Bring South India and its incredible flavors to your table with this South Indian style Egg Curry. A few spices, onions, tomatoes and coconut milk make this utterly satisfying and comforting egg curry recipe that tastes best with parathas (flatbread) and rice. Make extra portions because everyone will go for multiple servings!
This south indian style egg curry. Because it’s cold and dreary and I’m shivering in jackets and boots and only a hot bowl of curry can make me feel better. Coconutty, creamy, spicy and tangy with a big bowl of rice and parottas on the side.
I know we’ve done egg curry before but that was my north indian version, and the south indian part of me was begging me to share this with you guys! Hello Kerala and some inspirational cooking. I don’t know how they manage to get everything right! I mean, up north I wouldn’t dream of having egg curry for breakfast! You too? But next time, buy some idiyappams, pour that curry on top and go crazy! It’s the most satisfying feeling in the world! I can’t even! Because egg curry in any form is awesome, but this south indian version just tops it all.
How to make South Indian Egg Curry
And peeps, malabar parottas with this curry – MUST HAVE! I know, calories. But let’s pretend we don’t know that for now.
Also don’t over boil your egg. Hard boil, but just about – keep your yolk slightly gooey. That’s bonus creaminess. If you are an explorer and an adventurer keep it soft even, and go bonkers on drippy yolk goodness. Don’t skimp on the curry leaves either because they come in right in the end and sweep it away with that spicy, sharp flavor!
I’m going to give you some leeway with the coconut milk though. I know the experts say fresh, homemade coconut milk. But I never seem to have it when I need it. Blame it on the lack of motivation and plain laziness. But I can’t. So packaged it is. I have instructions below on how to use it if you are in the same boat and buying the packaged stuff.
How to make the perfect boiled eggs
Place eggs in a pot and cover them completely with water. Once the water starts boiling, turn off the flame and cover the pot. Set aside for 10 minutes. Transfer the eggs to an ice bath to stop the cooking process, peel and enjoy. This will give you perfect boiled eggs where the yolk is still yellow and doesn’t turn blackish at the edges.
So go forth, and enjoy this. And if you are a crazy egg curry fan like me, here’s some spicy North Indian style egg curry which is almost as good!
Also Try – North Indian Style Egg Curry
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Watch South Indian style Egg Curry Recipe Video (Step by Step)
This recipe was first published on November 24, 2015 and has been updated recently with a new step by step video. There are no changes made to the recipe.
South Indian Style Egg Curry
Ingredients
- 5 Hard Boiled Eggs peeled
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 Cinnamon small stick
- 3 Cardamom pods
- 5 Peppercorns lightly smashed
- 2 – 3 Green Chillies slit lengthwise
- 1 teaspoon Ginger finely chopped or ginger paste
- 7 Garlic cloves smashed and roughly chopped or garlic paste
- 2 Onions finely chopped (medium)
- 3 Tomatoes finely chopped (large)
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Chili Powder Red
- 1/4 cup Tamarind Water See Note 2
- 1 cup Thin Coconut Milk See Note 3
- 1/2 cup Thick Coconut Milk
- 8 – 10 Curry Leaves
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- In a large pan, heat coconut oil and add mustard seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, peppercorns and green chilies. Once everything starts spluttering, add ginger, garlic and onions.
- Cook till the onions turn soft and translucent and add tomatoes, turmeric powder, coriander powder, chili powder and salt. Let the tomatoes cook till they are pulpy and add tamarind water and thin coconut milk.
- Stir and bring this to a boil. Simmer till the gravy reduces slightly and becomes thicker. This will take about 5. At this point, add some water if you need to adjust the consistency.
- Adjust seasoning, add curry leaves and pour in the thick coconut milk. Stir a few times, without letting it come to a boil and switch off the flame. Drop the eggs in the curry, and cover and let it sit for five minutes before serving.
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This was excellent, thank you for the recipe! I used a lot of tamarind for the paste (we love it) and not a fan of chunky tomatoes/onion so i used the immersion blender to break it all down a bit before adding the final coconut milk. I also used a spice grinder for all the spices at the beginning. We absolutely loved it!
Fantastic! Thank you so much RB! Glad you liked it
Tried this today and it turned out very delicious… best part is, my kid said the curry is sooooo yummy
Yay! Love that this is kid friendly. Thanks for trying out this recipe and leaving a comment Sudha. Soooo glad you liked it!
I made it at my house as you said, it should be very good.
Thank you
Thanks Richa, This recipe was amazing and my whole family enjoyed it thoroughly.
It was easy to make. This will definitely be on my weekly menu.
