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By Request
Betty Shimabukuro
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Curry recipe uses leftover Easter eggs
WHENEVER a new cookbook crosses my desk, I look first for recipes I've never seen before. The longer I do this, the harder it gets, but with the East-West Center's "Food: Bringing Together Cultures & Communities," no problem.
There are recipes here from countries I can barely spell -- Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Uzbekistan ... -- so finding something untried, by me, anyway, is no problem.
The recipe below was contributed by Rahul Malhotra of India. The cookbook provides a global selection of curries, but this one seemed especially unique, besides which it offers a way to use up those leftover Easter eggs.
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Egg Curry
5 hard-boiled eggs
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon crushed ginger
2 medium onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
4 green chili peppers, chopped
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons coconut flakes, crushed
Salt, to taste
» Spice paste:
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon crushed ginger
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
4 cardamom pods
Peel eggs and cut in half.
To make spice paste: Combine ingredients and crush. Add a little water and grind into a paste.
Heat oil in a skillet and fry mustard seeds. Stir in ginger, onions, garlic and chilies. Add spice mix and continue frying until onions are golden.
Add tomatoes, coconut and salt; fry until oil separates.
Add eggs and simmer about 5 minutes. Serves 3.
Approximate nutritional analysis, per serving (without salt to taste): 330 calories, 21 g total fat, 5 g saturated fat, 360 mg cholesterol, 140 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 12 g sugar, 14 g protein.
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