Egg Curry with Chana Dal

Ingredients

Eggs - 3

Onion – 1 medium
sliced

Ginger garlic paste
– 1 tsp

Mustard seed – 1 tsp

Cumin seed – 1 tsp

Tomato – 2 chopped

Few curry leaves

Chana dal/split
chickpeas – ½ cup

Turmeric powder – ½
tsp

Red chilli powder –
2 tsp

Coriander powder –
1 tsp

Roasted cumin
powder – 1 tsp

Garam masala – ¼ tsp

Salt as per taste

Few coriander leaves
for garnishing

Make a paste of

Cinnamon – 1 small
stick

Cloves – 3 to 4

Poppy seed – 1 tsp

Onion – 1 small
chopped

Freshly grated
coconut – 2 tbl.sp

Method

Soak chana dal in
water for half an hour and then pressure cook till 4 to 5 whistle by adding
enough water and ¼ tsp of turmeric powder. Blend it coarsely.

Fry the ingredients
given in a tsp of oil and then make a paste of it and keep aside.

Heat 2 tbl.sp of
oil in a pan, add mustard seed and cumin seed and let it splutter.

Add ginger garlic
paste and sauté for few seconds. Then add onion and cook till it becomes
translucent.

Add chopped
tomatoes and cook tillit is completely mashed.

Add all the powder
masala and fry for a minute. Then add cooked chana dal, coconut paste and mix
well. Add little water if needed. Let it boil. When it starts boiling add
broken eggs one by one in three different places. Cook on a medium flame till
eggs are cooked. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice, roti or
dosa.