EGG KORMA FOR LUNCH

In lost as what to cook for lunch today???. That's a daily issues that we home maker faced. So how about Egg Korma??.. This is my family favorite. I have here with me a Malay version of korma, adapted from the Chicken Korma recipe. It's delicious and tasty. Best with steam rice or even bread.

INGREDIENTS

10 hard boiled eggs / 10 biji telur rebus

5 Tbsp / 1 ½ oz Ghee (Minyak Sapi)/ 5 sdb minyak sapi

1 Onion, peeled and finely sliced / 1 biji bawang besar dihiris nipis
3 green chilies halved  / 3 biji cili hijau dibelah dua

2 potatoes quartered / 2 biji kentang dibelah empat

2 fresh tomato quartered / 2 biji tomato segar dibelah dua

2 sprig coriander leaves / 2 tangkai daun ketumbar

1 blade screwpine leaf / 1 helai daun pandan 

1 cup thin coconut milk / 1 cawan santan cair

1 cup water / 1 cawan air

1/2 cup yogurt or tairu / 1/2 cawan tairu atau yogurt

2 packet korma powder / 2 paket rempah korma

1 Limes (Limau Nipis) – halved  

4 cm / 2 inch Cinnamon Bark (Kulit Kayu Manis)
3 Star Anise / 3 kuntum bunga lawang
5 Cardamom Pods  / 5 biji buah pelaga
5 Cloves  / 5 kuntum bunga cengkih


Paste Ingredients  (to be finely grounded):

15 Shallot (Red Onion), peeled / 15 biji bawang merah
5 Garlic cloves, peeled / 5 ulas bawang putih 
 2 cm / 1 inch of Ginger, peeled / 2" halia

7 green chilies / 7 biji cili hijau

Blend all ingredients and mix with korma powder / Blend semua bahan dan campur dengan rempah korma


Method:


Heat up oil and fry the hard boiled eggs till golden brown/ panaskan minyak dan goreng telur rebus sehingga kekuningan

In another pot melt Ghee in a pot and fry sliced onion. Add in spices: Cinnamon, Star Anise, Cardamom, Cloves. Fry till fragrant and golden./ Dalam periuk lain tumiskan bawang besar bersama daun pandan dan empat sekawan sehingga naik baunya.


Add in blended ingredients stir fry  for approximately 20 minutes over moderate heat till excess oil begins to appear on the surface. / Masukkan bahan yang diblend dan renehkan selama 20 minit atau sehingga naik minyak.


Add in Coconut Milk, water and potatoes Also add in salt, and sugar to taste. 

Stir well and simmer gently over a low fire till gravy thickens and potatoes becomes tender (approximately 35 minutes). / Masukkan santan, air dan kentang. Masukkan garam dan gula secukup rasa. Kacau sehingga kuahnya pekat.

Just prior to serving, add in Eggs, Yoghurt, a squeeze of fresh Lime Juice, and Coriander leaves, and the remaining Green Chilies. Fold them together and simmer for another half a minute./ Sebelum padamkan api masukkan telur, yogurt, air limau nipis, daun ketumbar, cili hijau dan tomato buah. Biarkan seketika baru padamkan api.Dish onto a serving plate. 

Bingung tak tahu apa nak masak hari ini apa kata cuba Korma Telur. Menu bajet dan menyelerakan.

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