SriLankan Fried Egg Curry

Ingredients

• Eggs boiled - 3
• Onion - 2 (finely chopped)
• Red chillies (dried) - 4
• Curry leaves few
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Tomatoes - 2
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt as needed 
• Sri Lankan Curry powder - 2 tsp
• Fennel powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves few

Ingredients for Srilankan curry powder:

1. 2 tsp coriander seeds.
2. 1 tbsp cumin seeds.
3. 1 tbsp fennel seeds.
4. 1 tsp fenugreek seeds.
5. 1 small cinnamon stick, broken into small pieces.
6. 6 cardamom pods.
7. 6 cloves.
8. 6 dried curry leaves.
9. 4-5 dried pandarus leaves

Grind together everything and use as required.

Method  

1. Take a shallow thick bottomed pan and heat oil in the pan.
2. Shallow fry the eggs in the pan so that they are golden brown from outside and the skin turns crispy (pierce them before shallow frying so that they'll not burst)
   

   

   
   

   
3. In the same pan add mustard seeds, curry leaves and whole red chillies broken into few pieces.
4. Add chopped onions and lightly fry them.
   

   
5. Add all spice powders, red chilli powder, Sri Lankan curry powder, turmeric powder, fennel powder and salt to the pan and cook everything for 1 minute.
6. Now add chopped tomatoes and cook everything so that tomatoes are well cooked and pulpy.
   

   

   
   

   
7. Add coconut milk and stir well. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and add fried eggs to the curry. Add water if you think curry is too thick for your personal preference.
8. Reduce the heat and cook for 2-3 more minutes.
   

   

   
   

   
9. Serve it in a dish and garnish with fresh finely chopped coriander leaves.
   

   
10. Sri Lankan Egg curry goes best with Rice, appams and iddyappams or Sri Lankan string hoppers.
    

    

Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients

• Oreo - 10-12 biscuits
• Butter - 2 tbsp
• Dark chocolate - 1 cup
• Whipping cream - 1/3 + 1 cup
• Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
• Powdered sugar - 1/4 cup

Method

1. Crush Oreo pieces well.
   
   
   
   
2. Melt butter and mix with the crushed Oreo.
3. Take a cake mould and grease it with butter.
4. Spread crushed Oreo into the mould evenly.
5. Cover and refrigerate for 30 mins.
   
6. Meanwhile, take a cup of dark chocolate and add 1/3 cup of whipping cream in it.
7. Double boil or microwave and melt the chocolate.
   
   
   
   
8. Let it cool.
9. In a separate bowl take a cup of whipping cream and whip until stiff peaks form.
10. Add powdered sugar to it.
11. Mix well.
12. Now add chocolate mixture with whipped cream.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
13. Mix all together.
14. After 30 mins take Oreo crust out of refrigerator and spread the whipped cream chocolate mixture on top of it evenly.
15. Cover the mould and refrigerate for minimum 4 hours or overnight.
    
    
    
16. Decorate and serve.
    

Frango Churascco

(Spicy Chargrilled Chicken)

Ingredients

1. Chicken thighs - 2
2. Lemon - 1
3. Red chillies - 4
4. Ginger - 1 inch
5. Garlic - 4 fat cloves 
6. Olive oil - 2 tsp
7. Paprika powder - 1 tsp

METHOD

1. Peel and grind ginger garlic and red chillies together. 
2. Add it to a bowl with oil, paprika powder, lemon zest and juice.
3. Mix all together.
4. Add chicken, massage and marinade with the above made paste, cover and keep in refrigerator over night or atleast 2 hours.
5. Preheat oven.
6. Before placing chicken in grill, cook on stove top along with chillies and lemon using pan until it's crispy.
7. Now place inside oven uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes in high flame.
8. Once it's done dress it with lemon and chillies.
9. Serve with yoghurt and coriander leaves.

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