Eggs n’ Potatoes Curry

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Filed Under Eggs, India - Kerala, Potato, Side Dish - Gravy 

It’s been raining potatoes here in the blogosphere lately. That is because 2008 is the International Year of Potato. Wow, a whole year devoted to the spuds! Recently Sra wrote that she has used up all her potato memories, but she did have enough memories to fill about a dozen posts… That got me thinking about my relationship with the spud, and I realized that sadly I may not even have enough memories to fill one post!

Growing up, potatoes were these large ugly cubes in sambar with the weird texture and no specific taste that I struggled to avoid getting on to my plate. The rule in my house was, if it is on the table, it gets in your plate and if it is in your plate, you eat it. So as much as I hated sambar then, I had to have it, only thing I could do was to try and stop the potato and eggplant pieces from landing on my plate. The only other potato dish I remember from back then is something which was simply known as “masala” as in Poori-Masala.  Rolled inside a hot poori, the masala was quite bearable, I think I might have even liked it a bit. I am sue there were plenty of other dishes, like stews and cutlets where potatoes were used, but I don’t think I really cared. As long as the pieces were small enough, I wouldn’t even sense their presence.

But everything changed after I was introduced to a wonder called Finger Chips some time during my college days. Finger Chips is what we called French Fries in India. I was totally addicted to the deep fried goodness from the first bite. And after coming here, there are all types of potato goodness that I have grown to love - french fries, mashed potatoes and hash browns to name a few. I also learned to add potatoes to my meat dishes and started making baked potatoes and potato wedges as quick sides. I love potatoes now, even the large pieces in sambar are okay!

Wow, I somehow managed to fill a post with enough potato memories, who knew I had all these untapped memories inside me… Anyway, this egg and potato curry is a classic Kerala dish, that we used to have with appams at home, and I am pretty sure my mom cut the potatoes into really tiny pieces, because I remember this dish, but don’t remember the potatoes!

Egg and Potatoes

Ingredients

Method

Heat oil, and add the shallots, green chilies, ginger and garlic pieces and saute till the shallots start to brown.

Mix the red chili, coriander, cumin, turmeric and black pepper powders with a little water to make a paste. Add the paste to the pan, and fry on medium heat till the spices are aromatic and oil starts to separate.

Add the potatoes and mix well. add 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and add the coconut milk and vinegar. Cook covered till the potatoes are soft. Add the garam masala and salt and mix well.

Cut the eggs in half, or make large slits on the eggs, and place them in the gravy. Make sure the eggs are completely immersed in the gravy, use a spoon to pour some over the eggs. Simmer for a couple of minutes and remove from the heat.

Serve hot with appams (hoppers) or idiyappams (string hoppers). This goes well with chapattis and rice too.

This is my entry for two events celebrating the year of the spuds:

Ode to Potato hosted by Sia

and

A Potato Fe(a)st hosted by Dhivya


Don’t forget Monthly Blog Patrol!

I am guest hosting MBP this month. The theme for March is Mixed Drinks and the deadline is March 24th.

Check out the details here.


Comments

32 Responses to “Eggs n’ Potatoes Curry”

  1. Raaga on February 29th, 2008 1:28 am

    I love this dish already… :-) thanks Sig

  2. Thanks on February 29th, 2008 2:53 am

    :drool: I love potatoes just because of this curry. This is an exact replica of my grand mom’s recipe. In my childhood, I was in charge of egg-collection , as each member of our crew got special places for laying eggs.After coming to Europe I realized the much glorified free-range eggs/ chicken/vegetables/banana was the same stuff which I am used to in my home. She usually buy broiler one at a younger stage and feed and lookafter in the free-range style for another 3 weeks and the taste is much close to nadan kozhi.Duck’s egg/Tharavu, Kaada eggs are great replacemnt for this :(Yes):

  3. rachel on February 29th, 2008 3:18 am

    I have had this at home too!loved it with white bread!

  4. indosungod on February 29th, 2008 3:19 am

    Eggs and Potatoes look so happy together and that is one combo I have never tried and I add potatoes to a lot of dishes.

    There was a time that you never liked potatoes? from the time I knew of their existence I have loved them :)

  5. sia on February 29th, 2008 3:34 am

    i am gonna show this post to krish. he loves this combi.
    he he he… oh yes, potato sambar and bhaji. potato was the only veg i remember liking when i was a kid.
    thank u for sending this gorgeous entry sig :(Yes):

  6. Srivalli on February 29th, 2008 3:47 am

    so here comes a story with happy endings and happy trimmings… :cool: .that plate looks yummy…will try sometime… :drool:

  7. Asha on February 29th, 2008 5:02 am

    I am making a egg curry too for dinner today. This one looks delcious. I see potato too!:))

  8. Kalai on February 29th, 2008 5:54 am

    I’ve never had potatoes with eggs before, but this looks wonderful! I never used to care much for potatoes either, but my husband loves them! I’ve always preferred the crispy potato dishes, too… This dish looks like a must try! :)

  9. Happy Cook on February 29th, 2008 6:33 am

    You didn’t like potatoes when you were small, i loved them. Hated brinjal .
    I love dishes with potato and egg.
    I am a realy fan of dishes like this, but not hubby dear. Back at home we used to eat them with apooms

  10. arundati on February 29th, 2008 7:24 am

    i love egg curry…and am willing to put up with the potato for its sake…for K there is no love greater than his for potatoes…reminds me of a ditty i kept listening to when i was growing up….jack sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean, so between them both, they licked the platter clean…..

    will work perfectly for us!!

