Egg pepper gravy recipe – a simple spiced South Indian style boiled egg gravy. In this recipe, fresh spices including black pepper are ground which gives a lovely spicy taste to this curry.
There is no coconut used in this curry. I love the aroma of freshly ground spices and the aroma of ground black pepper is absolutely heady. Even a pinch of black pepper can enhance a dish.
As for nutrition, black pepper can help improve digestion and also has antibacterial properties. Eggs are rich in protein. I love the fact that eggs can be prepared in so many different ways. This gravy dish can be served with rice, rotis or even dosas.
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Lets move on to the recipe for this simple and easy egg pepper gravy.
Muttai Milagu Kuzhambu | South Indian Egg Pepper Gravy Recipe
Egg Pepper Gravy | Muttai Milagu Kuzhambu recipe
Category:Side Dish
Cuisine:South Indian
Author:Jiya Jesh
Yield:2
Prep Time:15 mins
Cook Time:20 mins
Total Time:35 mins
A spiced boiled egg gravy recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs ( muttai )
- 1 onion large
- 2 small tomatoes
- 1 inch piece ginger
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 dry red chilli
- 1 1/2 tbsp black pepper corns
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1/2 tsp mustards seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 inch piece cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cloves
- 1 1/2 tbsp oil
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Boil the eggs and remove the shells. Make 2-3 long slits on the boiled eggs and keep aside.
- Roughly chop onions, garlic and ginger. Finely chop tomatoes.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add cloves and cinnamon. Saute for a minute. Then add the chopped onions, garlic and ginger.
- Fry till onions turn golden brown.
- Add black pepper and fry for a minute. Remove from heat. Let this onion mixture cool down and then grind it to a paste.
- Heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds splutter, add cumin seeds and dry red chilli.
- When cumin seeds crackle, add fennel seeds and saute for a few seconds.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for around 2-3 minutes till tomatoes turn soft and pulpy.
- Now add in the ground onion mixture and mix. Add salt, turmeric powder and coriander powder and fry for a minute.
- Add 1/2 cup water. Now slide in the boiled eggs.
- Let the gravy cook on medium-low heat for 5-6 minutes or till it thickens to desired consistency.
- Remove from heat and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Egg pepper gravy is ready to be served.
Dipti Joshi says
Looks spicy! Pics are really tempting!
Jiya Jesh says
Thank you Dipti.