Egg Pulusu / Kodi gudu Pulusu

Egg pulusu

Pulusu (Andhra Tangy Stew) is a sour curry with Tamarind pulp (Chintapandu) as the main ingredient. Tamarind gives a tangy flavour to the dish. Jaggery or sugar is a perfect pair to the tangy tamarind which imparts a sweet and sour flavour to the dish. Andhra cuisine consists of at least one such gravy dish as part of a regular meal. Any vegetable cooked in a sweet and sour gravy is generally called “Pulusu”, and not all dishes call for jaggery or sugar. You can use most vegetables to prepare pulusu like lady’s finger / okra, egg plants, bitter gourd, bottle gourd. Well, the list can go on, the choice is to our imagination.

I am using eggs in today’s dish. Eggs are regular in my kitchen. ‘egg pulusu’ is a typical Andhra dish where boiled eggs are cooked in onions and tamarind gravy and tempered with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, garlic and curry leaves. It’s generally served with hot rice.

Ingredients:

• 6 boiled eggs make slits along the length of each egg
• 2 onions finely chopped
• 3-4 green chilies slit length-wise
• 1 tbsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp of turmeric pwd
• 1 big lemon sized tamarind (soaked in warm water and extract the pulp)  or 2-3 tbsp of tamarind paste (vary according to your taste)
• 1/2 tsp sugar or jaggery
• 2 cups water
• 3 tbsp oil

Directions-

1. Heat oil in a wide heavy bottom pan. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter, add cumin seeds, curry leaves and fry for few seconds. Add garlic and let it fry for till nice aroma comes out from sauted garlic.
2. Add chopped onions and green chilies and fry till the onions turn light brown. ( add ½ tsp of salt for fast cooking of onions)
3. Add chili powder, turmeric powder, mix well and sauté for few seconds.
4. Add tamarind extract, water and bring it to a boil. Add salt and sugar and reduce heat and let it simmer for 2-3 mts. Add the boiled eggs and let it cook in the gravy for 10-15 minutes or till you get the required gravy consistency.
5. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve this hot steamed rice.