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Spicy Chettinad Egg Curry

Last updated June 9, 2018. Originally posted November 30, 2015 By Jyothi Rajesh 11 Comments

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This Chettinad egg curry is not the normal egg curry. It is flavor packed egg curry with lot of spices in it. It’s easy to make and tastes simply delicious.

Chettinad egg curry served in pan with curry leaves on side and a bowl of rice

A few days back, while  chatting with few friends on FB, Sree(Sreelatha Shenoy) from FramedRecipes sent me a message. She asked me if I can do a guest post for her blog. The moment I read the message, I instantly agreed. How could I not do a guest post for someone so sweet and talented blogger like Sree. Sree and I met virtually on FB and we hit it off instantly.  Sree is one of the most humble person I have met on FB. She is super talented, you must visit her blog to check her work.

After a few days I came up with this Chettinad Egg curry recipe that I shared with Sree.

Chettinad cuisine is very close to my heart. Mom makes a lot of Chettinad dishes and I love all of them. My dad is a wonderful cook too. He cooks occasionally, but whatever he does tastes really good.

Chettinad egg curry with curry leaves on it

My favorite Chetiinad dishes are vatha kozhumbhu/kara kozhumbhu, Chettinad chicken pepper fry, Chettinad egg fry.

This Chettinad egg curry is not the normal egg curry. It is flavor packed egg curry with lot of spices in it. It’s easy to make and tastes simply delicious!

Love this recipe? Love spices? Then try these other Chettinad favorites-

Chettinad Prawn Masala

Chettinas Chicken Curry

Chettinad egg curry served in pan with curry leaves on side and a bowl of rice
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Chettinad Egg Curry

Jyothi Rajesh
This Chettinad egg curry is not the normal egg curry. It is flavor packed egg curry with lot of spices in it. It’s easy to make and tastes simply delicious.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3 people
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Ingredients
  

  • 6 eggs
  • 2 large onions
  • 2 to matoes
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
  • 2 tablespoon oil divided
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Water as required

For Chettinad masala

  • 1- inch cinnamon
  • 6 cloves
  • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon pepper corns
  • 4 dried red chilies
  • ¼ cup fresh grated coconut

Instructions
 

  • Boil eggs, peel the shell. Make a few slits on the egg white carefully without penetrating deep into the yolks. Apply turmeric powder and a pinch of salt into the slits and all over the egg.
  • Heat a teaspoon of oil in a non-stick pan. Add eggs and roast them for about 3 to 5 minutes on low flame carefully turning them all sides. Remove from oil and keep aside.
  • In the same pan, add all ingredients except grated coconut mentioned under ‘for Chettinad masala’. Roast them until fragrant. Remove and let it cool. Into the same pan add grated coconut and roast until all the moisture in the coconut dries up and coconut starts to turn brown.
  • Now heat 1 teaspoon of oil to the same pan. Add onions and sauté until onions turns translucent. Add ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell of the paste is gone.
  • Add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
  • Separately grind Chettinad masala and onion-tomato-ginger garlic with a little water into paste
  • Keep them separate aside.
  • Heat remaining oil in the same pan. Add mustard seeds and wait till they crackle. Then add cumin seeds, curry leaves and onion-tomato-ginger garlic paste masala. Mix well and cook until the oil separates on the sides of the pan. Then add the ground Chettinad masala paste and cook for about 3 minutes.
  • Add salt and water as required and bring it to boil. Check for seasoning. If you need to add extra spice, add pepper powder as required.
  • 10. Add pan fried eggs into the curry, simmer and cook for another 5 to 8 minutes.
  • 11. Once the curry reaches the desired consistency, turn off the flame. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 0gCarbohydrates: 0gProtein: 0gFat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgPotassium: 0mgFiber: 0gSugar: 0gVitamin A: 0IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 0mgIron: 0mg
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  1. kushi says

    December 01, 2015 at 2:13 am

    Beautiful clicks dear. Checking the recipe now 🙂

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    • jyothirajesh says

      December 01, 2015 at 6:55 am

      Thank you very much dear Kushi. Hope you like the recipe and give it a try

      Reply
  2. Shailaja says

    December 01, 2015 at 12:11 am

    I love chettinad recipes alot….looking so colorful and yummy jyothi..

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    • jyothirajesh says

      December 01, 2015 at 6:56 am

      Thank you very much dear Shailaja. I love chettinad cuisine too. One of my favorite

      Reply
  3. Framed Recipes says

    November 30, 2015 at 11:12 pm

    I loved the recipe and thanks so much for authoring the guest post me. I am indeed honored that you shared this recipe with us. And now I am so tempted to try all other Chettinad recipes you have mentioned. – Sreelatha

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      November 30, 2015 at 11:25 pm

      It was absolute pleasure to share space with you dear. Thank you very much :* <3

      Reply
  4. Dolphia Nandi says

    November 30, 2015 at 9:54 pm

    I do not care much about the recipe (and you know that), but good photographs attract me the most. The first picture is absolutely breathtaking and beautiful.
    And Jyo, no need to comment on my blogpost just because I did on yours. I truly enjoyed yours so I commented 🙂
    Love and hugs <3

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      November 30, 2015 at 11:05 pm

      Thank you Dol. I’m so glad you liked the pic. Love <3 😀

      Reply
  5. Revathi says

    November 30, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    Chettinadu cuisine is one of my favorites too. I love the exceptional flavor. This curry looks so warm and comforting 🙂 Looks perfect for lunch with some hot white rice.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      November 30, 2015 at 9:09 pm

      You are right, Chettinad curry with hot rice, I can have it any time of the day 😀 Thanks Revathi

      Reply

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