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spicy egg masala on traditional bowl

Tamil Nadu Egg Kulambu | Tasty Egg Masala

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 5 people
Course: Breakfast, Dinner
Cuisine: Chettinad, Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 5 Boiled Eggs
  • 1 Large Onion thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
  • 1 Cup Tomato chopped
  • 4 Large Garlic Cloves minced
  • 1 Inch Ginger minced
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • ½ tsp Tamarind paste
  • ¼ cup Coconut finely grated
  • 2 tbsp Jaggery/Sugar grated
  • Salt To taste
  • Coriander Leaves For Garnish
  • 3 tbsp Coconut Oil
  • SPICE MIX TO BE GROUND
  • ½ tsp Fennel seeds/Saunf/Perumjeerakam
  • ½ tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera/Jeerakam
  • ½ tsp Black Peppercorns

Method
 

  1. Boil eggs, peel, make 4 small slits and set aside. Dry roast the spice mix ingredients and grind to a powder.
    frying spices
  2. Heat oil in a pan and fry the eggs with turmeric powder for 2 mins. Keep eggs aside.Add the onions and fry till golden brown.
    frying egg in ghee
  3. Add ginger and garlic and fry till raw smell goes. Then add tomatoes and cook till tomatoes are soft.
    sauteing tomato and onions
  4. Add the ground masala powder, red chili powder, and coriander powder and fry for a few minutes followed by 1 cup of hot water and the coconut.
    pouring coconut on masala
  5. Mix in salt, tamarind, and jaggery and boil the gravy for 5 mins till a little thick. Add boiled eggs and simmer for 10 mins. If the gravy is too thick at this point, thin out as desired with a little hot water. Garnish with coriander leaves.
    garnishing coriander leaves on egg masala
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