Egg Thoran Easy
Finely chopped egg stir-fried with grated coconut, mustard seeds, and curry leaves — this thoran is the workhorse of the Kerala meal. Quick to make, always welcome on the banana leaf alongside rice and sambar.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 3 nos Eggs
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt, to taste
- 1 nos Onion — finely chopped
- 2 nos Green chillies — finely chopped
- 2 nos Carrot — finely chopped
- 6 nos Beans — finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Cabbage — finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Coconut — grated
- 7 - Garlic pods
- 7 nos Curry leaves
- 3 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
- 2 nos Dry chillies (Kollamulaku)
- 6 nos Curry leaves
- 1 tsp Black gram (Uzhunnuparippu)
Preparation
Step 1
Beat the eggs with salt and a pinch of turmeric powder.
Step 2
Mash together coconut, garlic pods, half of chopped onions, half of chopped green chillies and curry leaves.
Step 3
Heat the oil in a fry pan.
Step 4
Let the mustard seeds crackle.
Step 5
Add dry chillies, black gram, cumin seeds and curry leaves.
Step 6
Add the rest of the onions and green chillies and sauté, till the onion turns golden.
Step 7
Add carrots and cook for about 2 minutes.
Step 8
Add beans and cook for 1 min.
Step 9
Add cabbage followed by salt to taste and turmeric powder and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 10
When they are almost cooked, add beaten eggs and cook well, till all the vegetables turn separate.
Step 11
Add mashed coconut and sauté.
Step 12
Serve while still hot.
Step 13
All vegetables which we use to make thoran can be used in egg thoran also.
Tip
Grated coconut goes in last and cooks just long enough to warm through. Overcooking makes it chewy instead of soft.
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