Mutta Kakkam | Malabar Fried Eggs
Ingredients
- 1 cup Dried Red chilly
- 1 tbsp Coconut oil
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 2 clove Garlic
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 8 nos. Eggs Hard boiled and peeled
- Salt as required
- Few Curry leaves
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Water
Instructions
- Soak dry red chilies in hot water for around 10 minutes. You could use half dry red chilies and half Kashmiri dry red chilies for a less spicier version of Mutta Kakkam.
- Grind the dry red chilies to a very smooth paste using a mixer/blender.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of coconut oil and 1 tsp of ghee in an iron wok or a clay pot. Stir in 2 small garlic cloves (pounded) and cook until raw smell disappears.
- Add the previously ground chilli paste, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, 4 pinches of salt, and 1/4 cup of water. Cook on low to medium flame for around five minutes or until the oil starts to separate. Add 1 teaspoon of lime juice and mix.
- Add the eggs and mix well for a minute to coat the eggs.
- Serve Mutta Kakkam hot.
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