Egg Masala is a creamy, delicious curry made by preparing a masala with spices, onion & tomato and simmering it with boiled egg. Egg Masala is a very good choice of curry when we run short of veggies and simple & easy to cook. Egg Masala Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
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.
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Egg Masala
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 medium sized onion
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- a pinch turmeric powder
- salt to taste
To Temper:
- 3 tsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- few curry leaves
To Roast & Grind:
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tomato
- 2 to 3 red chillies
- 10 small onion
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/4 inch piece cinammon
- 1/2 green cardamom
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
- 1/2 tsp poppy seeds
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Boil eggs for few mins. Break open and remove the shell carefully. Slit the eggs with a knife on all sides, do not 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.
- Sprinkle little water, add required salt and allow it to boil until it forms a gravy.
- Meanwhile take the eggs add it to a separate pan along with red chilli, garam masala and turmeric powder.
- Fry the eggs till the masala is coated well on all sides, do not 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 Egg Masala with rice / roti!
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.
How to make Egg Masala
- 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.
Expert Tips
- 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.
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I had to hold on to my saliva! OMG, your egg masala looks so tempting!!! Perfect!
WeR SAHM
absolutaly mouth watering Sharmi…. can take my eye sight from your clicks…. well done
Sangeetha Nambi
Yummy flavored masala…
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Nithya
I 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
Interesting preparation, I like the way you make slits on egg. Thanks for sharing
Rafeeda A. Raheem
yummy egg masala… would be perfect for appams…
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Arthy Suman
Lovely preparation, looks so delicious
Nalini's Kitchen
Absolutely delicious and mouthwatering recipe….
Uma Ramanujam
Recently 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
I am vegetarian but hubby eats non veg looks nice must try.thanks Sharmila for sharing.
Unknown
Yummmmy 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..
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Mymoon
Divya Shivaraman
They are perfect with chappathi's..
Sangeetha
wow…super spicy and delicious egg masala…loved your version, will try it sometime 🙂
ANU
beautifully done egg masala…awesome clicks too..
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Rita Bose
Super yummy egg masala! Wonderful snaps! Do visit my blog at – http://www.rita-bose-cooking.com. I am your new follower.
Sathya Sankar
Egg masala looks super delicious!
Me...
Looks 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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Shobha
Sharmilee! :)
Yes you can try with mushrooms too…not sure why will check the comments settings
Sona S
this looks absolutely delicious and tempting, bookmarked!
tinku shaji
Lovely kurma.. wonderful clicks
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Nagalakshmi V
thokku is such a cute name for the dish. i love the slits on the eggs too, makes it look very pretty!
Meenal Ramanathan
should we roast the eggs in oil?
did u add onions while roasting & grinding part?
Sharmilee! :)
No 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
Mouthwatering! 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! :)
Sure will post ghee rice recipe soon 🙂
Hamsamalini Chandrasekaran
So inviting. Yummy spicy egg masala. Nice presentation.
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kalyani
I love eggs..sharmis clicks making me wanna die for it:)
VishnuPriya
Neat 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! :)
Yes exactly…that was an typo thanks for notifying 🙂 changed it now..
soujanya
ok, 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
I tried this recipe today and it came out very good . Thanks for sharing and the detailed instructions with images.
rena anand
Thanks,i tried this recipe and it came out very well. My family love it….
Baba Priyan
Sharmilee u rock awesome receipe…….
suruchi
i tried this today & clubbed it with peas pulav, tasted yummy!!
the pictures are really useful
thanks
Arthi Rajeswari
Tried the egg masala today for dinner.. It was super yummy and everyone just loved it.. Thanks a ton for sharing it..
Arthi Rajeswari
Tried the egg masala today for dinner.. It was super yummy and everyone just loved it.. Thanks a ton for sharing it..
Priya Dharsini
i like ur recipes procedure………….i want more non-veg recipes like chicken,mutton,prawns…..etc…….pls post……..it mam…..
Sneha Heartin
Tried this recipe today for dinner..It was super..Thanks for sharing it.
sathu
hi 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
Hi, tried this today, awesome, thanks a lot.
Jayavardhan
Very good explaination. I will try today…
swati samant
I tried it. My husband and 4 yr old son seemed to like it too much… Thanks
swati samant
Really yummy. My husband and son loved it….. Thank you
Arunodaya
Yummy… Mouth watering recipe