Muttai Masaal: (Egg Masaal)

Ingredients:

Hard boiled eggs 4-6
Salt
Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon
Chili powder 1/2 spoon
Oil

To be fried in little oil and made into Paste:

Onion 1 small chopped
Tomato 1 small chopped
Green chili 1 chopped
Ginger 1-2 inch chopped
Garlic 4-5 clove chopped

To be roasted and powdered:

Cloves 3
Cinnamon 1-2
Coriander seeds 1-2 spoons.

For garnishing:

Curry leaves, fried crisply in hot oil.

Method:

1. Using a thread....make a deep cut in the boiled eggs. That is half the eggs vertically.

2. In a pan, heat oil. Add the powdered masala, paste masala and eggs.

3. Add salt, turmeric and chili powder. Blend them together. Fry well, till the raw smell of the masala goes. Let the oil separates on top.

4. Garnish with crisply fried curry leaves.