🇮🇳 Indian

Muttai Podimas

Name: Muttai Podimas
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 2, finely chopped Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 2 Green Chili; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 2 sprigs Curry Leaves; 4 Eggs; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder; 1 cup Grated Coconut

🇮🇳 Indian

Tamil egg podimas, scrambled with coconut and curry leaf. The protein hero of Indian home cooking, treated right. Best with dal and rice for the full plate.

Prep 14 min Cook 16 min Serves 2 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion2, finely chopped
Tomato2, chopped
Green Chili2
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Curry Leaves2 sprigs
Eggs4
Red Chili Powder1 tsp
Grated Coconut1 cup

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Prep the eggs — boiled, peeled and pricked all over with a fork.
2
Shallow-fry the eggs till blistered gold in patches; set aside.
3
In the same pan, fry onions till golden, add ginger garlic paste, tomato and the ground spices; bhunao till the oil separates.
4
Add the eggs back with the grated coconut and a splash of water; simmer five minutes so they drink the masala.
5
Scatter the curry leaves, cilantro and a squeeze of lemon over the top.

Chef's tip

Don't crowd the pan; steam is the enemy of the browning that builds flavour.

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