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Egg Pepper Fry - Muttai Milagu Varuval Recipe
Simple easy to make spicy Egg fry made with black pepper and fennel. Perfect side for Samabr, rasam or Variety rice.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
25
minutes
mins
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Indian, south indian, tamil nadu
Keyword:
eggs, hard boiled eggs, muttai, pepper fry, varuval
Servings:
4
Author:
Mullai Madavan
Equipment
Pan
Ingredients
Prep
4
large
Eggs
hard boil and set aside
To grind
1.5
tbsp
Black Peppercorns
1
tbsp
Fennel seeds
To Saute
2
tbsp
Oil
1
tsp
Fennel seeds
5
each
Curry leaves
1
cup
onion
sliced
3
small
Green chilli
6
cloves
Garlic
1/4
cup
Tomatoes
1/4
tsp
Turmeric powder
1/2
tsp
Red Chilli powder
1
tsp
Coriander powder
1/2
tsp
Salt
or to taste
4
each
Curry leaves
for garnish
1/4
cup
Water
Instructions
Prep Work
Boil the eggs with enough water, peel the shell off and keep them ready.
Grind Black peppercorns and fennel to a coarse texture and keep it ready.
Saute
Heat oil in a pan and temper with fennel seeds and curry leaves.
Saute onions along with garlic and green chillies until lightly browned.
Add tomatoes and cook until soft.
Add in turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, coarsely ground black pepper and fennel powder along with salt.
Saute for few minutes or until the whole mixture turns little dry.
Add little water to de-glaze the masala and fry until the oil separates.
Place half cut boiled eggs over the masala and cook for 2 minutes on either sides to coat.
Garnish with chopped curry leaves and switch off!
Serve as a side dish for sambar, rasam or variety rice of choice!