Egg Masala / Muttai Masala
This Egg Masalais a spicy version. If you want less spicy, you can reduce the spiciness. ( See notes ). This goes as a good side dish for any kind of dishes. There is also a version, with addition of coconut milk
Servings: 5
Calories: 400kcal
Ingredients
- Eggs - 4
- Oil - 3 tsp
- Cinnamon stick - 1
- Cloves - 5
- Star anise - 1
- Fennel seeds - 1/6th tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Black Pepper - 1/4 tsp
- Red chilli - 3
- Onion - 2 big chopped finely
- Tomato - 2 big chopped finely
- Mustard seeds - 2 pinch
- Urud dal - 1/5th tspT
- urmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
- Salt as needed
- Water as needed
Instructions
- Boil the eggs. [Inorder to prevent the eggs from breaking while boiling, add a pinch of salt. (This is my MIL tip and I am following it) ].
- Remove the out skin.
- Make a vertical slit as shown. Like wise do 4 to 5 slits in a egg without breaking it. Do the same for rest of the eggs and keep aside.
- Take all the spices, onion and tomato and keep ready.
- In a kadai/vessel or pan, add oil and when hot, add the spices, fry for a min and the red chilli, and half of the onion and the tomatoes.
- Saute the onions till translucent and add the tomatoes till they becomes mushy.
- When the onions and tomatoes has reached the consistency as below, allow it to cool for a while.Transfer it to the food processor or a mixer grinder and grind to a fine paste as shown. Keep is aside.
- Now in the same vessel, add 1 tsp oil and add the mustard seeds, urud dal, curry leaves, remaining onion and saute for a while.
- When the onions turns soft, add in the ground paste. It is is too thick, add little water and allow to boil.
- 10. Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Mix well.
- 11. Add the garam masala and cook in low flame.The oil stars oozing out the corners.
- 12. Add the hard boiled eggs and try to add the masala inside the slits of the eggs. Mix carefully and take care not to break the eggs.
- 13. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Notes
Check the below notes