  11. Miri on February 29th, 2008 7:28 am

    My hubby would love this combination!!! I have never heard of an egg and potato curry, Im glad I have an authentic source for the recipe and dont have to make this unbeatable combination and ruin the effect by saying I dreamed it up ;)

    Looks good!

  12. Rachna on February 29th, 2008 7:40 am

    yeah i loooove potato in any form :)

  13. richa on February 29th, 2008 8:02 am

    coconut milk & fresh garam masala, must taste so delicious :drool:
    as a kid, potato was my saviour, one of the very few vegs that i used to eat :oops:

  14. Rina on February 29th, 2008 8:30 am

    This is one of my favorite ways to eat potatoes dear. This combo was a staple item at our Friday dinners in my child hood, made by my grand mother with lots of love. I or she didn’t used coco milk though. Should try it this time. We use to add tamarind pulp for sour taste. :razz:

  15. sra on February 29th, 2008 9:00 am

    Actually, this is new to me - I’ve only seen it in the blogs. So this is one memory I don’t have. Does that make sense? :???: It’s been a long day, happy weekend Sig!

  16. dhivya on February 29th, 2008 9:59 am

    wow..amazing dish and yummy pic :drool: …really i am drooling over here

  17. Namratha on February 29th, 2008 10:38 am

    Ohh the eggs and potatoes look cute together…. :smile: And u know I had completely forgotten that we call them finger chips back in India, so used to “fries” now!

  18. Laavanya on February 29th, 2008 12:05 pm

    Potatoes and Egg make for a great combination. I wish I had that and some aapam to go with it right away.
    I’m with you about hating sambhar and brinjal as a kid but that changed once I grew up.

  19. TBC on February 29th, 2008 12:47 pm

    You say it is a Kerala dish, but surprisingly, I’ve never tasted or even heard of it before. But then I have always been a non-resident Keralite… :mrgreen: :neutral:

  20. archana on February 29th, 2008 1:47 pm

    yummm potatoes.. love anything with potatoes.. i make a similar curry but with tomatoes and no vinegar.. will have to try this..

  21. Mansi on February 29th, 2008 1:58 pm

    Indians always seem to have lots of memories associated with potatoes :grin: was fun to read yours Sig!

  22. musy on February 29th, 2008 6:37 pm

    So you don’t remember the potatoes, eh? :razz: And love the rule at your home-that way, atleast you got all the nutrition! And then the fried food (what else) got you in love with potatoes :-D Lovely dish! I love potatoes :) and the mention of appams and idiappams is making me hungry!

    hugs,
    musical.

  23. Ramya's Mane Adige on February 29th, 2008 7:48 pm

    yummmm!!! The curry looks delicious!! And I hated potatoes too, when I was a kid…. I hated Masala dosa until recently, bcoz of the potato bhaji in it!!! But now, I love anything to do w/ potatoes :)

  24. Uma on February 29th, 2008 8:10 pm

    Wow, wonderful! mouth-watering. Very good entry. Keep it up, Sig! :(Flower):

  25. Shantanu on March 1st, 2008 3:23 am

    The one thing ubiquitous in your meal if you have stayed in a hostel in North India ever is potatoes. And so, I was amazed when I discovered that potatoes didn’t exist in India when the British came in. It was much later that they brought in potatoes and began its cultivation in India.

  26. sagari on March 1st, 2008 9:41 am

    eggs looks soo beautifulll sig

  27. Mona on March 1st, 2008 3:42 pm

    Looks simple and delicious :drool:

  28. Hutoxi Hodiwalla on March 1st, 2008 9:43 pm

    I often make egg curry but always without potatoes. Now will add potatoes to it.

  29. Nanditha on March 2nd, 2008 10:40 am

    those potatoes and egg look so good :smile:
    its the french fries that has given a special place to potato in my kitchen too….kids just love to snack on it.. and me too:)

  30. Cynthia on March 2nd, 2008 4:33 pm

    There is so much home comfort in that dish you made. Big time yummy.

  31. Dhivya on March 3rd, 2008 2:46 pm

    Adding vinegar and coconut milk is new to me. I am going to follow the recipe verbatim. Your are one amazing cook sig! Thanks for sending it my way. :)

  32. Kimberly on March 7th, 2008 10:42 am

    I love curried eggs…and yours looks soo good :)

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