Vegetarian Egg Curry

This is an unique 'egg'  curry ....yummy , less cholesterol ,especially for the Vegetarians. But,I am sure, everyone will not just 'like', but will Love it. I saw this  dish in a tv programme long back.I got the idea from there. But,this recipe is entirely my own. I have followed  my own instinct. Here it goes.... 

     

Ingredients  for the 'eggs' :

• Boiled and mashed potatoes : 2 (medium)
• Paneer : 1 cup (crumbled)
• Cornflour : 2 tablespoons
• Salt : 1 teaspoon (or,to taste )
• Ginger paste : 1 teaspoon
• Sugar : 1/2 teaspoon

Ingredients  for the 'yolk':

•  Chana dal (Bengal gram) : 1 cup
•  Salt : 1 teaspoon
•  Sugar : 1/2 teaspoon
•  Haldi /Turmeric powder : 1/2 teaspoon
•  Red chilli powder : 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for the gravy :

• Onion : 1 large
• Tomato : 1 medium
• Ginger : 1 inch piece
• Haldi / Turmeric powder : 1/2 teaspoon
• Chilli powder : 1 teaspoon
• Cashewnuts: 2 tablespoons
• Garam masala powder : 1/2 teaspoon
• Salt : to taste
• Sugar : 1 teaspoon

Oil,to fry. 

Method : 

• Mix all the ingredients under 'eggs' group together. Mix well,make a smooth dough. I have used home made paneer ,which is softer and easy to crumble. 

• Wash and soak the Dal overnight ,or,at least for 4 hours.
• Grind this dal alongwith all the ingredients in the 'stuffing' group. Try to add least amount of water while grinding.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a deep pan.
• Add the ground dal and cook it,stirring continuously.
• Cook till all the moisture dries up and the ground dal takes a dough like consistency.

• Now, make balls from the potato dough of the size of a small egg. 
• Make  small balls from the dal dough of the size of a small lemon.
• With moist palm, flatten the potato dough a little ,on your palm.
• Put the ball of dal over it and wrap the potato dough around it,giving it a shape of an egg.

•   Prepare eggs using all the mixtures. 
•   Fry these eggs,batch by batch carefully over medium flame. It may get burnt over high flame.
•  Once all the eggs are fried,keep them aside.
• 
  
• Now,let us start preparing for the gravy.
• 
  
• Gring all the masalas together, except the garam masala polwder. 
• 
  
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a deep pan and add the ground masala. Cook over medium flame.
• 
  
• Add salt and sugar and keep cooking,stirring in between.
• 
  
• Once, the masala is cooked and oil starts separating from the masala,add 2 cups of hot water and let it come to a boil.
• 
  
• Now,add the fried eggs and let it boil for 2/3 minutes. 
• 
  
• Now,your yummylicious veggie egg curry is ready to serve. Garnish with garam masala powder and slit green chillies and serve hot with chapati /paratha or plain rice. 

We are not adding too many spices in the two doughs,because,that may change the colour of the white or the yolk of the yolk.