Easiest Way to Prepare 2021 Pondicherry Egg Curry

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Ingredients of Pondicherry Egg Curry

Prepare 8 of boiled eggs + 1 egg.
It's 2 of onions chopped fine.
You need 4 of green chillies.
Prepare 1 sprig of curry leaves.
It's 2 of tomatoes chopped fine.
Prepare 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste.
It's 2 tsp of red chilli powder.
It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
You need of Salt.
You need leaves of Fresh coriander.
You need 1 of Tbsp+ 2 Tbsp oil.
Prepare 1 tsp of fennel/ saunf.
You need 50 gms of cleaned prawns.
Prepare 1 cup of thick coconut milk.

Learnt this recipe from my Mother In Law who is an expert in cook. The curry is cooked in coconut milk and some spices. I have adapted this recipe from The Pondicherry Kitchen: Traditional recipes from the Indo-French territory by Lourdes Tirouvanziam-Louis. I personally thought that the original recipe presented was rather bland.

Pondicherry Egg Curry step by step

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a Pan,add little turmeric and a spoon of pepper powder..,add the boiled eggs.. saute for a minute..set aside.
In the same Pan add 2 tbsp oil..add 1 tsp fennel/ saunf..Crush together the onion,green chillies and curry leaves..add to the pan and stir fry till onions turn translucent.now add the prawns..saute for a min...
Add the ginger garlic paste,red chilli powder,turmeric powder and saute till raw smell of the masala goes..Next coarsely puree the tomatoes and add to the masala..cook for a while..when it starts bubbling add the coconut milk,check seasoning,cover and cook for a couple of mins..
When the curry begins to boil add the raw egg, stir to mix well and get cooked.
Once the raw egg is set add the boiled eggs..cook for 2 mins...add juice of a lemon and sprinkle fresh coriander...
Egg curry is ready..Serve with hot steaming rice....

So I changed some things around and added in a different. Perfect egg curry recipe to be served with rice. This recipe again is from my mom's newspaper cuttings dating many years back. She likes to save recipes from magazines / papers that she finds interesting and keeps it for me. Bringing those coastal flavours to town is the ongoing Franco-Pondicherry Cuisine Festival at Eden Pavilion, ITC Sonar.