by Akila 32 Comments
Spicy Egg Masala / Muttai Masala is a great side dish for a nor roti or chappathi or even Rice. Actually, I am not a big fan of egg and even, do not cook egg dishes so often in our family. But my hubby is a great fan of egg. At least for him, I cook egg once a while, when I get mood… poor hubby.
This recipe “Egg Masala” is from my college friend’s mother who is a great cook. She used to boil the eggs, chop them in to small cubes and mix with the masala and gives to us when we go to their house. oohhh tastes really awesome. But my hubby loves the whole boiled egg and so, I changed her version a bit. Soon will post her version too without any change.
This Spicy Egg Masala is a spicy version. If you want less spicy, you can reduce the spiciness. ( See notes ). This goes as a good side dish for any kind of dishes. There is also a version, with addition of coconut milk, which I will post later.
If you like egg recipes, then do check my other egg recipes below. Also you can check the list of Non-veg recipes collection.
- French Toast
- Muttai Kurma / Egg Kurma
- Egg Biryani
- Egg Podimas / Scrambled egg
- Egg and Capsicum Gravy
- Egg Balchao
Here we go to the Spicy Egg Masala recipe…
How to make Spicy Egg Masala
Preparation time: 30 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Serves:5
Recipe Category: Side dish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients
- Eggs – 4
- Oil – 3 tsp
- Cinnamon stick – 1
- Cloves – 5
- Star anise – 1
- Fennel seeds – 1/6th tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Black Pepper – 1/4 tsp
- Red chilli – 3
- Onion – 2 big (chopped finely)
- Tomato – 2 big (chopped finely)
- Mustard seeds – 2 pinch
- Urud dal – 1/5th tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
- Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala – 1/4 tsp
- Salt as needed
- Water as needed
Method to make spicy egg masala
1. Boil the eggs. [Inorder to prevent the eggs from breaking while boiling, add a pinch of salt. (This is my MIL tip and I am following it) ].
2. Remove the out skin.
3. Make a vertical slit as shown. Like wise do 4 to 5 slits in a egg without breaking it. Do the same for rest of the eggs and keep aside.
4. Take all the spices, onion and tomato and keep ready.
5. In a kadai/vessel or pan, add oil and when hot, add the spices, fry for a min and the red chilli, and half of the onion and the tomatoes.
6. Saute the onions till translucent and add the tomatoes till they becomes mushy.
7. When the onions andtomatoes has reached the consistency as below, allow it to cool for a while.
Transfer it to the food processor or a mixer grinder and grind to a fine paste as shown. Keep is aside.
8. Now in the same vessel, add 1 tsp oil and add the mustard seeds, urud dal, curry leaves, remaining onion and saute for a while.
9. When the onions turns soft, add in the ground paste. It is is too thick, add little water and allow to boil.
10. Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Mix well.
11. Add the garam masala and cook in low flame.
The oil stars oozing out the corners.
12. Add the hard boiled eggs and try to add the masala inside the slits of the eggs. Mix carefully and take care not to break the eggs.
13. Garnish with coriander leaves.
14. Serve hot with plain rice, rasam satham, or roti.
Recipe to make spicy egg masala
5 from 1 vote
Egg Masala / Muttai Masala
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
This Egg Masalais a spicy version. If you want less spicy, you can reduce the spiciness. ( See notes ). This goes as a good side dish for any kind of dishes. There is also a version, with addition of coconut milk
Course:Side Dish
Cuisine:Indian
Keyword:egg masala, muttai masala
Servings: 5
Calories: 400 kcal
Author: Akila
Ingredients
- Eggs - 4
- Oil - 3 tsp
- Cinnamon stick - 1
- Cloves- 5
- Star anise - 1
- Fennel seeds - 1/6th tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Black Pepper - 1/4 tsp
- Red chilli - 3
- Onion - 2 bigchopped finely
- Tomato - 2 bigchopped finely
- Mustard seeds - 2 pinch
- Urud dal - 1/5th tspT
- urmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
- Salt as needed
- Water as needed
Instructions
Boil the eggs. [Inorder to prevent the eggs from breaking while boiling, add a pinch of salt. (This is my MIL tip and I am following it) ].
