Sri Lankan fried egg curry is a comforting, spicy dish that uses ample spices to show off the rich flavours of Sri Lankan cuisine. This egg curry features either plain hard-boiled eggs or the fried version of it, simmered in a rich gravy made with coconut milk. In this particular recipe, the hard-boiled eggs are fried first and then added to the gravy. The dish stands out from other South Asian egg curries due to the use of distinct spices such as fennel seeds, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom, along with curry leaves, powdered spices and the usual garlic, ginger, tomato and onions.