Egg is rich in protein. Doctor suggests to eat a egg per day. If any one is dieting, a boiled egg an be taken for breakfast. since egg is rich in protein it takes lot of time to digest and makes us not to starve till lunch. A simple egg thokku prepared in tomato.
Muttai Thokku / Egg Thokku
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
- Egg – 4 nos
- Fennel Seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Big Onion – 1 ( Medium )
- Garlic – 6 nos
- Tomato – 3 nos
- Curry Leaves – 1 Strand
- Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
- Red Chili Powder – 3/4 tsp
- Coriander Powder – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Coriander Leaves – 2 stks
Instructions
PREP:
- Boil egg in hot water for 15 min medium Flame. Allow it to cool down. Remove the shells, slit the egg into two pieces.
- chop onion, tomato and garlic.
COOKING:
- In a pan add oil, fennel seed, add curry leaves and fry for 10 sec. Add the chopped onion and fry till translucent. Add garlic and fry for 1 min. Add chopped tomatoes and fry till mushy. Add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric, salt. Fry for a min. Add egg at the end and leave for 3 min. Add coriander leaves and switch off.
TIPS:
- Add ground coconut for variations.
Notes
Serve as a side with white rice, chapathi.
hi sashi really its awesome
sure its simple and tasty to have will try for my lunch .hope my husband is sure to get excited,thanks!
hello sashi,
i am ghizlane from morocco, i love ur website. its gonna help me a lot as my husband is from trichy. so way to a man’s heart through his tummy.lol, anyway i tried this one it came wooooowwwwwww. he was surprised, and am gonna try more. thank you vey much
hi, the receipe looks too good.and came out well.my only suggestion is that it will be more tasty i we season the garam masala items in the oil before putting onion. try this.bye.
Thanks for the tips Lavanya, sure will try it next time.
Hey Sashi,
I don’t know to cook which is a shame. But I love eating. I am studying in Melbourne and miss my mom’s food a lot. I have been here for one and a half years and still didn’t feel like looking. But you’ll have to feed ur tummy one day with delicious food. So I just went through the websites one day and found your tasty bites. It is pretty awesome. I started cooking with great interest now. I cooked ur muttai thokku which came out really well and my friends enjoyed it. So I have to say this. Thanks a lot.
Oh Kaviya, thanks for ur comments. Happy to note that someone’s kick started the cooking from my site. Keep up the work.
That looks too good, Shashi..What a vibrant color you got :-)
Nice recipe… Thank you!!!
Hey Sashi!
I tried this recipe n it turned out really good. It was very easy n less time consuming. Above all the flavor wasn’t too strong. It is really a nice dish.
dear Sashi,
please do collect the award I have for you !!!
Hi Sashi,
Thokku looks really tempting. Nice bright color and pic. Thanks for dropping by. You have a nice space. would love to visit again. Have added yours in my blogroll.
Padam, that was a real quick response. Thanks for adding me into ur blogroll likewise i have done.
Wow, appetizing picture…makes me really hungry now.
Thanks for visiting my space, dude and for those lovely words, it means a lot to me:)
Will keep visiting you…
Have a great weekend:)
Thanks Malar for the spontaneous response. I am very happy to have u here.
mutta thokku looks so palatable!!! I love this thokku with lemon rice!!! we do it the same way too!! have a nice week end!!
Wow !! thats a good Combo, will try this next time.
Thokku looks very delicious dear
Thanks Viki.
Hi Sashi, my first viist here, your space is so different and lovely pics and vivid recipes… I loved being here, shall drop by for more… The Egg thokku looks very delicious and temtping!!! Step in when time permits @ http://memoryarchieved.blogspot.com
Thanks Ramya.
Hi Sashi, great to see u back da….
Hope ur doing good! And belated new year and pongal wishes:)
Your new template looks too good, oh i have lots of yummy recipes to read….
Muttai Thokku looks delectable, picture looks very inviting…..
Thanks Mye.