Motte Saaru - SouthIndian Egg Curry
- 3 - Eggs, hard boiled
- 1 - Onion, medium sized, julienned
- 1 - Tomato , small sized, finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp - Cooking oil
- 1 tsp - Mustard seeds
- 1 sprig - Curry leaves
- 2 - Green chillies
- Pinch of sugar
- Salt to taste
- Make a smooth paste from the ingredients listed below
- ¼ th cup - Grated coconut , preferably fresh coconut
- 2 - Dry red chillies
- 1 tsp - Turmeric
- ½ Tbsp - Rasam powder or Red chilly powder
- 1 Tbsp - Tamarind pulp
- 4 cl0ves - Garlic
- 1 Tbsp - Fried gram
- 1 inch - Fresh ginger
- Peel the hard boiled egg and cuts half way till the centre.
- Grind the ingredients listed under the paste till smooth, using as much water as required (coconut, ginger, garlic, red chilly, tamarind pulp).
- Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. To this add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let it crisp up.
- Add onions to this and sauté till they start turning slightly brown.
- Add tomatoes to this and cover the pan with a lid and cook till the tomatoes are soft.
- Mash the tomatoes with the back of the spoon to help it cook faster.
- Once the tomatoes are cooked, add the ground paste to it and give it a good mix. Cook on low for a minute, stirring it continuously.
- Once the raw smell of the paste is gone, add a cup of water to it .
- Add slit green chillies, salt, sugar to this and let the gravy come to a boil.
- To this add the eggs and let the gravy thicken.
- Serve it with steamed rice and ghee.
Recipe by MADaboutkitchen at https://madaboutkitchen.in/motte-saaru-southindian-egg-curry/
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