Since Easter is just around a tight corner, I’d figure an egg curry is much more appropriate this time of the year. Scented with lemongrass, spices and coconut milk — gently simmering on your stove-top while the egg hunting continues.
Make sure someone is at the kitchen to watch over the stove. You wouldn’t want to ruin a perfectly good curry on a chilly night after a long day of egg-hunting, will you? 😉
After living in the States for a few years now, we’ve learn to appreciate and celebrate different holidays, the seasons and ways of life. Of course Christmas, Good Friday, Easter etc is also celebrated in Malaysia and India — albeit not on a large scale nor fairly emphasized.
Nothing is better than the other, it’s just how it’s celebrated over different time-zones that makes the overall experiences much more enjoyable.
We visit our friends, have a good laugh, share stories, gobble our way to a full tummy and that’s it. That’s how the definition of festivities and celebrations are in Malaysia.
It’s usually centered around food! No surprises there 😉
This lemongrass curry is definitely created to celebrate different festivities on our palate. We come from different backgrounds, time-zones, seasonal food habits etc and combining both differences into one meal definitely nudges us to try more cuisine.
Our love for Thai cuisine has no boundaries and so I married it with Indian flavors, resulting a beautiful aroma of delicious fusion.
And speaking of fusion, it’s lunch time now and I’m all too hungry to type anymore. Must get food into my belly!!
Ingredients:
- 4 organic large eggs
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- Half a medium red onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, halved
- 1/8 cup water
- 1 tsp sweet spanish paprika powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 2 heaping tbsp lemongrass puree
- 2 to 3 kaffir lime leaves or 8 to 10 curry leaves
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 2 tsp tomato puree
- 1 cup full fat or thick coconut milk
- 1 cup hot water
Directions:
- In a medium saucepan, add 4 eggs. Put in enough cold water to completely submerge eggs. Heat saucepan on medium-high and cook eggs for 8 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat, cover for another 10 minutes. Prepare an ice bath. Add eggs into ice bath to cool before peeling. Perfect hard-boiled eggs all the time 😉
- In a blender, add chopped red onions, garlic cloves and water. Blend into a smooth paste.
- Heat a cooking vessel on medium high. As soon as it’s hot, add coconut oil and mustard seeds. Wait for seeds to begin sputtering before adding blended onion paste.
- Once onion paste is added, fry until paste thickens and oil separates — about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in between to avoid burn.
- Sprinkle in spanish paprika, turmeric, cumin, coriander and chili powder. Cook for a minute.
- Add in lemongrass puree, kaffir lime leaves, chopped tomatoes, tomato puree and salt. Stir to cook for 3 minutes or until fragrant.
- Add coconut milk and water. Stir to combine, cover and simmer curry on medium for 15 minutes or until oil begin separating on the sides and curry gradually thickens.
- Add halved hard-boiled eggs and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Serve it hot with some jasmine rice and a side salad 🙂
Happy Holi (Festival of Colors) and Easter to everyone. Have fun and don’t forget to add more “fusion of flavors” onto your palate. It might result into something magical.
Or let’s face it — we need more fusion curry in our lives especially when it’s supposedly Spring and I’m still in my socks all day long.
Brrrr…. Curry is definitely on the menu today.
How did you celebrate Holi and how would you celebrate Easter? What would be your fusion meal?
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Awesome flavor for the egg curry… Its a nice addition of adding lemongrass in the egg curry. Fusion of thai and India. Asusual great pictures !!!
Pavithra — thank you so much!
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Marvelous! This dish is awesome. I love fusion food, lemongrass and such curries.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thank you my dear 🙂
This is a happy marriage of two cuisines. And your pictures are eye candy and reassure that spring is here.
Okay, let me continue drooling at the egg curry.
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Radhika — thanks a lot for the sweet compliments! 🙂
What a delicious way to use some of the hard boiled eggs from an Easter egg hunt.
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Karen — thank you! Love it when there’s numerous ways to use leftovers than just the usual recipe 🙂
Looks delicious! I’m eating Paleo right now, so I’ve been enjoying a lot of curries. Always looking for new inspiration 🙂
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Brandon — thank you, and so glad you are enjoying curries! It’s my all-time comfort food 🙂
Beautiful photos, as always, Kiran! This curry looks so scrumptious – a great idea for leftover Easter eggs! Thanks for sharing and a very happy Easter to you!
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Georgia — thank you and hope you had a very Happy Easter!
Very original.
Lail — thank you!!
This dish looks amazing. I love Thai and Indian food (as well as Malaysian and, well, all kinds of food!) and this sounds so good. Everything is better with eggs and now I know that definitely includes curry. I love looking at your beautiful pictures – you really do the food justice!
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Monica — thank you so so much for such thoughtful comments and compliments, which definitely made my day 🙂
I love lemongrass, how perfect to add it to curry!
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Laura — 🙂
Awee…that picture of eggs with the tiny soft flowers over is just mind blowing….your recipe gives me a reason to use lemongrass in my curries as well..let me taste how it turns out. Hugs.
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Sanjeeta — thanks my dear. Let me know how it tastes!
Love the colour of that curry sauce – yum!
CS — thank you so much!
Gorgeous! And yes, what a perfect time of the year for egg curry. I love your recipes. They’re always so warm and inviting 🙂
Christina — thank you so much for the compliments! Truly made my day 🙂
Kiran – this curry sounds mouth watering delicious! So yummy…I want this for breakfast…do you deliver??? Happy Easter to you and yours. 🙂
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Ina — thank you so much, but I don’t deliver. And yes, I do want this for breakfast too! Hope you had a great and Happy Easter 🙂
This is unique! Love it!
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Happy Easter to you too!
The egg curry looks lipsmacking!
