This week I will choose one ingredient and make three side dishes with it. My usual choice would be paneer or some vegetable, but this time, I wanted to use eggs. So you will see three side dishes made with eggs which would perfectly compliment either rice or rotis. When mom made Biryani, it was usually onion raitha for the side, without any gravy, but when I got married, at PK’s place they would never make biryani with just raitha. They need a gravy, either a non veg one or with butter beans.
I so got used to that idea and when ever I make Biryani, I usually make some gravy to go with it. This time, I thought of making the kurma with eggs as we started including eggs in our diet. The base gravy is so much like the normal kurma I make and the only difference is the addition of boiled eggs to the gravy. As I was serving it with a biryani, I went mild on flavours as I didn’t want them to clash. This was perfect with the Biryani I made and we had an amazing filling meal.
Ingredients:
Egg – 4
Pearl Onion – 5-6
Curry Leaves – a sprig
Gingelly Oil – 2 tbs
Tomato – 2
Coconut – 1/4 cup, grated
Kulambu Masala Powder – 2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Procedure:
Boil eggs, peel and keep them aside.
In a pan heat oil and add onions and curry leaves.
Add in the boiled eggs and cook until the top changes colour.
Grind together tomatoes and coconut adding a little water to a smooth paste.
Add the paste to the eggs.
Add enough water to cook the gravy.
Add the masala powder and salt and mix well.
Cover and cook on low flame for 10 minutes.
Remove from flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot with biryani.
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Ingredients
- Egg - 4
- Pearl Onion - 5-6
- Curry Leaves - a sprig
- Gingelly Oil - 2 tbs
- Tomato -2
- Coconut - 1/4 cup grated
- Kulambu Masala Powder - 2 tsp
- Salt - to taste
Instructions
- Boil eggs, peel and keep them aside.
- In a pan heat oil and add onions and curry leaves.
- Add in the boiled eggs and cook until the top changes colour.
- Grind together tomatoes and coconut adding a little water to a smooth paste.
- Add the paste to the eggs.
- Add enough water to cook the gravy.
- Add the masala powder and salt and mix well.
- Cover and cook on low flame for 10 minutes.
- Remove from flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with biryani.
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I love biryani with raita but at my husband prefers a gravy or eats it as is if it is a non veg biryani. Egg kurma sounds like a nice side for biryani. How do you make Kulambu Masala Powder (spices used)?
Thanks Usha. The spice powder is equal amounts of coriander and red chilly, one fourth cumin and one tenth black pepper. I just grind them together in flour mill and use it regularly in cooking.
I guess we all have the same issues in every house . We need raita , or gravy , but I do not require any accompaniment , I love the Biryani flavours !
Eggs are versatile and go with everything .
I am like Vaishali in this one. My husband needs a gravy or raita to go with it, But i am fine without it too. Egg pairs well with biryanis, especially in gravies. Love the entire spread Gayathri, looks delicious!
Delicious looking egg kurma. I dont eat curds so no raita in my plate, but i like having some kind of gravy with spiced rice….and this Egg Kurma is perfect for me.
We are good with just raitha to the side with biryani. But I am intrigued by the kuzhambu masala.
My husband also wants some gravy as well as white rice when making Biryani. I will eat just biryani with any side dishes. Very versatile and easy egg gravy. I also make in quite similar way. Your thali looks so tempting.
This kurma’s base sounds flavorful and simple and I bet potatoes can easily replace eggs for vegetarians.
Perfect with biryani..egg gravy looks delicious with the masala and coconut..
The whole spread looks so fantastic Gayathri and coming to the biryani part we make raitha and gravy, though in the end only few eat the gravy with the biryani..:)