Description
A staple Kerala breakfast menu coating hard-boiled eggs in a rich paste (Masala) of slow-caramelized onions, tomatoes, and spices.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Boiled eggs
- Onion
- Tomato
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Mustard seeds
- Curry leaves
- Red chilies
- Coriander
- Turmeric
- Garam masala
- Salt
- Oil
Instructions
- Hard-boil eggs, peel, score shallow cuts on surface.
- Heat oil in a pan, patiently slow-fry mustard seeds, curry leaves, onions, garlic-ginger until onions are deep caramelized.
- Add tomatoes, coriander, turmeric, red chilies, garam masala, fry into a paste until moisture evaporates, toss in boiled eggs to coat entirely with Masala to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sweet aroma of caramelized onions and mustard seed flavor
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Quail eggs (substitute as bite-sized sides)
Pairing
Appam(bowl-shaped bread)、Paratha
Trivia
[Hardcore] Named 'Roast', but not baked in an oven; refers to a cooking method of stir-fry-simmering in a pan while evaporating moisture. The balance of massive onion sweetness and spice heat is life.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Tear the edge of fluffy Appam (coconut bread), top generously with rich onion Masala, and stuff your mouth together!
Allergen
Egg