Eggs. For few years I had the perfect love hate relationship with eggs. Being born into a vegetarian family, eggs were introduced to us kids very late. Mainly for health benefits. Indeed we took it as a medicine, nothing more. In fact I remember those days years ago, when my mom would cut a boiled egg into 4 equal pieces, sit next to us with a jug of water. Yes, we literally chewed & swallowed each piece of egg with a glass of water. Hah! 😀
From that kid who was totally not into eggs to this adult who loves eggs – what a transformation I have had. While I enjoyed an occasional omelet or a scrambled egg – it was quite a task to still eat hard boiled eggs. And then the wedding happened, life changed. I was introduced to a whole new level of egg recipes. This blog is a proof for how far I have come with hard boiled eggs. Check out the egg recipes here.
Today’s recipe is a super simple egg fry – a South Indian style egg roast if you will. Thanks to my mother-in-law, who introduced me to this most awesome masala egg fry recipe that can be put together in less than 5 mins. It works the best as a side dish for hot rice, rasam/sambar or just as it is. For anyone who feel that a hardboiled egg is too bland for their taste, this recipe is a must try!
To make Egg Masala Fry | Muttai Masala Fry
What I used –
- Eggs, 3
- Mustard Seeds, ½ tsp
- Fresh Curry Leaves, a few
- Sambar Powder, 1tbsp
- Turmeric Powder, a generous pinch
- Asafoetida/Hing, a generous pinch
- Oil, 2 tsp
- Salt, as needed
Prep Work –
- Boil the eggs in lots of water for exactly 12 mins. Discard the water and run them through cold water.
- Remove the shells off the eggs and make 4-5 cuts on the eggs. Make sure the eggs don’t break. Set aside.
How I made –
- In a pan heat oil. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add asafoetida and fresh curry leaves. On a low flame, add turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt needed. Fry for a minute.
- Add boiled eggs and fry for a couple of minutes. Make sure the masala is coated well on the eggs. For crispy outer layer, keep frying/roasting for 3-4 mins. Remove from heat.
- Serve hot.
Note –
- To perfectly hard boil the eggs, time them and boil only for 12 mins exactly.
- Making cuts on the eggs helps get the masala inside the egg.
- If you don’t have sambar powder – use ¾ tsp of red chilli powder for ½ tsp of coriander powder and ¼ tsp of cumin powder.
- Adjust spices as per preference.
- Additionally onions can be added. Once the onions are fried, add the masala powders and continue to remaining process.
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You are such a great cook 🙂
Awww thats so so sweet of you 🙂 You made me smile on a day that didnt start well! Thank you again 🙂
Wow!! I’m bookmarking this! Interesting recipe 🙂
Thanks dear 🙂
looks so yumm! <3
Tried this today! It was so delicious, and probably the only way I’m going to eat my eggs again. My only concern was that the spices turned too dark in the oil so I didn’t allow the egg to cook in it for long enough because I was afraid it would burn. Still, extremely delicious ?