Muttai Kurma Kuzhambu

Ingredients
Boiled egg - 4
Oil - 3 tblsp
Onion - 2 big size
Tomato - 1
Green chilly - 1
Garlic - 6 to 8 pods
Chopped ginger - 2 tblsp
Home made chilly powder - 1 tblsp
Turmeric powder - 1/3 tsp
Salt
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Grated coconut - 2 tblsp
Sombu - 1 + 1 tsp
Khasakhasa - 1 tsp
Pattai - 1 small piece

Preparation
1. Finely chop onion. Grind tomato, ginger , garlic and green chilly to smooth paste. Grind Khasakhasa, coconut, 1 tsp sombu and pattai to smooth paste.
2. Heat oil in pan and temper with 1 tsp sombu and curry leaves. Add onion and fry until golden brown in color.
3. Add ground tomato mix and fry for 2 min. Add chilly powder and turmeric powder. Cook in low flame. Fry until all blends well and oil separates. Add water and boiled egg. Close pan and cook for 5 min in low to medium flame.
4. Add ground coconut mix and salt. Allow to boil for 10 more minutes or until all blends well and thick consistency is attained. Serve hot!

Note
You can use a knife and make 2 or 3 deep cuts in boiled egg before adding to gravy.