UDAITHA MUTTAI KUZHAMBU RECIPE | STARTUP COOKING
Udaitha Muttai Kuzhambu | Egg Drop Curry | Poached Egg Curry is a simple, light and comfort side dish for steamed rice, chapathi or dosa. It takes just 30-35 minutes to prepare. This dish mostly served on most of the south Indian kitchens.
For this poached egg curry, just saute the onions and tomato, then add you favorite spices and saute well, then crack the eggs and drop in the curry and cook for 10 minutes. For the creamy thickness of the curry, add 3 tbsp fresh coconut paste and then finally garnish with coriander leaves. Adjust spice level according to your taste. Please don’t add ginger garlic paste. Add crushed garlic pieces and it flavors great. No need to boil the eggs and it also reduces the cooking time, as well as spices are absorbed well and tastes great.
Eggs are a source of high proteins, vitamins and minerals. Please try to include in your diet. Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Egg Drop Curry. If you like this recipe share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.
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RECIPE FOR UDAITHA MUTTAI KUZHAMBU
Coarse : Lunch
Cuisine : South Indian
Author : Jayashree Karthik
Prep Time : 10 min
Cook Time : 25 min
Total Time : 35 min
INGREDIENTS
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 1/4 tsp fennel seeds
- 1/8 tsp hing
- 1 spring curry leaves
- 2 green chillies - split
- 1 tbsp garlic - chopped or crushed
- 1 onion - finely chopped
- 1 tomato - chopped - ripe variety
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- salt to taste
- 1/4 tamarind water
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 egg
- 3 tbsp coconut paste
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves - chopped
PROCEDURE
- heat oil in the pan, temper with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, hing and curry leaves
- add finely chopped onion, garlic and green chilli
- saute well for 1-2 minutes or until the onion turns transparent
- add chopped tomato, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin powder
- mix well and then cover with lid and cook in low medium flame for 5 minutes
- now the oil starts to separate from the masala
- once the oil separated from the masala, add tamarind water, water and salt
- mix well
- bring the mixture to rolling boil in medium flame
- once the mixture starts to boil, crack and drop the eggs one by one in the kuzhambu (do not mix the kuzhambu)
- cover and cook on medium flame for 10 minutes or until the eggs are cooked perfectly
- once the eggs get firm texture, add coconut paste and mix gently
- cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute and then garnish with chopped coriander leaves and then switch off the flame
- serve hot with steamed rice, dosa or chapathi
- Enjoy!
- don't cook the eggs more than 10 minutes or else it will turn rubbery
- adjust spice level according to your taste
- don't add ginger garlic paste for this curry
Udaitha Muttai Kuzhambu With Step By Step Photo Recipe
heat oil in the pan, temper with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, hing and curry leaves
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