Remove the out skin.
Make a vertical slit as shown. Like wise do 4 to 5 slits in a egg without breaking it. Do the same for rest of the eggs and keep aside.
Take all the spices, onion and tomato and keep ready.
In a kadai/vessel or pan, add oil and when hot, add the spices, fry for a min and the red chilli, and half of the onion and the tomatoes.
Saute the onions till translucent and add the tomatoes till they becomes mushy.
When the onions and tomatoes has reached the consistency as below, allow it to cool for a while.Transfer it to the food processor or a mixer grinder and grind to a fine paste as shown. Keep is aside.
Now in the same vessel, add 1 tsp oil and add the mustard seeds, urud dal, curry leaves, remaining onion and saute for a while.
When the onions turns soft, add in the ground paste. It is is too thick, add little water and allow to boil.
10. Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Mix well.
11. Add the garam masala and cook in low flame.The oil stars oozing out the corners.
12. Add the hard boiled eggs and try to add the masala inside the slits of the eggs. Mix carefully and take care not to break the eggs.
13. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Recipe Notes
Check the below notes
Notes:
You can reduce the spiciness by reducing the red chillies or reducing the pepper while grinding.
*Originally post on June 2013, Post updated with recipe details
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Pratishtha says
Lovely recipe, beautiful images. I am a big fan of spices. Looks really delicious. Going to give it a try!Reply
- Akila says
Thanks a lot 😊🙏🏽
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- sushmita pandit says
beautifulshot…love the colours of the gravy….awesome.
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- Nisha says
Loved this curry ,bookmarked
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- Honey says
Akila this looks INSANE! OMG.. Love this recipe.. so mouthwatering. Bookmarking, thanks for sharing, I'm gonna make it for my hubby next weekend or in the coming weeks. 🙂
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- Mahi says
Tempting dish Akila! I do follow almost this method, but add more water and make it as a kuzhambu!
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- Guru Wadhwa says
wow, i remember those times when my chef friend ravi used to cook this kind of egg curry for me in b'lore 🙂 thanks for sharing wonderful recipe Akila !
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- Saranya Balaji says
so tempting pic…lip smacking curry…
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- Sri Love says
Perfect with 2 plates of rice now! Egg masala looks super delicious dear 🙂
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- Sangeetha Nambi says
Super tempting… Bookmarked !
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- Sabby D says
SOooo delicious!!! love the pics as well….Food Fun Freak
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- Nilu A says
Wow! Yummy and spicy egg masala Akila 🙂
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- PT says
hot and spicy recipe 🙂
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- Nithya Naveen says
Very tempting curry.. Perfectly slitted and the masala have blended well
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- divya says
Super delicious !! looks so inviting !!
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- Vidya Chandrahas says
Tempting, delicious egg masala…neat presentation and nice clicks.
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- Angie Schneider says
Looks really really flavourful!
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- Priya Suresh says
The colour of the dish itself is very pleasing and attractive,delicious egg masala.
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- Divya Shivaraman says
inviting egg curry…loved the colour
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- Shruti Dhingra Wahi says
Looks so tempting !!!
Loved the colour of the masala 🙂Reply
- Shabbu says
Tempting egg masala..yummy..
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- Priya Anandakumar says
Super delicious lovely egg masala, lovely clicks
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- Kalpana Sareesh says
yummylicious masala..
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- OurJaipur.Com says
I love Eggs. . . It looks Yummy. . .
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- Sona S says
the masala looks very delicious.
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- techie2mom says
The Egg Masala looks divine!! Great recipe, Akila…
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- Radha Krishnakumar says
Tempting to eat 🙂
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- Rani's gourmet says
tempting one…we prepare this very often 🙂
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- Rafeeda AR says
the masala looks delicious…
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- Navaneetham Krishnan says
Each and everyone of us at home just need eggs, whether its scrambled, fried, boiled, into curries etc etc.
Stunning curry and nice way of slitting the eggs for the masala to submerge into the gravy.
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- Premas Culinary says
delicious masala,wanna have it rite now:)
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- Sunanda says
Egg masala look delicious. loved the spicy thick gravy..
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