Kerala

Idiyappam Egg Curry

Idiyappam Egg Curry is a Kerala Indian breakfast dish made with boiled eggs, onion, tomato, ginger-garlic-green chili paste and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.

Total time (approx.)
35 min
Calories (estimate)
~420 kcal
Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
Kerala (Indian)

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Idiyappam Egg Curry — Kerala Indian breakfast dish served ready to eat

Ingredients

What goes into Idiyappam Egg Curry. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.

  • Boiled eggs
  • Onion
  • Tomato
  • Ginger-garlic-green chili paste
  • Curry leaves
  • Coconut oil
  • Thin coconut milk
  • Thick coconut milk
  • Kerala curry powder
  • Salt

Method

  1. 1Heat coconut oil; sauté onion until translucent.
  2. 2Add ginger-garlic-chili paste and curry leaves; cook for 2 minutes.
  3. 3Stir in chopped tomato and Kerala curry powder; cook until oil separates.
  4. 4Pour in thin coconut milk and simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. 5Gently add boiled eggs and cook for 3-4 minutes.
  6. 6Stir in thick coconut milk and salt; heat through without boiling.
  7. 7Serve hot with Idiyappam.

About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.