Mutte Thoran

Mutte thoran is a scrambled egg dish from Kerala. Eggs cooked with spices that are commonly used in South Indian cuisine is a dish that is so flavourful that will appease any palate. So why wait, just make it and enjoy the taste.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 29 Aug 2024 in Recipes Kerala

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Main ingredients	Eggs, Coconut oil, Mustard seeds, Onions, Green chillies, Tomato, Crushed black peppercorns, Coriander powder, Fennel powder, Curry leaves, Scraped fresh coconut
Cuisine	Kerala
Course	Main course eggs
Prep time	5-10 minutes
Cook time	10-15 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Savoury
Level of cooking	Easy
Others	Non vegetarian

Ingredients

6 eggs (mutte)
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1½ crushed ginger-garlic
2 large onions, thinly sliced
Salt to taste
2-3 green chillies, slit
1 medium tomato, thinly sliced
Crushed black peppercorns to taste
1 teaspoon coriander powder
½ teaspoon fennel (saunf) powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
10-15 curry leaves
2-3 tablespoons scraped fresh coconut

Method

Heat coconut oil in an iron kadai, add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
Add crushed ginger-garlic, mix and sauté for a few seconds. Add onions, mix well and saute for 1-2 minutes.
Add salt, mix well and saute till the onions turn translucent. Add green chillies and mix.
Add tomato, mix and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Sprinkle crushed black peppercorns, coriander powder, fennel powder and turmeric powder and mix well. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
Add curry leaves and cook for a few seconds. Break the eggs into the kadai and mix till the eggs scramble and further cook for 3-4 minutes.
Add coconut and mix well. Switch the heat off and transfer on to a serving plate. Serve hot.

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