Eggs in Spicy Hot Pickle Curry. Eggs in Pickle Gravy. Muttai Oorughai Kuzhambu. Muttain Oorughai Curry. Kodi Gudilu – Oorugai Pulusu. Muttai Oorugai Masala. Pickling Style Egg Curry.

Ingredients:

Hard Boiled Eggs 4-5
Bay leaves – 3
Green chilies 3 – slitted
Yogurts 1 cup
Country tomatoes 1-2 – chopped
Lemon/Lime juice – from 1 large fruit
Sesame oil – 1/4 cup

Achaari Masala Powder:

To be Toasted & Powdered:(Achaar Powder 1)

Mustard seeds 2 spoons
Fenugreek seeds 2 spoons
Coriander seeds 2 spoons
Black pepper 2 spoons
Dry red chilies 10
Cumin seeds 1 spoon
Fennel seeds 1 spoon.

Other Ingredients for (Achaar Powder 2):

Turmeric powder
Salt
Mango powder 2 spoons (Amchoor powder)
Dried Ginger powder
Dried Garlic powder.

Method:

Mix achaar powder 1 & 2 together. To this achaar masala mix lemon juice and set aside.

Now slit green chilies and stuff few spoons of above masala in it. Set these stuffed chilies aside.

Make a fine slit gently over the eggs…using a short knife. Better one can make small holes using a fork. Then leaves these eggs in remaining achaar powder + yogurd. Let it get marinatede for at least 20 minutes.

Heat oil in a strong bottomed Handi(preferably iron vessel). When the oil is hot enough, add bay leaves to it.

Then followed by stuffed chilies. Let the chilies splutter well.

Now add chopped tomatoes to it. Fry this real good. Maybe till tomatoes are soft and oil shows up on sides.

Add marinated eggs to it along with yogurts. Cover and cook them. Maybe till the gravy thickens and eggs get little color.

When the gravy is done and oil shows up on sides. Remove immediately from stove top and transfer the contents to display bowl.

Variation: One can fry these stuffed green chilies separately in a pan and garnish it later. This looks better while serving.

Serve this gravy warm along with Naan, Pulkas, Chappathis or Pooris.