Hi! Are you getting late for work? No time to cook? Tired? Hungry? Well, sit back and relax!

Here's presenting you all Burgundy Box, an initiative by Chef Ajay Chopra, Vivek Mehra, Sandip Singh and Shabnam Mehra.

This era of high technology has completely surrounded us and how could the most essential need of our life - FOOD, remain untouched?
Hence, Burgundy Box is here to provide you with easy, ready to cook meals at your door step.

Today I got the opportunity to try their "Egg Chettinad Curry" meal.
A delivery person from their team got this cute looking box delivered at my doorstep, sometime back.


How perfectly the saying, "Happiness is homemade" gets along with their food. Nothing can beat homemade food. Wouldn't you all agree with them on this? :)

As I opened the box, it was such a delight to see all the ingredients packed so neatly. All of them appeared so fresh, as if they were just bought from the market. :)

Ingredients inside the box.

Apart from these, there was also a pamphlet on which the recipe for Egg Chettinad had been printed step by step.

Step by step recipe

These recipes generally take a minimum 1 hour to get cooked, but Burgundy Box just made it a lot more easier as this dish was prepared in flat 15 minutes.

So if you're an amateur and aspire to cook, try these Burgundy Box meals. And BAM! Everyone get flattered by your culinary skills, trust me! ;-)

Egg Chettinad Curry

By following the steps mentioned above, I finally succeeded in making Egg Chettinad. :)
The color and texture of the gravy looked so inviting, difficult to resist..

Egg Chettinad with Whole Wheat Paranthas

Apart from the gravy, there was a packet of Whole Wheat Paranthas too. All I had to do was, roast them on a griddle for a minute each side till done. I also added a little butter to make them crisper.


And finally, lunch was ready to be served!! :)

According to me, each and every ingredient of the curry was perfect in proportion and flavorsome. The Paranthas and Egg Curry made a great pair. Indeed an afternoon well spent with great food! :)

The overall rating for Burgundy Box would be 9/10 .

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This review would not have been possible without the help of  team Burgundy Box.
Also, many thanks to Maitri Shah for the coordination.

Tomato curry is a staple lunch menu in every Sindhi family's home on a Sunday. It is popularly known as "Curry-Chaaval". Though it's taste differs from place to place depending on the ingredients used, this dish is loved by all Sindhis across the globe.

Also, a couple of my non-Sindhi friends also relish the dish and asked me for it's recipe.
So I'm uploading this straight from my Mom's cookbook.  :-)

Source: Google Images

Cuisine: Sindhi
Time duration: 1 hour
Level of difficulty: Medium
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 4-5 Kokam Flowers
• 7 medium sized tomatoes
• 15-20 Ladyfingers/ Okra
• 1/4th cup chopped Carrots
• 1/4th cup chopped Beans
• 1/4th cup chopped Gavar (String beans)
• Half cup Besan
• 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• 5-6 Green chillies
• Curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 2 Tbsp. Oil
• Corainder leaves
• Salt as per taste

 Follow these steps for the perfect sindhi curry:

1. Wash 4-5 kokam flowers and soak in water for half an hour.
2.  Boil 7 medium sized tomatoes, let them cool. 
3. Once cooled, grind the tomatoes in a paste and strain them in order to separate the seeds from the puree. 
4. Add 2 tbsp. oil in a thick bottom pan and add sugar to it.
5. Keep stirring the mixture till it becomes red. Then add half cup besan. Keep stirring till everything is mixed properly. 
6. Add 1 tsp. mustard seeds, cumin seeds, green chillies, curry leaves, red chilli powder, turmeric and salt.
7. Mix the tomato puree in the mixture. 
8. Then pour water according to the consistency. Stir well.
9. In another pan, slit and deep fry 15-20 ladyfingers/okra. Once fried, add them to the curry.
10. Reduce the quantity of oil from the kadhai and stir fry some carrots, beans, and gavaal (string beans).
11. Squeeze the kokam flowers and put it in the curry. Strain the kokam water and pour it in the curry.
12. Boil the curry for 30-45 mins on medium flame.
13. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serving suggestions: Serve hot with White Rice and Fried Potato Wedges.

 Serving suggestions: This salad can be served as a starter, or can even be eaten as a light meal or an evening snack.

Serving suggestions:  You can either serve it with only Chapatis, or opt for a proper Malvani Thali which would consist of Roti, Rice, Sol Kadhi, and Salad.

Dang! Your Nutella Smoothie is ready to be gulped. :D

I hope you guys like this quick recipe. Do try it out!

I'll be glad to know how it turned out to be, so let me know the reviews please. Thanks! :)