Palak Egg Malai

Name: Palak Egg Malai
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 5 eggs boiled; 150 gms spinach(leftover) chopped; 2 tbsp oil; 1 tsp ghee (clarified butter); 1 onion chopped finely; 1 onion chopped roughly; 1.5 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 1.5 tbsp fresh tomato puree; 1 tbsp curd; 1 tbsp fresh cream or malai; 1/4 th tsp cumin seeds; 3 green cardamoms,1"stick cinnamon,3 cloves; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder; 1.5 tsp kasoori methi; To taste salt and 1/4 th tsp sugar; 3-4 green chillies; 1 tbsp cilantro chopped

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Palak Egg Malai or Creamy Spinach Egg Curry is a delicious Indian curry made with a combination of boiled eggs cooked with some leftover finely chopped spinach or also can be cooked in a luscious spinach gravy.This recipe is iron rich and highly nutritious and tastes delicious. Serve this creamy Palak Egg Malai as a main course meal that goes perfectly well with paratha or rice.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

5eggs boiled
150 gmsspinach(leftover) chopped
2 tbspoil
1 tspghee (clarified butter)
1onion chopped finely
1onion chopped roughly
1.5 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
1.5 tbspfresh tomato puree
1 tbspcurd
1 tbspfresh cream or malai
1/4th tsp cumin seeds
3green cardamoms,1"stick cinnamon,3 cloves
1 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspcumin powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspkashmiri red chilli powder
1.5 tspkasoori methi
To taste salt and 1/4 th tsp sugar
3-4green chillies
1 tbspcilantro chopped

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Boil eggs in a pan with 1 tsp salt for 8 minutes. Set aside for 5 minutes and then peel the shell.Make slits with a knife to prevent eggs from spluttering in oil.Marinate the eggs with salt,pinch of turmeric and red chilli powder.Heat 1tbsp oil in a pan and fry the eggs over medium flame till the crust is light golden.Set aside.
2

Clean,chop finely and wash some leftover spinach leaves.Strain out all water in a strainer. In the remaining oil sprinkle minced garlic and saute till aromatic.Add the chopped spinach,1/4 th tsp salt and pinch of sugar.Saute till moisture dries up.Set aside.
3

Make a paste of 1 roughly chopped onion,green chilli,curd and malai.Add 3-4 cashewnuts.Grind to a smooth paste.Heat 1 tbsp more oil and 1 tsp ghee. Sprinkle cumin seeds and half crushed whole garam masala.When they splutter, add 1 finely chopped onion and saute till golden brown. Add turmeric and Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder,cumin coriander powder,ginger garlic paste and the ground onion paste.Add salt and sugar to taste.Fry till oil leaves sides.
4

Add the fried eggs and kasoori methi.Toss and add 2 cups water.Boil till the gravy is thick.Add fried spinach leaves and garam masala. Toss to combine well.
5

Garnish with chopped coriander and slit green chillies.Drizzle some fresh cream and serve hot with roti, paratha,naan or jeera rice.