Sorshe-Posto Dim (Egg in Mustard - Poppy Seed Curry)

Posto or poppy seed is a very common and favored ingredient in a Bong kitchen. It's especially a must-have element in Bong dishes in the summer months as posto is considered to cool your tummy and is yummy too :) :)...and the Bong fetish for sorshe bata or mustard paste is almost a global phenomena!! So here I present an egg curry made with two of the very 'priyo moshla'  of a Bong 'grihini' :P :P


Ingredients:


1. Egg - 8 to 10 hard boiled
2. Mustard Seeds - 3 tsp
3. Poppy seeds (Posto) - 4 tbsp
4. Green chilies - 3 to 4 or as per your heat tolerance!!
5. Onion - 2 medium sized finely chopped
6. Red chili powder - 1 to 2 tsp
7. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
8. Salt to taste
9. Mustard oil
10 Fresh coriander leaves finely chopped




Method:


1. Heat oil in a kadhai.Fry chopped onion till a golden brown tinge appears.Now strain oil from the fried onion and keep it aside.


2. Fry the boiled eggs in the onion-fried oil till the colour turns brownish.Keep aside the fried eggs.


3. Meanwhile, grind poppy seeds, mustard seeds and green chilies in a blender to form a paste. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt to this paste and mix well with a little water.


4. Add this paste to the heated oil and keep on stirring till oil separates from the spice paste.


5. Now add the fried eggs and most of the fried onions. Mix well with the spice paste by stirring carefully.


6. You can also add some warm water if you want an ample amount of gravy and stir.


7. Check for salt seasoning and garnish with the remaining fried onion, chopped coriander leaves and green chilies.Serve with steamed rice.

Egg Upma

This one is a deviation from your everyday mundane Upma...great for a weekday brunch or light lunch :) :)...and easy to make too :) :)

Method:

1. Dry roast suji in a pan and keep aside. 

2. Heat oil in the pan and add mustard seeds, 1 or 2 shukno lonka (dry red chilies) and a few curry leaves and stir till u feel the aroma.

 3. Now stir in chopped onion, capsicum, peas, carrot, green chilies and sauté for few minutes.

 4. Make a batter of egg, salt, black pepper powder and red chili powder and add this batter to the sautéed veggies and fry the egg in a scrambled form. 

5. Now add the roasted suji and mix well with all the ingredients. 

6. Add water and salt and keep stirring till the suji is fully cooked. 

7. Garnish with ghee, chopped chilies and curry leaves. Also add more and more scrambled egg pieces on top if you are a voracious egg-lover like my hubby n me...happy cooking :) :)

You can also top it up with shredded paneer to add to the taste quotient...and a tinge of lemon juice would be just as good to make your first hour meal exotic!!

Monsoon Special Egg Akuri!!

Just tired of the mundane Roti-Sabzi for dinner?? Why not try something chatpata for a change...Egg Akuri is a super-easy yet yummy dish which would just spice up your monsoon meal...so here we go with the recipe...

Ingredients:

1. Egg - 4

2. Onion - 1 large/ 2 medium

3. Garlic - 6 to 8 cloves

4. Capsicum - 1 large

5. Tomato - 1 medium

6. Green chilies - 3 to 4

7. Fresh coriander leaves

8. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

9. Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

10.Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

11. Salt to taste

12. Oil

13. Butter 

 Method:

1. Finely chop onion, garlic, capsicum, tomato and green chilies.

2. Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions. Saute for a few minutes and then add chopped garlic and stir fry.Now add capsicum pieces and saute for few more minutes.Add tomato and green chilies and saute till oil oozes out.

3. Meanwhile break the eggs to form a batter. Add turmeric powder, salt and red chili powder to the batter and mix well.

4. Add the batter to the sauted spices and veggies and mix well. Keep on stirring till the egg gets totally scrambled.

5. Add lots and lots of butter if you are not that much of a health-freak.

6.Finally sprinkle some black pepper powder and coriander leaves and serve hot with bread or rotis.

PS: You can also add carrot, beans, peas or any other vegetable of your choice to the dish if you like.