How to make Spicy Egg Masala
Preparation time: 30 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Serves:5
Recipe Category: Side dish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
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 tsp
- Turmeric 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
Method to make spicy egg masala
1. 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) ].
2. Remove the out skin.
3. 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.
4. Take all the spices, onion and tomato and keep ready.
5. 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.
6. Saute the onions till translucent and add the tomatoes till they becomes mushy.
7. When the onions andtomatoes 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
14. Serve hot with plain rice, rasam satham, or roti.
Recipe to make spicy egg masala
- 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
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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) ].
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Remove the out skin.
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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.
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Take all the spices, onion and tomato and keep ready.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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When the onions turns soft, add in the ground paste. It is is too thick, add little water and allow to boil.
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10. Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Mix well.
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11. Add the garam masala and cook in low flame.The oil stars oozing out the corners.
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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.
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13. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Check the below notes
Notes:
You can reduce the spiciness by reducing the red chillies or reducing the pepper while grinding.
*Originally post on June 2013, Post updated with recipe details
Lovely recipe, beautiful images. I am a big fan of spices. Looks really delicious. Going to give it a try!
Thanks a lot 😊🙏🏽
beautifulshot…love the colours of the gravy….awesome.
Loved this curry ,bookmarked
Akila this looks INSANE! OMG.. Love this recipe.. so mouthwatering. Bookmarking, thanks for sharing, I'm gonna make it for my hubby next weekend or in the coming weeks. 🙂
Tempting dish Akila! I do follow almost this method, but add more water and make it as a kuzhambu!
wow, i remember those times when my chef friend ravi used to cook this kind of egg curry for me in b'lore 🙂 thanks for sharing wonderful recipe Akila !
so tempting pic…lip smacking curry…
Perfect with 2 plates of rice now! Egg masala looks super delicious dear 🙂
Super tempting… Bookmarked !
SOooo delicious!!! love the pics as well….Food Fun Freak
Wow! Yummy and spicy egg masala Akila 🙂
hot and spicy recipe 🙂
Very tempting curry.. Perfectly slitted and the masala have blended well
Super delicious !! looks so inviting !!
Tempting, delicious egg masala…neat presentation and nice clicks.
Looks really really flavourful!
The colour of the dish itself is very pleasing and attractive,delicious egg masala.
inviting egg curry…loved the colour
Looks so tempting !!!
Loved the colour of the masala 🙂
Tempting egg masala..yummy..
Super delicious lovely egg masala, lovely clicks
yummylicious masala..
I love Eggs. . . It looks Yummy. . .
the masala looks very delicious.
The Egg Masala looks divine!! Great recipe, Akila…
Tempting to eat 🙂
tempting one…we prepare this very often 🙂
the masala looks delicious…
Each and everyone of us at home just need eggs, whether its scrambled, fried, boiled, into curries etc etc.
Stunning curry and nice way of slitting the eggs for the masala to submerge into the gravy.
delicious masala,wanna have it rite now:)
Egg masala look delicious. loved the spicy thick gravy..