Egg Curry - Edible Santa Barbara and Wine Country

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter, or ghee
2 onions, finely diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 stalks celery, finely diced
2 carrots, finely diced
2 plum tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1½ cups coconut milk
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon flour
4 hard-boiled eggs, cut in half
Sprinkling of fresh herbs, parsley, basil, chervil or cilantro, chopped

Instructions

Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until just translucent and then add the celery, carrots, tomatoes, ginger, salt and pepper. Add the coconut milk and bring to a boil.
Meanwhile blend the curry powder, flour and some additional salt and pepper with a little cold water to make a paste. Add to the skillet gradually, while stirring. Simmer, partially covered until the vegetables are tender. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Set the hardboiled egg halves gently in the curry sauce and spoon some sauce over them. Cover and cook for 5–10 minutes to heat the eggs. Garnish with the fresh herbs and serve over a bed of rice with chutney.

Notes

You can purchase curry powder or make your own blend using spices such as coriander, turmeric, cumin, ginger, fennel, mustard, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, pepper, fenugreek, cayenne, red chilies. If the spices are whole, first lightly toast them in a skillet, then cool and grind in a coffee or spice grinder. Combine the ground spices and store in an airtight container. Do small batches and experiment!

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