Curry Eggs. The Simplicity of Delicious.

Many of you may be perplexed by this recipe as eggs in a curry sauce may seem strange. However this was a typical dish mom would make for us when she little in the cupboards (we always had fresh eggs from our chickens) or ran out of ideas to keep the menu fresh for 4 children on a daily basis. While many may associate Curry Eggs with Guyana, it’s very normal in Trinidad and Tobago as well.

You’ll Need…

4 hard boiled eggs (cut in 1/2)
1 medium shallot (or small onion – diced)
1 pimento pepper (sliced)
4 wiri wiri peppers
1 medium tomato (remove skin and seeds – diced)
4 cloves garlic (crushed)
1-2 tablespoon veg oil
1 teaspoon Caribbean Green Seasoning
1 cup water
2 scallions (chopped)
1 tablespoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Important! If doing this recipe gluten free, please go through the full list of ingredients to make sure they meet with your specific gluten free dietary needs. I used Pimento and Wiri Wiri (coffee) peppers in the recipe, however they are optional (in the event you can’t source them). Scotch Bonnet, Habanero or any spicy pepper will work of you want a little kick.

Boil the eggs and set aside.

Place a sauce pan on a medium flame and add the oil, followed by the shallots, cumin seeds, the white parts (bottom) of the scallions, pimento pepper and garlic. Immediately turn the heat to low.

Add the black pepper, then as soon as you start seeing dark edges on the onion and garlic, add the Wiri Wiri peppers (whole), followed by the curry powder (heat still on low). Mix well. We’re building that rich curry flavor here, by wet-toasting the spices which makes up the curry powder.

Add the Caribbean Green Seasoning (stir) for that herbal note and the salt. Now add the water to help create the gravy and to cook out the ‘rawness” of the curry. Turn the heat up so it comes to a boil, but as soon as it does, reduce the heat back to low.

Add the diced tomato and allow it to simmer for 4-5 minutes.

Now place the cut eggs, yolk side down as we want them to start absorbing the curry sauce (be gentle).

After a couple minutes, flip the eggs over and add the green tops of the scallion.

Now here is where you get to personalize things. Taste for salt and adjust and reduce the gravy to the consistency you like. I had it with Sada Roti, so I needed nuff sauce.

This a bit of a simplified version of Curry Eggs as we do it in the Caribbean. There’s the more detailed recipe where the eggs are boil, then fried to form a crust, before they go for that curry bath. Then there’s the version mom would do with potatoes, to stretch the dish and give it more body. Those I will share in upcoming recipes.

If you want heat, break the peppers, or remove and discard if heat is not your thing. Drop me your comments below, tag me on Instagram and don’t forget you can now get my cookbook – The Vibrant Caribbean Pot, 100 Traditional And Fusion Recipes @ CaribbeanPot.com/CookBook/