I’ve been making this egg masala(muttai masala) since the day I got hold of this recipe. We loved it for the burst of masala flavours with a thick and hot gravy perfect to pair it with rice or even any mild pulaos like jeera pulao / peas pulao. Through the days, I’ve adjusted the recipe according to our taste buds and last time I made it specifically to click and post it here. For a chettinad based egg gravy check here .
Egg Masala Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian | Recipe Reference: Ramya Cooks
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian | Recipe Reference: Ramya Cooks
Eggs – 3
Onion – 1 medium sized
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Red Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – a pinchl
Salt – to taste
To temper:
Oil – 3 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – few
To roast and grind:
Oil – 1 tsp
Tomato – 1 big
Dry Red Chillies – 2 to 3
Small Onion – 10
Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
Cinammon – 1/4 inch piece
Green cardamom – 1/2
Fennel seeds – 1/2 tspp
Poppy seeds – 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper – 1/2 tsp
Method:
- Boil eggs for few mins. Break open and remove the shell carefully. Slit the eggs with a knife on all sides, dont slit it deep inside.Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan – add the ingredients under ‘to roast & grind’ saute till onions turn golden brown and tomatoes turn mushy and raw smell leaves.
- Cool down and grind to a semi fine paste.set aside. Heat oil in pan – add mustard seeds and curry leaves let the mustard seeds crackle.Add ginger garlic paste , onion fry till golden brown.
- Then add the masala paste and fry for 2 mins.Then sprinkle little water, add required salt and allow it to boil until it forms a gravy. Meanwhile take the eggs add it to a seperate pan along with red chilli, garam masala and turmeric powder.
- Fry the eggs till the masala is coated well on all sides, dont fry for long.Add the fried egg to the masala and simmer to for 2mins for the masala to blend well. Then add coriander leaves and switch off.
Serve it with hot steamed rice and sambar.
My Notes:
- I wanted more gravy so added tomatoes while grinding.
- It serves as a best accompaniment for rasam / sambar too. Or you can have the gravy with rice too.
- This is little on the spicy side so adjust red chillies according to your spice level.
- Dont fry the eggs for long else it will turn rubbery and thats y I roasted it during the last stage.
♥LOVE2COOK MALAYSIA♥ says
February 20, 2013 at 11:10 amI had to hold on to my saliva! OMG, your egg masala looks so tempting!!! Perfect!
WeR SAHM says
February 20, 2013 at 11:13 amabsolutaly mouth watering Sharmi…. can take my eye sight from your clicks…. well done
Sangeetha Nambi says
February 20, 2013 at 11:47 amYummy flavored masala…
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Nithya says
February 20, 2013 at 11:59 amI was actually looking for a egg masala recipe which is more of a south indian flavor at the same time thick and spicy. This one is perfect and looks so delicious. Will definitely try making this one soon..Thank you Sharmilee!! I always look into your website and follow most of your recipes..All of them have come out very well so far. U make learning and cooking easy. Thank u once again. Keep up ur great work!!
SANDHYA KHATTRI says
February 20, 2013 at 12:03 pmInteresting preparation, I like the way you make slits on egg. Thanks for sharing
Rafeeda A. Raheem says
February 20, 2013 at 12:50 pmyummy egg masala… would be perfect for appams…
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Arthy Suman says
February 20, 2013 at 12:51 pmLovely preparation, looks so delicious
Nalini's Kitchen says
February 20, 2013 at 3:16 pmAbsolutely delicious and mouthwatering recipe….
Uma Ramanujam says
February 20, 2013 at 3:52 pmRecently I started to eat eggs. Looks very tempting. In our home, we prepare egg thokku in a different way. Like your version and the masalas added.
Janani says
February 20, 2013 at 6:35 pmI am vegetarian but hubby eats non veg looks nice must try.thanks Sharmila for sharing.
Unknown says
February 20, 2013 at 7:01 pmYummmmy eggs….mmmmmmmmm
I was looking for a perfect egg thokku since the day I started searching on web.
Finally I got it by you..thank you.
You are doing a great job for the begginers like me.
I am always love your servings waw super clicks..
Regards,
Mymoon
Divya Shivaraman says
February 21, 2013 at 12:07 amThey are perfect with chappathi's..
Sangeetha says
February 21, 2013 at 12:37 amwow…super spicy and delicious egg masala…loved your version, will try it sometime 🙂
ANU says
February 21, 2013 at 1:27 ambeautifully done egg masala…awesome clicks too..
