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Kerala Egg Meen Curry Style

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Kerala meen-curry-style egg curry — boiled eggs in a coconut-milk gravy with kokum, curry leaves and green chillies.

Prep time10 min
Cook time25 min
Total time35 min
Servings4

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs, boiled and peeled
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 2 kokum pieces (or 1 tbsp lemon juice)
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 green chillies, slit
  • 8-10 curry leaves
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • Fresh coriander for garnish

Method

  1. Heat coconut oil and add curry leaves and green chillies.
  2. Add the sliced onion and fry until soft.
  3. Add chilli powder, haldi and salt; cook for 1 minute.
  4. Add coconut milk and kokum; simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  5. Add the boiled eggs and simmer for 5 more minutes. Garnish and serve with rice or appam.

Nutrition — estimated per serving

Calories (estimate)300 kcal
Protein (estimate)13 g
Fat (estimate)17 g
Carbs (estimate)10 g

Nutrition values are estimates based on standard per-egg values (about 72 kcal, 6.3 g protein, 4.8 g fat, 0.4 g carbs per large egg).

Tips, food safety & substitutions

Food safety: boil eggs fully and serve hot. Allergen: egg. Substitute: use lemon juice instead of kokum, or regular oil instead of coconut oil. Nutrition figures are estimates only, based on standard per-egg values.

Tags: Indian, Kerala, meen curry, coconut milk, kokum, egg

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