About The Recipe:

Muttai Gravy | Steamed Egg Cake Gravy | Simple Muttai Gravy Recipe - At least once in a month, we make egg curry or gravy at home. This time we planned to make steamed egg cake and simple gravy recipe. Steamed egg will absorb the gravy well, turns soft, melts in mouth and also the taste will also better than the hard boiled eggs gravy. Similarly we can also make egg paniyaram gravy too.. Will goes well with the idli, dosai or white rice. Follow the recipe with easy step by step instructions, images and video (will post soon)..

Recipe : Muttai Gravy | Steamed Egg Cake Gravy | Simple Muttai Gravy Recipe Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook time: under 30 minutes Recipe Cuisine: Indian Recipe Category: Gravy Serves: 3 persons

Ingredients :

Egg - 4 nos

Red Chili Powder - 1\2 tsp

Salt - as required

Gingelly Oil - 2 tbsp

Cinnamon Stick - 2" long

Cloves - 5 nos

Sambar Onion - 1\2 cup (finely chopped)

Curry Leaves - 1 stk

Crushed Ginger Garlic - 1 tbsp

Tomato - 1 no (chopped)

Green Chilies - 2 nos

Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds Powder - 1\2 tsp

Fennel Seeds Powder - 1\2 tsp

Pepper Powder - 1\2 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1\4 tsp

Salt - as required

Coconut Paste - 2 tbsp

Coriander Leaves - 1 tbsp (chopped)

Method :

In a mixing bowl, add the eggs, red chili powder and required salt, mix well. Grease a 5" bowl, pour the beaten eggs. Steam for about 5to 7mins in idly pan or pressure cooker pan without whistle. Cool and de-mould them. Cut into pieces and keep aside.

To make the gravy, heat the oil in a kadhai, add the cinnamon stick, cloves, onion and curry leaves. Saute until the onion turns translucent. Add the crushed ginger garlic and saute until its raw smell leaves. Then add the tomato and green chilies, saute until the tomato turns soft. Add the red chili powder, cumin seeds powder, fennel seeds powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder and required salt. Stir few seconds. Add the coconut paste and 1 and 1\2 cup of water, mix well. Cover and cook for about five minutes over low flame, by stirring frequently. Add the steamed egg pieces, mix gently, cook for one minute, turn off the flame. Sprinkle the coriander leaves on the gravy and serve hot.

Notes: steamed eggs may stick to the bowl, so loosen the sides with the knife and de-mould them.

Step By Step Images:

To make the egg cake, In a mixing bowl, add the eggs, red chili powder and required salt, mix well.

Grease a 5" bowl, pour the beaten eggs mixture.

Steam for about 5to 7mins in a pressure cooker pan without whistle or in a idly pan.

Cool and de-mould them. Cut into pieces and keep aside.

To make the gravy, heat the oil in a kadhai, add the cinnamon stick, cloves, onion and curry leaves. Saute until the onion turns translucent. Then add the crushed ginger garlic and saute until its raw smell leaves.

Then add the tomato and green chilies, saute until the tomato turns soft. Then add the red chili powder, cumin seeds powder, fennel seeds powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder and required salt. Stir for few seconds.

Add the coconut paste and 1 and 1\2 cup of water, mix well. Cover and cook for about five minutes over low flame, by stirring frequently.

Add the steamed egg pieces, mix gently, cook for one minute, turn off the flame. Sprinkle the coriander leaves on the gravy and serve hot.

Serving Suggestion: Goes well with white rice, idli or dosai. Page: Collection Of Egg Recipes. Variation: Similarly you can also try egg paniyaram gravy. If you like this recipe: You will like this dum ka anda gravy recipe also. Did you make this recipe? Please let me know how it turned out for you! Leave a comment below and share on Facebook

By Kalais