Arachu Vacha Muttai Kuzhambu / Udaitha Muttai Kuzhambu

Udaitha Kuzhambu / Arachu Vacha Muttai Kuzhambu is one of the famous recipe from my chitti's recipe collections... This is stylish north indian egg curry that makes for a great sidedish for chapathi and white rice.. Here the wonderful thing is adding broken the eggs directly on the curry and cook it... 

There are many way to make egg curry but this is a traditional way of making Indian regional egg variety.. So I hope that you must try this recipe and let me know it's comes from you..

Preparartion Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 25 to 30 mins

Serve - 4

Recipe Cuisine - Indian

Recipe Category - Kuzhambu Recipe..

INGREDIENTS :

Gingelly oil - 2 tbspn

Mustard seeds - 1 tspn

Shallots / Small onion - 1 /4 cup (chopped)

Curry leaves - few (chopped)

Eggs - 4

Tomato - 4 (large, chopped)

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn

Salt - as needed

Water - 1 cup

TO ROAST AND GRIND :

Dry chilli - 10 to 12 nos

Coriander Seeds / Malli - 2 tbspn

Pepper - 1 tbspn

Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1 tspn

Coconut - 1/4 cup (fresh, grated)

Shallots / Onion - 12 to 15

Gingelly oil - 2 tbspn

METHOD :

• Heat a pan with oil add in coconut, shallots and roasted them till golden..
• Now add in chilli, coriander seeds, pepper, cumin seeds, and mix well.
• When the nice aromacomes from it, switch off the flame..
• Allow to cool completely, Grind them into a fine smooth paste..Keep aside..
• Add 2 tbspn of oil in a pan add in mustard, allow to crackle..
• Add in chopped shallots and curry leaves, mx it well.
• When the onion became golden brown, Add in tomato, salt, and mix it well.
• Keep tossing till the tomato became mushy..
• Add in masala paste and turmeric powder, mix it well.
• Now add a cup of water and allow to boil..
• When the raw smell goes, now check for salt and spicyness.
• Now crack open a egg and drop them into the curry..
• Otherwise crack open the eggs in a bowl, and drop into the curry carefully...
• Leave it undisturbed and close the lid, so egg turn firm or cook till the eggs are done..
• Don't stir the curry till the eggs are done..
• Allow the curry to boil for 2 to 3 mins..
• Till the oil floated on the top of the curry..
• Enjoy..Serve hot with white rice and chapathi..

PICTORIAL :

Take your ingredients for roasting

Heat a pan with oil

Add in coconut and shallots

Roasted them in oil

Roasted them, keep stirring

Till golden brown

Add in other spices 

Mix it well, till the aroma comes out

Transfer them to a plate, cool them

Take them in a blender

Make it smooth paste

Take all your ingredients

Heat a pan with oil

Add in mustard seeds

When they crackle, add in shallots and curry leaves

Toss well till golden grown

Now it done

Add in chopped tomatoes

Toss it well

Add in salt

Cook till they mushy

Add in masala paste

Mix it well

Add in turmeric powder

Add a cup of water

Mix it evenly

When the bring to boil, till the raw smell goes

Crack open egg in a bowl

When the oil floats on the top

Pour the egg carefully in to curry

Slow the flame

Cover it with lid for 3 mins

Now the eggs are done

The kuzhambu is done, till the oil seperates

Transfer them to a bowl

Enjoy with white rice..