EGG KEEMA

My husband had egg keema at a restaurant on his recent trip to India. He was so impressed by it that really had to find out the recipe. Quite frankly I just plain disagreed with him that there is such a dish. This Valentine's day I surprised him with the dish.

Ingredients:
2 tbsp oil
1 Bay leaf
2 Cardamom
3 Cloves
1 inch stick of Cinnamon
1 1/2 Onion, large grated
2 Tomatoes, medium, pureed
1 1/2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
2 Green chillies finely chopped
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Red chilli powder
2 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
2 tsp Cumin powder
1 tsp Garam masala powder
1/4 cup of green peas
4 eggs, hard boiled, grated
Salt to taste
Cilantro finely chopped, for garnishing
1/2 cup water

Preparation:

• Heat oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat.
• Add bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves. Stir for a few seconds.
• Add onion and a little salt and let fry. 
• Add ginger-garlic paste, mix well and let it fry.
• Cover and fry till the oil starts to separate and its quite brown in color.
• Add the green chillies and the tomatoes and mix well and cover and fry for another 10 minutes.
• Keep stirring frequently to avoid the mixture from sticking to the bottom.
• Remove the cover and continue to stir and fry till the oil starts to separate again.
• Add the red chillies, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and mix well.
• Add the grated hard boiled eggs, salt (to taste) and little water and mix well.
• Add the green peas and garam masala and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro.