Egg Moilee /Mutta Molly (Kerala Style)

" Egg Moilee/ Egg Molly /Mutta Moilee" is a Kerala dish where hard boiled eggs are cooked with sauter onion , ginger, green chilli and curry leaves along with some spices in a rich creamy coconut milk gravy. This curry is very mild in flavor and tastes best when paired with idiyappam (string hoppers), Paal appam or bread.

Ingredients

• Hard Boiled Eggs- 3
• Onion -1 (thinly sliced lengthwise)
• Green chill - 4 (slit into 2)
• Tomato - 1/2 small (sliced  into thin circles)
• Ginger - 1tsp (chopped)
• Garlic- 2 -3 pods (chopped)
• Turmeric Powder -1/2 tsp
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Crushed Pepper powder -1/4 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Cloves - 1
• Cardamom - 2
• Cinnamon - 1 small piece
• Curry Leaves - a handful
• Coconut milk - 1 cup
• Water - 1 cup
• Lemon jiuce - 1/2 tsp
• Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp +1tsp
• Salt - to taste

Method

1. In a heated pan add oil. Add cloves, cinnamon and cardamom and sauté for a  few seconds.
2. Add chopped ginger and garlic and sauté till a nice aroma appears followed by sliced onion, green chilli, curry leaves. Sauté till onion turns translucent.
3. Add salt, turmeric, coriander powders and and mix well.
4. Add 1 cup water . Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. Split the hard boiled eggs into two.
6. Add eggs and cover and cook in medium to low flame for 5 mins.
7. Reduce the flame and add  thick coconut milk and simmer for  2 mins.
8. Add sliced tomato ,curry leaves 1 tsp coconut oil. Sprinkle crushed pepper powder and garam masala powder on top.
9. Switch off the flame and add lemon juice. 
10.  Tastes best with bread, idiyappam and palappam.

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