Go Back
+ servings

Kerala Egg Avial

Egg cooked in coconut gravy
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 nos Eggs
  • 1 no Potato boiled, big
  • 1 cup Grated coconut
  • 4 nos Small onions Kunjulli
  • 5 nos Coriander seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
  • 1 no Green chilly
  • Curry leaves As reqd
  • 1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
  • 1 tsp Coconut oil
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • Boil the eggs and keep them aside.
  • Grind together coconut with small onions, coriander seeds, jeera, red chilly powder and the green chilly.
  • Heat a pan and tranfer the coconut paste to it.
  • Add water, salt and curry leaves.
  • :- You can either add excess water and cook the potato in the gravy or use less water and add pre-boiled potato to it. Preferably cut the potato lengthwise.
  • Once the gravy is cooked, slit the eggs into two halves and slowly slip them into the gravy.
  • Wrap the egg pieces with the gravy.
  • :- Avoid using a spoon or laddle to mix.
  • Instead hold the sides of the pan and shake it slowly.
  • Allow all the water to evaporate.
  • Add coconut oil.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!