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Angie — thank you and hope you had a very Happy Easter 🙂
Mmmm your egg curry looks too delicious my friend 😀
Cheers
CCU
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I have never had an Egg Curry before and now I am wondering why – this sounds amazing!
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Alyssa — try it and you’ll never go back 🙂
wow, so smart of you to make eggs for Good Friday. And I love the touch of lemongrass to this curry dish. Honestly, I don’t celebrate Holi, never really have since we always lived overseas. Diwali is still celebrated, but not Holi. Very smart fusion meal. 🙂
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Honey — thank you my dear. We don’t really celebrate Holi as much over here too.
YUM! I love egg curry! Stunning photos, as usual! xxx
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Gemma — thank you so much!!
Amazing. I haven’t had egg curry in years, and it’s one of my favorites. My nanny used to make it for me (she was like a second mother to me) and I would literally squeal with happiness when she told me that was my afternoon snack after school.
So excited to try your recipe! Though I’ll have to make it just for one person, as my husband doesn’t love boiled eggs… oh well, more for me 🙂
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Yasmeen — thanks for sharing your precious childhood memories with us. Food does create some wonderful memories 🙂
Leftover curries are way better a day or two ahead — and yes, more curry for you then 😉
Such a delicious & intriguing egg recipe. Happy Easter!
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Marla — thank you and hope you had a great Easter!
Your photos are gorgeous!!
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The only thing I love better than eggs, is egg curry. I love the addition of lemon grass and Kaffir lime leaves. Those two are just wonderful with coconut and eggs. And full marks for cooking this in coconut oil!!
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Ansh — if a recipe has coconut milk in it, I usually up the coconut flavor by using coconut oil 🙂
Really good recipe! I love the idea of egg curry, but haven’t found one I truly liked. I love the flavors you’ve combined – this looks excellent. Thanks for this.
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John — thank you so much for many kind words 🙂
Oh, Kiran, I have to try this recipe! I love egg curries! Beautiful!
Jamie — thank you and I hope you get to try as soon as you return from a fab trip to SFO. Have fun!
I really want to try this curry because I just bought a whole lot of lemongrass! 😀
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Lorraine — lol, and I hope you try it soon before the lemongrass dries out 😀
Mmmm, I love a good curry and this one looks perfect! Your dishes always look spectacular. =)
Amy — thank you so so much my dear 🙂
A great way to use up all those hard-boiled eggs after Easter. I can taste those warm spices already.
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Carolyn — 🙂
I love the medley of flavors in this dish and how the lemongrass curry represents the celebration of all the different people, cultures, and festivities!
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Sweet-Lab — so well said, and thank you!!
Love the sound of that curry sauce! I think I would just eat that with very big spoon!
Abbe — Lol! I love your eating approach 😉
Simple eggs infused with nice curry, totally yum!
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You manage to make curry look posh ! Love the addition of the lemongrass.
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Wow is that ever pretty! And I’m sure delicious…
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I love egg curries, this is probably one to add to my list of recipes to make. It looks delicious!
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Nik — thank you and I hope you’d try it soon. Let me know how it tastes 🙂
Never had egg curry with lemongrass before, but your looks very inspiring!
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Gourmantine — oh, thanks a lot dear friend 🙂
What a festive and fabulous recipe for Easter…it’s never occurred to me to make eggs + curry = yum!!
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TSM — thank you so much! We Indian’s always try making curries out of everything! #justkidding 😉
I love egg curry! I’ve never tried one with lemongrass, but that is another one of my favorite ingredients in Thai cooking. Can’t wait to try!
Jeanette — thanks dear! And I hope you’d get to try this recipe soon 🙂
Your pictures just get prettier and prettier!
I LOVE lemongrass and am always looking for new ways to cook with it, so obviously I adore this recipe! So creative, Kiran.
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Oh my my my! Absolutely mouthwatering! I could happily eat it every day!
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Kate — me too!!!
Fusing flavors and creating new dishes I think is what food blogging is all about! I love your eggs and their colors!
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Katerina — very well said, my friend 🙂
What a beautiful egg curry! And I just love how you paired it with those lovely yellow flowers. Such beauties! Thank you for sharing it with us. Perfect for pre and post Easter.
Monet — thank you so much, my dear 🙂
I’ve eaten egg curry before but I don’t remember any lemongrass in it. That sounds yummy.
I know what you mean about learning to celebrate holidays differently. The Easter weekend is 4 days long in Australia. Good Friday and Easter Monday are holidays here.
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Maureen — I made a fusion of an egg curry that imparts flavors from Thailand. And I’m sure you’d enjoy it too 🙂
Hi Kiran,
From the list of ingredients I can tell this loaded with flavor. Sounds like an incredible curry. Do you get ready made lemon grass puree?
I love egg curries and have a couple of recipes. I would love to try yours out.
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Hi Asmita — I get fresh and delicious tasting lemongrass puree from the makers of “Garden Gourmet”. I’ve seen it sold in many stores. Hope you get to try this recipe and let me know how it tastes 🙂
Your egg curry looks amazing. I am starving now.
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Such a BEAUTIFUL plate of curry, Kiran! It’s so difficult to take curry pictures, and you totally nailed it. I love the photo which is 2nd from the last. Makes me want to eat it – especially my favorite lemongrass in it. 🙂
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I’ve never made an Egg Curry at home, because I didn’t know where to start. I just love this combination of aromatics. I’m anxious to try this dish!
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Wow…think I’ll make this tomorrow!
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TMOS — thanks and I hope you enjoyed this recipe 🙂
It may no longer be cold but this curry sounds unbelievably delicious …. I think I may even have all the ingredients on hand. . or at least most of them. I cannot wait to try this out right away.
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