Mayai Curry (Tanzanian Spiced Egg Curry)
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Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 2 red onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 10 g fresh ginger
- 1.5 tsp curry powder
- 300 g ripe plum tomatoes
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 378 kcal
- Protein
- 17.5 g
- Carbohydrate
- 11.5 g
- of which sugars
- 8 g
- Fat
- 28.2 g
- of which saturates
- 13.1 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
- Salt
- 0.45 g
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Method
- 1
Boil the eggs for 8 minutes, then cool under cold water, peel and set aside.
- 2
Peel and chop the onion, then fry in the vegetable oil for 8 minutes until softened.
- 3
Stir in the garlic, ginger and curry powder and cook for 2 minutes, then add the chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
- 4
Pour in the coconut milk and simmer for 8 minutes.
- 5
Halve the eggs, add to the sauce and warm through for 3 minutes.
- 6
Serve with flatbreads or rice.
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