed eggs and cooked into a delicious, spicy korma that relies entirely on a blended paste of spices, onion and a few other ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 eggs
- Oil
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ tsp fennel seeds
- 3–4 cloves
- ½-inch cinnamon stick
- ½ tsp white poppy seeds
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 2 stems curry leaves
- 1-inch piece dry coconut
- 4–5 green chilies
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic
- 1 large onion, chopped
- Pinch of Turmeric
- Salt
- Red chili powder, optional for extra spice
- Water
Instructions
- In a heat-safe wide bowl, spread a little oil over the bottom. Crack in the 4 eggs, add the ¼ cup milk and a pinch of salt. Beat with a fork.
- Place some water in a saucepan and put a trivet inside. Set the bowl of eggs on the trivet, cover, and cook over medium heat for 15–20 minutes, or until the eggs are set.
- While the eggs cook, place the green chilies on a saucepan and just blister them quickly.
- Add the following to a blender: ½ tsp fennel seeds, 3–4 cloves, ½-inch cinnamon stick, ½ tsp white poppy seeds and 1 tbsp coriander seeds. Pulse until well ground.
- Add the chopped onion, ginger, garlic, dry coconut, and blistered green chilies. Blend well into a masala paste.
- Add about 1 tbsp oil to a saucepan.
- Add the blended masala, a pinch of turmeric and a pinch of salt. Mix together. If you want it spicier, add ½–2 tsp red chili powder, to taste.
- Cook on high for about 5 minutes, stirring. Add ⅓ cup water, mix, cover, and cook on high for another 5 minutes. Add the curry leaves.
- By now your steamed eggs should definitely be cooled down. Cut the eggs like you would cut a brownie into squares.
- Once the steamed egg mixture is cooked through, remove it from the bowl and cut it into squares, similar to brownies.
- Add the egg squares to the pan with the korma. Cover and cook over medium heat for 5-10 minutes.