I am looking forward to trying your other recipes.
Thanks so much Jessie! So glad you enjoyed this recipe
It turned out very tasty. Everyone in the family liked it. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.
Thank you so so much Anju! So glad you enjoyed this recipe!
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Simply delicious and easy to cook. Thank you for a recipe that I will definitely keep.
Thanks so much Shilpa! Really glad you liked it
Hi Richa,
This recipe is amazing. I have been addicted to coconut milk is a separate topic. I was initially a little skeptical about the amount of tomatoes that goes into the dish, but the gravy came out to be super creamy and aromatic. Its pretty versatile. I am going to try the gravy with different proteins now.
Varsha
It is Varsha! This would work really well with chicken too. Thanks for stopping by!
Absolutely loved this dish! It tastes just as delicious as it looks. The recipe was easy to follow. I added some cashews along with the coconut because I didn’t have enough coconut to make coconut milk.
Sounds perfect! Thanks for sharing that Paulthi, I’m sure it’ll help other readers too.
This egg curry is so beautiful, and so rich in flavors that it has to be given a try. My husband and I really enjoyed this on a rainy Bangalore evening.
tried this as per your recipe and wow its a great meal with bread,rotis or rice.rather one gravy for the whole day.
Sounds fantastic! Thank you so much Kala. So glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Lovely recipe, thanks for posting.
Glad you liked it! Thank you!
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Woww..this is just awesome!! My mom just luvd it.Tnku soo much for the recipe😘😘
Sounds fantastic! Thank you so much Devika. So glad you enjoyed this recipe!
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This was absolutely delicious! I had made this tonight for dinner, and it was perfect. Thanks so much for the recipe!
Thanks Gayatri!
I made the curry today.Its so delicious.My father who hates roti had more than ever with this yummy curry.Thanks a lot for sharing
I’m so glad your dad liked it Dhanya! Thank you so much for leaving your feedback.
Made this today and it was polished before I could count to 10!!!
Wow! Thanks so much Nams!
Made for dinner tonight – delist!
Thank you so much!
I made it today. It came out amazingly well! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Raj
Thanks Raj! So glad!
COOL VERY TASTY.
Thanks!
My new go to egg curry recipe. I’ve made this 3 times and its been hit all 3 times!!! Thank you Richa!!!
I love hearing things like that Sana! Glad you liked this south indian style egg curry so much.
Wow, this sounds amazing, beautiful photos too!
Thanks Dana!
I’ve never heard of egg curry before, but I do love curry, so I’ll just have to make this recipe next!
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I made it for a pot luck and and everyone loved it !
So happy everyone liked it!
MAde this tonight and it was delicious. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you! So glad you liked it!
Egg is my favorite food. I love to taste any type of egg recipe and egg curry is my favorite. I made this recipe much more times, but not like south indian style. I will definitely make it and share my cooking experience with you. Thanks
Sounds good, thanks!
Such a yummy and easy recepi.Thanks for sharing.Goes well with rice,roti,appam and idiappams.
Yea, its so versatile and so so delicious!
Thanks for this – looks very good.
One question – green cardamoms or black?
Thanks, Roy
Thanks Roy, I used green cardamom here.
I just made this with tofu instead of eggs. It was my first time using tamarind in any form, so I’m not sure if I did it right, but the final product tasted more sophisticated from any other curry I’ve ever made. I used canned tomatoes and omitted the curry leaves because they aren’t available near me. I also used a whole can of coconut milk and didn’t thin it out. I don’t know if I made too many changes to the original recipe, but in any case I will make it again!
Your substitutions sound absolutely fine! I’m so glad you liked it 🙂
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Thanks Padmini
Wow that sounds really interesting Brian Jones. Must try that!
Mmmmm, egg curry… I love them and usually use duck eggs thanks to the beasties we have, will definitely give your recipe a try 🙂
We also love it with appams or parottas Revathi! A warm bowl of this curry and something to dip in it, is all you need 🙂
I hope you like it Julia!
The curry looks so warm and comforting. Looks perfect to have with steaming white rice 🙂
I love curry! Have to try to find all the ingredients and then I will make it for sure! Thanks for sharing
Oh yea that’s my favorite combination too Sujitha 🙂
Wow wish to have with nool puttu (idiyappam),creamy and colorful.yum
Eggcelent Sudish Bhat 😛
I know right! It’s topping my list of favorite curries right now Indu!
I rate it 10 on 5. Thanks for the orgasmic egg curry lunch Richa. 🙂
One of my favorit -est curry in the whole curry. Looks so creamy……