Egg Thokku | Muttai Thokku | Spicy Egg Masala recipe with step by step pictures and instructions. Egg thokku is simple egg side dish where hard-boiled eggs are cooked in onion tomato paste. It goes well with rice, chapati and roti. This is one of the most common side dish I make in home. We can make this yummy egg masala within 30 minutes. 

There are so many variations we can make to this base recipe. We can add pepper powder instead of red chilli powder to make pepper masala. You can increase or skip the green chillies. You need to sauté the onion tomato masala nicely for good taste. Enjoy this with hot steamed rice or roti.

Do try and let me know your feedback. You can also try the below recipes

Bread Omelette

Frittata

Spicy Chicken Muffins

Chettinad Egg Masala

Egg Pepper roast

Chicken Omelette

Madurai Kari Dosa

Serves 3

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Egg Thokku | Muttai Thokku | Spicy Egg Masala

Egg thokku is simple egg side dish where hard boiled eggs are cooked in onion tomato paste.

5 minPrep Time

20 minCook Time

25 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

• Egg 3
• Onions 3
• Tomato 1
• Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp
• Green chillies 1
• Salt 1/2 tsp or as required
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder 1 tsp
• Garam masala 1 tsp
• Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves to garnish
To temper
• Oil 2 tbsp
• Mustard 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal 1/2 tsp

Instructions

1. Take three eggs in pressure cooker along with water. Add a pinch of salt.
2. Pressure cook for one whistle.
3. Peel the skin of eggs and make slits and keep it ready.
4. Finely chop onions, tomatoes and slit green chillies
5. Heat oil and temper with mustard and urad dal.
6. Once it browns add the finely chopped onions and slit green chillies and saute for 1 minute.
7. Then add the ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes.
8. Add the tomatoes and saute till mushy
9. Then add all masalas along with salt.
10. Add little water and allow it to boil till raw smell of masalas goes and all water is absorbed
11. Add the slit eggs and mix with masala.
12. Switch off and garnish with coriander leaves
13. Delicious and yummy egg masala is ready.

Notes

Adjust the spices according to your taste.

You can even cut the boiled eggs and add to masala

You can boil the eggs in pan for 15 minutes instead of doing in pressure cooker

Nutrition

Calories

177 cal

Fat

10 g

Carbs

18 g

Protein

6 g

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How to make Egg Thokku with step by step pictures

Take three eggs in pressure cooker along with water. Add a pinch of salt.

Pressure cook for one whistle.

Peel the skin of eggs and make slits and keep it ready.

Finely chop onions, tomatoes and slit green chillies

Heat oil and temper with mustard and urad dal.

Once it browns add the finely chopped onions and slit green chillies and saute for 1 minute.

Then add the ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes.

Add the tomatoes and saute till mushy

Then add all masala along with salt.

Add little water and allow it to boil till raw smell of masalas goes and all water is absorbed

Add the slit eggs and mix with masala.

Switch off and garnish with coriander leaves

Delicious and yummy egg masala is ready.