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Egg/Muttai Kuzhambu

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Description

Egg KuzhambuEggs are one of the most complete, naturally produced foods containing many essential nutrients for a balanced diet for adults and children alike. Here is a simple recipe for making tasty egg kuzhambu.
Ingredients-1
1 tsp Poppy seeds
1 tsp Fennel seeds
1 cup Coconut grated
Ingredients-2
2 nos Cinnamon
3 nos Cloves
3 nos Cardamon
1 tsp Fennel seeds
2 stks Curry leaves
2 nos Onion (diced)
1 tsp Ginger & garlic paste
1 no Tomato (chopped)
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Red chilli powder
2 tsp Corainder powder
1 tsp Salt (as per taste)
1 cup Water
4 tsp Oil

Instructions

Put grated coconut, poppy seeds and fennel seeds in the mixie and blend well to form a paste by adding little water(if needed) and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan and add cinnamon, cloves, cardamon, fennel seeds and curry leaves. Saute chopped onions. When it turns slighly brown add ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes away. Now add the chopped tomatoes and cook until soft. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, corrainder powder and salt to the mixture and fry for few minutes. Add water and bring it to a boil. Then add the ground coconut paste and cook for 5-10 minutes. Now carefully crack and drop the eggs one by one in the gravy, do not stir or scramble the mixture, let it simmer for 15 minutes(approx) with lids closed, until the eggs are cooked perfectly. As soon as the eggs are ready garnish with corriander leaves and serve hot with steamed rice and pappad. Avoid cooking the eggs for long time, as it might make the yolks rubbery or hard.

Egg Kuzhambu

Egg

Source

Amutha Aunty

Comments

15 responses to “Egg/Muttai Kuzhambu”

  1. Brindha Avatar
    Brindha

    Hi,
    Is poppy seeds mandatory?

    1. Mullai Avatar
      Mullai

      Brenda,
      Poppy seeds adds nice creamy texture to the gravy, you may skip if you want to. Thanks

  2. seema Avatar
    seema

    Nice recipe Mercy, today i tried this, gr8 appreciation i got.

    credits to u ……..tks

  3. Titus Avatar
    Titus

    Hi Mercy,

    Like all others b4, I was tryin’ to google some authentic Tamil kuzhambu recipes and bumped into your Mutta Kuzhambu… Just went thru it and read the comments, and I am already salivating…

    Am surely gonna try this today and let you know how it turned out… Tx for the recipe !! Yeeaaaay !!!!

  4. saroja_m Avatar
    saroja_m

    hey i tried it just now and it really turned out really good….thanks for the recipe

  5. Visitor Avatar
    Visitor

    Tried the recipe exactly according to instructions given. Came out REALLY WELL!!!!!!No words to describe the taste!

  6. Manoo Avatar
    Manoo

    I tried it long time back, today only i remember that i forgot to write to you usha. extremely sorry and thanks for egg recipes. As i mentioned who cares abt wrk whn i get to kno abt egg recipes. Trying egg recipes first and work comes next. woohoooooooooo. I can eat lot eggs in a day. never get bored too. Thanks again usha.
    Cheers
    Manoo

    1. mercyusha Avatar
      mercyusha

      Thanks for dropping in your comment Manoo.

      Mercy

  7. Neetu Avatar
    Neetu

    Authentic egg kuzhambu – perfect name for the perfect dish.

  8. pravi Avatar
    pravi

    Hey Mercy,

    I was searching for some muttai kuzhambu recipe and got yours. As Neetu said, no words to describe the taste, it tastes very very very good. I think this is the authentic muttai kuzhambu recipe. Good work.

    Pravi

    1. mercyusha Avatar
      mercyusha

      Thanks Pravi.

  9. Neetu Avatar
    Neetu

    Excellent recipe. No words to describe the taste. It was really fantastic. Has become one of our family’s favourite item. Do post some more Mercy. Thanks.

    1. mercyusha Avatar
      mercyusha

      Thanks Neetu

  10. mona Avatar
    mona

    dear ushhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……….
    your receipe is really superb………

    1. mercyusha Avatar
      mercyusha

      Thanks dear.

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