Poached Egg in Tamarind Gravy/Kodi Guddu Pulusu

Eggs Pulusu

Hi everyone, I think everyone loves egg, it not only has good taste but also rich in protein. Kodi guddu pulusu is a very common and tasty dish but today my recipe is a variation to the common egg pulusu its poached egg pulusu. This is my attayya's recipe which egg lovers will definitely enjoy.

Ingredients:

4 eggs

2 small onions finely chopped

4 green chilies slit lengthwise

1 small tomato

lemon sized tamarind

1 tsp red chili powder(adjust according to your spice level)

1 tsp coriander powder

salt to taste

pinch of turmeric

2 cloves of crushed garlic

1 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp urad dal

2 small dried red chilies

8-10 fresh curry leaves

1 tsp oil

coriander leaves to garnish

Poached Eggs in Tamarind Gravy

Preparation:

1. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Add mustard seeds let them splutter and then add cumin seeds, urad dal and crushed garlic and fry for 1 min.
2. Now add dried red chilies and curry leaves and fry till nice aroma comes out of curry leaves.
3. Add chopped onions and green chilies and fry for 2 mins and place lid and let it cook for 3 mins. Cooking with lid makes onions to cook fast without burning. Now add pinch of turmeric and salt and let it cook for 2 more mins.Add tomato and fry for 2 mins till it becomes soft.
4. Now add red chili powder and coriander powder and mix well till raw smell leaves.
5. Now take pulp from tamarind and add that juice to this mixture and let it boil by adding some water with lid. After boiling reduce the flame to low.
6. Now break each egg and add carefully without mixing and place the lid till it becomes nicely poached.
7. Now take the lid off and mix well and let it boil for 3-4 mins so that all the poached eggs are well seasoned with these juices.
8. Garnish with coriander.
9. Serve hot with rice or rotis

Egg pulusu with Hot rice

Try this variation of egg pulusu you will definitely enjoy with your family. Do post your comments on this recipe.