Ingredients

Method

• oil, for sautéing
• 3 large onions, cut into rings
• ½ green pepper, cut into strips
• 2 star anise pods
• 2 cardamom pods
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 t cumin seeds
• 1 T tandoori masala spice
• 1 T roasted masala
• 1 T mother-in-law spice mix
• 3 large tomatoes, peeled and grated
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• sugar, to taste
• salt, to taste
• fresh coriander, a handful, chopped
• 10 free-range eggs, hard-boiled
• white rice, for serving

Method

Ingredients

1 Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onions, green pepper and whole spices until fragrant.

2 Add all the dry spices and a splash of water and cook for about 3 minutes.

3 Add the tomatoes and garlic and cook until the mixture forms a thick sauce. Add more water if necessary. Add sugar and salt to taste and stir through. Add the coriander.

4 Place the whole boiled eggs in the sauce and allow to warm through.

5 Time to eat, family! Serve with fluffy white rice.

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Extracted from Tietie en Nanna se Huiskos by Najma Abrahams and Azba Fanie (Human & Rousseau). Note: book is printed in Afrikaans.

Photographs: Donna Lewis