KERALA EGG ROAST / NADAN MUTTA ROAST

A spicy Kerala style egg dish where boiled eggs are cooked in roasted onion and spice gravy. Egg roast is mainly served as an accomplishment with Appam, Dosa, Puttu..and so on. Now it has become a part of Kerala breakfast, a native dish of Kerala . This is one of the easiest and yummiest way to include eggs in our breakfast menu. Though there are lots and lots of dishes using egg like egg chili, egg masala, egg curry, egg in roasted coconut gravy etc..i prefer to make egg roast which turns out well with Dosa. Here is the recipe for the perfect kerala style egg roast. Enjoy!!

INGREDIENTS

Hard boiled egg            - 4 eggs, boiled, shelled

Onion                            - 3 nos,big, sliced

Tomato                          - 2 nos,small, sliced

Green chilies                 - 2 nos, slit

Ginger garlic paste       - 1 tbsp
Kashmir chili powder   - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder           - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder  - half a tsp

Mustard seeds               - half a tsp

Salt

Curry leaves

Coriander leaves

Oil

PREPARATION

• Heat oil in a pan and when hot splutter mustard seeds. When done, add sliced onion. Saute till onion becomes golden, in a medium flame only. More the onion is sauteed, more yummy the dish will be. Be careful, do not burn the onion by sauteing on high flame.
• When done, add green chilies along with salt. Again saute for a while and now add tomatoes sliced . Cook till the tomatoes are well done. When tomatoes are done,  add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, garam masala powder and chili powder.
• Mix well and cook well until it becomes a smooth and thick gravy.
• Then check for  salt and  when done, add curry leaves and  chopped coriander leaves. 
• Finally add the hard boiled  eggs and gently mix. Cook for 2 minutes in a low flame. You can also toss the hard boiled eggs for 2 minutes in 1 tsp of oil before mixing it with the masala gravy. 
• Serve hot with Dosa, Appam, Chappathi etc..