Monday 12 July 2010

Spring onions and egg curry / Ulli aaku, kodi guddu koora


Dear friends, I am back after a long break. Thanks to everyone who remembered me during my absence :).  I learned this egg curry  from my sister-in-law. In my home my mom never used spring onions. At those times we rarely get these leaves in market. But in my in-laws place they get lots of ulli aaku  (spring onions) from their farm. They use spring onions regularly in their cooking and it tastes awesome. Egg and spring onions make a very healthy and tasty combination.

Spring onions or scallions are appreciated for their medicinal properties. They contain a compound called quercitin which is proved to halt the growth of certain tumours. They are also rich in vitamin C. Quercitin and  vitamin C provide spring onions their anti-bacterial activity. It is an excellent food for people suffering with cold and flu. They are also rich in vitamin K, A and folate.



Ingredients :

Spring onions- 1 bunch
Egg- 2 nos
Ginger- 1/2 inch piece
Garlic- 2 pods
Green chilli- 3 nos
Jeera seeds- 1/2 tspn
Red chilli powder- 1/2 tspn
Turmeric- 1/4 tspn
Mustard and jeera seeds- 1/2 tspn for tempering
Oil- 3 tbspns
Salt to taste

Method :

Mince the spring onions. Grind the ginger, garlic into a smooth paste. Coarsely grind together green chilli, jeera and turmeric powder.  Heat oil in a pan. When the oil gets heated add mustard and jeera seeds. When they splutter add the  ground ginger, garlic paste and minced spring onions. Saute them well until the raw smell of ginger, garlic paste dispappears. Now add the coarsely ground green chilli, jeera, turmeric mixture. Saute well for few minutes. At this stage add salt and red chilli powder. Saute for a few seconds. Now break the egg and pour it on top of the spring onion mixture. Simmer flame and cover the pan. After few minutes open the pan and slowly  turn the egg upside down so that the top layer gets cooked. When the egg is done switch off the stove. A very tasty side-dish for chappathi will be ready to be served.

Taste enhancing tips for this recipe : Use fresh spring onions. Ginger, garlic paste adds a lot of flavour to this dish Take care not to burn the ingredients. Happy cooking !!!

34 comments:

  1. Welcome Back Manju, hope u had a wonderful bread, glad to see u back..

    Curry with spring onions and egg sounds yummy and tempting..goes awesome with rice and rotis..

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  2. welcome back manju,this is new to me.but luks delicious...

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  3. though I cook egg rarely..wil surely try this recipe when I make next time..sounds good with the spring onions.

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  4. Sounds interesting :) Will try it sometime. Yes, I did miss you, specially your photography clicks on weekends with a happy weekend to all msg :)

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  5. oh wow. this is so new to me. looks so good. love the way u have spiced it up..

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  6. Nice stir fry, lovely recipe...

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  7. Thanks for sharing your SIL's recipe with us. Egg preparation with spring onions looks delicious

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  8. Thats a new combo.. Sounds interesting..

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  9. hi manju ,
    first time visiting ur blog ...u got a beautiful space with lots of wonderful dishes...happy to find u
    this curry looks wonderful n healthy ...very interesting n new combo for me ...i love to try it soon

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  10. Wow! Manju welcome back after a long time, very yummy looking curry.

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  11. Sounds different..... very delicious!!!! nic try

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  12. never made this curry, looks delicious!!!

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  13. Spring onion egg curry looks delicious.

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  14. Nice curry dear and adding spring onion is real gud to me...nice one dear

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  15. Hi how r u dear?
    Delicious egg and spring onion curry ..tempting color.

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  16. The dish sounds interesting and yummy dear...

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  17. i like spring onions verymuch..never added them with egg. nice recipe manju!

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  18. Hi Manju, first time here and I am totally thrilled to meet you. Your recipe collection is fabulous. Am drooling at the Kodi pulusu and Prawn fry pics.. Looking forward to connect with you.. following you :)
    Spring onion Egg curry is inviting.. I do make a similar thing but more like a fry...

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  19. nice curry.. likes the use of spring onion and egg. never tried it before.really delicious one

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  20. No probs Manju, send me ur entry, will add to the roundup..thanks..

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  21. Its so tempting...Happy to see you back...

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  22. Hi Manju, welcome back. The curry sounds awesome.

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  23. so inviting n delcious dish...lovely side dish with phulkas...yummo

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  24. Sounds yummy and looks very tempting. Nice recipe.

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  25. spring onion egg curry is a different one and very suitable side dish for roti varieties. Looks delicious!!

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  26. Spring onion Egg fry is a very nice and I too make it sometimes.

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  27. Welcome back, Manju.. Egg and spring onion sounds like a delicious combo, will try it some day..Great recipe!! Btw I tried your prawn varuval, it was really delicious..Thanks for sharing the recipe :)

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  28. Egg with Sp onion wonderful combination.. this looks so yummy.

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  29. different and delicious looking egg curry...nice idea of adding spring onions in it...

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  30. Dear Manju
    When I did not see your last weekend wishes I knew, you were enjoying some exciting time!! :-)
    This dish is very nice and new to me..will try soon when I an in a hurry..
    Have a nice day

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  31. Hi Manju,
    This curry is new to me. sounds intereating and looks delicious!!

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  32. A very tempting curry!
    It is my first time on your blog and I like your presentation of the dishes! Very nice!

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  33. This is absolutely delicious. And so easy! Thanks for sharing.

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