Kitchen Tantra

Muttai Masaala Kuzhambu:(Spicy egg gravy)

Muttai Kuzhambu/ Scambled Egg Gravy/ Gudilu Pulusu/ Anda Masaala.

Ingredients:

Eggs 8
Onion 2 chopped
Tomato 2 chopped
Ginger - garlic paste 2-3 spoons
Tamarind paste 1/4 spoon
Salt
Turmeric powder
Chili powder
Oil 1/2 cup
Cloves 3
Cinnamon 2
Curry leaves 3 twigs. (Crisply fried in oil for garnishing)
Coriander leaves freshly chopped before serving, for garnishing.

Method:

1. In a deep pan.....heat oil. Add cloves and cinnamon.

2. To this add onions and fry till translucent. Later add ginger - garlic paste and fry till its raw smell goes off.

3. Add tomatoes and fry till it looses its water content.

4. Now add tamarind paste, salt, turmeric and chili powder to it. Add further 2-3 cups of water....cover and cook on medium flame.

5. Once a thick gravy has formed.....held the egg top above the gravy and break. Repeat it for all the eggs. Maintain the stove in low flame. Cover and cook. Don't use much spatula to shake and break the yolks.

Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Can be served with plain rice or mild pilaf's.

Labels: Eggs, Non-Veg Kuzhambu