Muttai Salna | How to make Egg Salna
Ingredients Needed:
Boiled eggs - as needed
Onions - 2 medium
Tomatoes - 3 medium
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Ginger - 1"
Garlic - 4 cloves
Peppercorns - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Clove - 2
Cinnamon - 1"
Cardamom - 1
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Few curry leaves
Coriander leaves handful
Oil - 2 tsp + 2 tsp
How to make the Egg Salna
Wash and boil the eggs in a pan. Once done, peel and keep it aside.
In another pan, heat oil, add all the whole spices, saute well.
Next add the chopped garlic, ginger, onions, and saute till brown. Then add the tomatoes, and cook till it turns soft. Remove to a plate and add few more drops of oil and saute the coconut. Once it changes colour, remove and allow to cool.
Grind all the roasted ingredients to a fine paste by adding water.
Heat a nonstick pan with 2 tsp of oil, add curry leaves, and then the ground paste. Add salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder, bring to boil. Simmer for 10 mins or till oil comes out.
Make marks with knife on the eggs so that the eggs get the masala inside as well. Add the eggs to the simmering gravy. Add chopped coriander leaves.
Cook for another 5 to 7 mins, remove.
Serve with Chapati or Parotta.
This goes for the May Week 3, Cooking from Cookbook Challenge Group.
Jaleela Banu says
supper salna for parrota
Shobana Vijay says
Yep..perfect for parathas
Suja Ilangovan says
That is such a flavor packed Salna. I gotta try this one, Valli.
Pavani N says
Love this spicy and flavorful egg curry. Looks delicious.
Kamalaveni Parthiban says
Very nice dish please give the onion and tomotto in gram or cup measure
Srivalli says
Kamalaveni Thanks for stopping by. I made this for 4 ppl, used the same measurement which might be approx 1 cup onions, 1.5 cups tomatoes. It again depends on how many people you are making and you got to adjust everything for that number
Kamalaveni Parthiban says
Thank you for your reply
Uma says
Yummy egg salna.... i n my hubby loved this dish with wheat paratha..thanks for sharing..