What you need –
- Eggs: 4
- Onion: 1 large
- Coconut milk: 1 cup
- The Women of Goem Xacuti of Goa masala: 2-3 tbsps
- Green Paste*: 1 tbsp; (instead you can use ginger 1 tsp and garlic 1 tsp or 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste)
- Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
- Green Chillies: 2
- Curry leaves for garnish
- Salt to taste
- Cooking oil (coconut oil is traditional, but you can use any oil)
*Green Paste – Green paste is a multi-purpose paste that is found in every Goan home, and is made to add in various preparations as and when needed. To make a simple green paste, Grind together 2 big bundles of fresh coriander leaves, 4-5 green chillies, 8 garlic cloves, 1/2 inch ginger and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder with a quarter cup of water. Make sure you add water a little at a time so that the paste is of thick consistency. Keep refrigerated and use as required.
1. Boil the eggs, de-shell them and keep them aside.
2. Finely chop the onions and slit the chillies in half.
3. Heat a deep bottomed vessel.
4. Add 2-3 tbsps of oil.
5. Add a tsp of garlic paste.
6. Add a tsp of ginger paste.
7. Fry them for around 30 seconds.
8. Add the onions and chillies and saute.
9. Add half a tsp of turmeric powder when the onions turn brown. Saute well for 2 minutes.
10. Add the Xacuti masala after reducing the flame. Stir well, add 2 tbsp of water so that masala do not burn
11. When the oil separates, add half a cup of hot water, or diluted coconut milk.
12. Add half a tsp of crushed pepper (optional), cover and cook under low flame for 3 minutes.
13. Add the eggs and mix them well with the masala.
14. Add the coconut milk and mix well.
15. Adjust the salt, cover and cook for about 5 minutes.
16. Sprinkle the Curry leaves.
17. Serve hot with rice or bread.
Note – When you use the eggs, you can follow a couple of methods. You can make 2 to 4 fine slits on the boiled eggs so that the gravy seeps into them. You can also pan fry the boiled eggs before you add them either as whole or cut into halves. This enhances the flavour. There’s a variation of this recipe, though not traditional, with tomatoes. If you prefer, add one small finely chopped tomato after you add the Xacuti of Goa masala. We would urge you to use our masala as a base and experiment with it and create your own variations. Do let us know how your they turned out. Your imagination is the only limit.
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