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Egg masala (Restaurant style)

Ingredients

Eggs - 8 (hard-boiled)

Onion - 1-2 (about 2 cups after thinly chopped 1/2 inch slices)
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Butter - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Tomato - 1 (chopped to about 1/2 cup)
Cashew - 15-20 (Grind to paste)
Green chili - 3-4 (slit)
Dry Methi leaves - 1 tbsp

Prep method

  • Heat oil, ghee and butter in a pan. If you are using chicken, use the same oil used to fry the chicken
  • Add onions and fry in medium heat stirring often. Fry until brown
  • Add ginger garlic paste. Saute for about a minute.
  • Add turmeric, coriander, chili and cumin powders. Saute for a about a min. Do not allow to burn
  • Add cashew paste. Use about 1/2 cup water to wash of any cashew paste from the blender/mixer
  • Cook 4-5 mins until oil separates
  • Add green chilis, tomato, garam masala, salt and methi leaves. Cook until tomato is mushy
  • Add 1 cup of water and allow to boil
  • Add eggs/chicken/paneer/mushroom and cook until oil separates
Chicken - 1 1/2 lbs

  • Heat, ghee and butter in a pan
  • Add chicken and fry in medium-high until brown. Chicken will leave water. The water will need to evaporate before it browns. Takes about 20 mins
  • Remove chicken from oil. Use oil to cook further

Mushroom -1 lbs (cut to slices; like on a pizza)
  • Heat, ghee and butter in a pan
  • Add mushroom and fry in medium-high until brown. Chicken will leave water. The water will need to evaporate before it browns. Takes about 15 mins
  • Remove mushroom from oil. Use oil to cook further
Paneer - 1 lbs (Cut to 1 in x 1 in x 1/4 in)
  • Heat, ghee and butter in a pan
  • Add paneer and fry in medium-high until brown on all sides
  • Remove paneer from oil and put in a bowl of water. This keeps the paneer soft
  • Use oil to cook further. Add oil to offset for oil lost in cooking

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