Kerala style Egg and Potato Curry

Gravies are often the star of any meals and having a good creamy gravy can make your meal a 

great one.

This egg n potato curry makes such an awesome gravy with the flavors of both egg n potato and all the spices in it. This is a very easy recipe which goes well with Appam , chapati or even rice.

Its an instant hit in my nest, especially on a very lazy day :) Njoy it !!!!

Recipe for kerala Egg -potato curry - Nadan Mutta -urulakizhangu charu 
Serves - 2-3
Total cooking time - 40 minutes
Ingredients:-
Hard Boiled Eggs - 4
Potato - 2 medium
Oil - 2 tablespoon
Cumin seeds

Bay Leaves - 1

Curry leaves

Onion chopped - 2
Bowl 1 To crush 
Garlic - 3-4 cloves
Ginger - an inch piece
Green chili - 3-4
Bowl 2 
Coriander powder - 1.5 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/4 to 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 to 1/2 tsp


Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Cardamom crushed - 3
Crushed Black pepper - 1/2 tea spoon
Juice of lemon - 1/2 tsp
Cilantro
Thin coconut milk - 1 cup ( optional)

Method
Clean , peel and cube potatoes.Put it in a bowl with cold water so that it  wont change the color.
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.Toss it for a couple of seconds and then add bay leaves and curry leaves.
Add Chopped onion and saute till they turn golden brown , for 8-10 minutes.
Crush all the ingredients in Bowl 1 , add to the pan and  saute till the raw smell disappears.
Sprinkle some water in between to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
Make a paste with coriander, chilli and turmeric powders by adding 2 tspns of water
and stir in to the pan.
Saute for 1-2 minutes and then add cubed potatoes and salt to taste.
Combine well, so that the masala gets mixed well with the potatoes.
Add 1 cup thin coconut milk and 1/2 cups of water and cook it covered till the potatoes are tender, about 10-12 minutes
Uncover and add crushed cardamoms , black pepper and garam masala.
Cut the hard boiled eggs into half and slide into the pan.Mix well and
let it stand on medium flame for 4-5 minutes
(add more water or coconut milk  if you want more gravy, and bring to boil)
Remove , Sprinkle juice of lemon and garnish with Cilantro.Serve warm

Cheers!!!!