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Mutta Salna Recipe (South Indian Style Egg Drop Gravy)

Mutta Salna Recipe (South Indian Style Egg Drop Gravy)

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 35 M
Course Lunch
Cuisine South Indian Recipes
Diet Eggetarian

Mutta Salna is a South Indian gravy that is served for parotta or chapathi. I always like the salna given for parotta in small Street side shops. It is very tasty and goes well for idli, dosa, idiyappam, chapathi or parotta. Make this and we are sure you will make it again and again.

Ingredients

  • 5 Whole Eggs
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Tomato
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • a pinch
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
  • Salt
  • as required
  • 2 teaspoons Oil
  • 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
  • For grinding
  • 1 Onion
  • 6 cloves Garlic
  • Mint Leaves (Pudina)
  • handful
  • 1/4 cup Fresh coconut
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 5 Cloves (Laung)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns
  • 2 Star anise
  • 2 teaspoons Oil

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Mutta Salna recipe, let us first make the masala

Step 2

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add fennel seeds, pepper, cinnamon, cloves and star anise

Step 3

Let it cook for a minute

Step 4

Add garlic and saute until it changes color

Step 5

 Add onion and saute until it turns translucent

Step 6

Switch off and add mint leaves

Step 7

Saute and allow it to cool

Step 8

Once cooled, transfer everything to a mixie jar

Step 9

 Add coconut and coriander seeds to it

Step 10

Add little water and grind into paste

Step 11

Keep aside

Step 12

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add bay leaves and cumin seeds

Step 13

Then add chopped onion and saute well

Step 14

Add ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell goes

Step 15

Add tomato and saute until it turns mushy

Step 16

Now add the ground masala along with required water for the gravy

Step 17

Mix and cook in a medium flame

Step 18

Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and required salt

Step 19

Mix well and cook until the oil separates

Step 20

Now add the eggs and mix well

Step 21

You can also add eggs that are  beaten in a separate bowl

Step 22

Cover and cook in low flame for few minutes until the eggs gets cooked and the gravy becomes thick

Step 23

 The mutta salna is ready

Step 24

 Serve Mutta Salna along with Kerala Parotta and Carrot Methi Pachadi for your weekday lunch

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