Egg Kurma Recipe - Muttai Kurma Recipe

Egg kurma recipe. This egg kurma makes a sumptuous side dish to chapathis, parottas and also goes well with pulaos and biryanis.

This muttai kurma is mildly spiced and I have made this the easy way in a pressure cooker.

I always stock up on hard boiled eggs in the refrigerator so that I can rustle up an easy sandwich or just serve them plain with freshly cracked pepper and salt for breakfast.

So whenever I have the last of 2 or 3 hardboiled eggs left out, it ends up as egg kurma for dinner or to pack in the lunch box along with chapathis for the kids.

And making them in the pressure cooker, is really a clean and time saving method in the mornings, when I have to finish packing lunch boxes and leave home by 8 for work.

Points to note:

• You can follow the same procedure and cook this in an Instant pot also.
• If you live in a country where poppy seeds or khus-khus are not allowed, then replace the same with roasted gram dal or pottukadalai
• Adding kal paasi or black stone flower as it is called is optional.
• For a fragrant and creamy textured egg kurma, make sure to use fresh coconut.
• Along with eggs, you can also use other vegetables if you wish.

You can make whatever kurma that you wish using the same method or you can use this Mixed Vegetable Kurma and make it in the pressure cooker.

You will also like this 15 mins Paneer Butter Masala that is made in the pressure cooker which is equally delicious like the traditional one when served with chapathis.

If you loved this Egg Kurma, then I'm sure you will also love this Nadan Mutta Roast or Kerala Egg Roast which goes really well with Chapathis and parottas.

Egg Kurma Recipe details as follows:

Egg Kurma - Muttai Kurma

Radhika

Easy Egg Kurma made in pressure cooker to serve with chapthis or parottas.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Servings 2

Ingredients

  

• Hard boiled eggs - 3
• Onion - 1
• Tomato - 1
• Red chili powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ⅛ tsp
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• Coriander leaves chopped - 2 tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 1 tbsp

To Temper:

• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
• Kal Paasi - 1 fat pinch optional

To grind to a smooth paste:

• Freshly grated coconut - ½ cup
• Khus Khus - 1 tsp
• Cashew nuts - 5 whole
• Cardamom - 1
• Cloves - 3
• Ginger - 1 inch piece
• Garlic - 4 pods
• Green chili - 1
• Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
• Fennel seeds - ½ tsp

Instructions

 

Preparation:

• Chop both onions and tomato finely and set aside.
• Peel the eggs, make 3 slits around the eggs from top to bottom without separating it and set aside.

For the paste:

• Take all the ingredients for the paste in a mixie jar.
• Add ⅛ to ¼ cup water and grind to a smooth paste.

How to make Egg Kurma:

• Heat pressure cooker or pan with oil.
• Add mustard seeds, kal paasi and cinnamon. Let the mustard splutter.
• Add onion, curry leaves and saute till the onions become soft.
• Add tomato, coriander leaves and saute till the tomato softens a bit.
• Add the freshly ground coconut paste, red chili and turmeric powder.
• Add peeled hard boiled eggs, 1 cup water, salt and mix well.
• Close the pressure cooker with its lid and cook for 2 whistles over medium low flame.
• After the pressure releases, open the lid and mix gently.
• Garnish with more coriander leaves if preferred.
• Egg Kurma is ready to be served hot with Chapathis, parottas or Pulaos.