Prick the hard-boiled eggs with a fork gently this to allow the spices and salt to permeate

Heat oil a pan add turmeric powder,red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt let the spices cook for a few minutes

Lay the eggs in and toss in the mixture saute for a few minutes take out and keep aside

For the curry:- heat ghee/oil in a kadhai add cumin seeds bay leaf black cardamom and cinnamon to it

Once the whole spices start to splitter add the chopped onions and cook till the oil starts to separate and colour change to golden brown

Add tomatoes chilli coriander, turmeric powder and salt cook till the tomatoes look like they've melted into the gravy the oil should start separating a little bit

Add a cup of water and simmer for 10 minutes

At this stage you can add the boiled eggs and serve the gravy as is if it's a weeknight dinner 🍴🍽️ if you have company coming over then fish the whole spices out (bay leaf, cinnamon and cardamom) and pulse the gravy 4-5 time with an immersion blender so that the gravy become smooth this step is completely optional and depends on whether you like your gravy chunky or smooth

Lay the egg out and roll them in the gravy let simmer for 5 minutes

Garnish with chopped coriander serve hot with rice or chapattis