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Rita Bose says
February 21, 2013 at 2:13 amSuper yummy egg masala! Wonderful snaps! Do visit my blog at – http://www.rita-bose-cooking.com. I am your new follower.
Sathya Sankar says
February 21, 2013 at 4:55 amEgg masala looks super delicious!
Me... says
February 21, 2013 at 5:13 amLooks very appetizing. We dont eat eggs but the masala looks interesting. I could try to make this with mushrooms i guess???!!!
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Sharmilee! :) says
February 21, 2013 at 5:22 amYes you can try with mushrooms too…not sure why will check the comments settings
Sona S says
February 21, 2013 at 7:45 amthis looks absolutely delicious and tempting, bookmarked!
tinku shaji says
February 21, 2013 at 8:04 amLovely kurma.. wonderful clicks
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Nagalakshmi V says
February 21, 2013 at 8:24 amthokku is such a cute name for the dish. i love the slits on the eggs too, makes it look very pretty!
Meenal Ramanathan says
February 21, 2013 at 6:18 pmshould we roast the eggs in oil?
did u add onions while roasting & grinding part?
Sharmilee! :) says
February 22, 2013 at 1:21 amNo I didnt add oil just dry roasted it. Oh yes I missed the small onions…thanks so much for noting down. Have updated it now 🙂
Akshaya Prabhu says
February 21, 2013 at 8:49 pmMouthwatering! Have to try it out soon. You have an awesome presentation skill. I adore rhe way you present each recipe. Can you please post ghee rice recipe?
Sharmilee! :) says
February 22, 2013 at 1:21 amSure will post ghee rice recipe soon 🙂
Hamsamalini Chandrasekaran says
February 22, 2013 at 5:18 amSo inviting. Yummy spicy egg masala. Nice presentation.
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kalyani says
February 28, 2013 at 2:17 pmI love eggs..sharmis clicks making me wanna die for it:)
VishnuPriya says
February 28, 2013 at 9:36 pmNeat step by step pictures..Great !
BTW in 'Method' 2nd point you've written ' add the ingredients under 'to temper'' But i think it should be Ingredients in 'To roast and grind to a paste ' right?
Sharmilee! :) says
March 1, 2013 at 12:51 amYes exactly…that was an typo thanks for notifying 🙂 changed it now..
soujanya says
March 27, 2013 at 4:56 amok, so I am a vegetarian and only used to eat eggs as a kid (out of force by parents). As a grown up I never really had them. I made this (probably my first gravy based egg curry) and it came out very good. I liked it too along with my husband. Thanks for the wonderful recipes, keep the great work coming 🙂
Manu says
May 13, 2013 at 10:06 amI tried this recipe today and it came out very good . Thanks for sharing and the detailed instructions with images.
rena anand says
May 31, 2013 at 8:46 amThanks,i tried this recipe and it came out very well. My family love it….
Baba Priyan says
July 15, 2013 at 5:27 pmSharmilee u rock awesome receipe…….
suruchi says
July 24, 2013 at 3:58 pmi tried this today & clubbed it with peas pulav, tasted yummy!!
the pictures are really useful
thanks
Arthi Rajeswari says
October 20, 2013 at 6:40 pmTried the egg masala today for dinner.. It was super yummy and everyone just loved it.. Thanks a ton for sharing it..
Arthi Rajeswari says
October 20, 2013 at 6:43 pmTried the egg masala today for dinner.. It was super yummy and everyone just loved it.. Thanks a ton for sharing it..
Priya Dharsini says
November 12, 2013 at 2:54 pmi like ur recipes procedure………….i want more non-veg recipes like chicken,mutton,prawns…..etc…….pls post……..it mam…..
Sneha Heartin says
November 19, 2013 at 4:47 pmTried this recipe today for dinner..It was super..Thanks for sharing it.
sathu says
December 7, 2013 at 9:07 pmhi sharmi tried ur egg thokku and egg masala gravy it came out really ver well I don't eat egg pure vegetarian but my hubby eats egg, made for him. lot of compliments 🙂 thk u much.
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Shenoi says
December 8, 2013 at 7:18 amHi, tried this today, awesome, thanks a lot.
Jayavardhan says
February 7, 2014 at 1:43 pmVery good explaination. I will try today…
swati samant says
March 22, 2014 at 1:26 pmI tried it. My husband and 4 yr old son seemed to like it too much… Thanks
swati samant says
March 22, 2014 at 1:27 pmReally yummy. My husband and son loved it….. Thank you
Arunodaya says
June 5, 2015 at 1:41 pmYummy… Mouth watering recipe