Egg Sothi

Submitted by Busy Bee on Mon, 07/16/2007 - 10:50am. Member Contributions | Egg

Description

Sothi is made of coconut milk. Its a special side dish for string hoppers. It can be taken with puttu as well. String hoppers & sothi is a main meal for people who fall sick. There are two main types of sothi - Ulli milaku (garlic-pepper) sothi and mangal (tumeric) sothi. Lime or tomato can be added for mangal sothi whereas tamarind is added for ulli-milaku sothi.

Ingredients
½ tsp	Gingelly oil
1 pinch	Fennel seeds (perum serakam)
6 nos	Fennugreek seeds
10 nos	Small onion (cut lengthwise)
5 nos	Green chilli (slit open)
6 nos	Curry leaves
1 no	Medium size tomato (cut lengthwise)
3 nos	Hard boiled eggs
1 no	Boiled potato (peeled & cubed)
1 pinch	Cumin seed powder
2 pinch	Turmeric powder
50 ml	Low fat coconut milk
4 T	Water (approx)

Instructions

Heat oil & slightly saute fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds. Add onion when they are slightly toasted & saute in low flame for 15 sec. Add coconut milk, water, green chilli, tomato curry leaves, cubed potatoes, turmeric powder, salt & eggs. Bring it to boil with medium flame & add cumin seed powder. When the sothi starts boiling, stir continuously in high flame for 3 - 4 mins.

Notes

Eggs & Potato can be boiled together for ease. If not just add some water and boil potato after sauteing onion. Then add coconut milk & ect and continue.

You can add lime as well instead of tomato.

Put cuts on the eggs so it will absorb sothi.

Sometimes we add prawn's head (irral thalai). For this, afer sauteing onions you need to pour very little water and boil it first. Then add coconut & rest and continue.

July 19

You can add mango as well. Cut them into big thin pieces & add with coconut milk. You no need to add tomato or lime if you are adding mango.