Egg Chilli Fry

Ingredients

• 4 eggs, hard-boiled
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 2 green chillies, finely chopped
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• quarter tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• as needed rock salt
• 2 tsp ghee
• a little coriander leaves

Method

1. Halve the boiled eggs lengthwise.
2. Heat ghee in a pan, fry the ginger and green chillies, then saute the onion and tomato well.
3. Add a splash of water with turmeric, chilli powder and salt and simmer until thick.
4. Arrange the eggs in the pan, spoon the masala over them and cook 10 minutes on medium heat without stirring.
5. Garnish with coriander.

Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 65. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.