Eggs with bird-eye tadka
ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ
15 min · serves 2
Poovamma's chilli, bloomed in coconut oil, poured over soft eggs. Breakfast in Madikeri, without ceremony.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- ½ tsp bird-eye chilli powder
- Mustard seed, curry leaves
- A clove of garlic, sliced
- Coconut oil, salt
- Lime
Method
- Scramble or fry the eggs softly with salt.
- In a small pan, heat coconut oil. Crack mustard, then garlic, then curry leaves.
- Take the pan off the fire. Stir in the chilli powder — it will darken in seconds.
- Pour over the eggs. Finish with lime.
Bloom the chilli off the flame or it will turn bitter and brown.
