Easter Recipes - Eggs in Coconut Milk Gravy (Motta Thengapaal Curry) with Milk Hoppers(PaalAppam)

PaalAppam or Milk Hoppers are traditionally the go to breakfast meal for Easter Sunday morning and it is normally served with Eggs in Coconut milk. After 40 days of Lenten sacrifice, this is the first non-vegetarian or vegan meal we would consume.

My batter for my Milk Hoppers is being fermented even as I write this so I will share the Milk Hoppers recipe but the pictures would have to wait till tomorrow.

So for those last minute Easter cooks, the recipes I have for this Easter Sunday are easy to make and mostly under 30 minutes. In fact I made both the breakfast gravy and the afternoon chicken in less than 30 minutes each while juggling a curious and ever so enthusiastic toddler.

Eggs in Coconut Milk Gravy

To make the Eggs in Coconut Milk Gravy,

You need:

• 4 eggs (I used farm chicken eggs)
• 2 large onions, finely diced lengthwise
• 1 tbsp Kashmiri Chili powder (or Paprika powder)
• 1/2 tbsp Garam Masala
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp Coriander powder
• 4 cloves of garlic, finely diced and crushed
• 1/2" ginger, finely diced and crushed
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 green chilies, slit lengthwise
• 1 sprig of curry leaves
• 1 cup of Coconut milk
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp cooking oil

The Make:
Serves 4 | Preparation Time: 5 minutes | Cooking Time: 20 minutes

1. Boil the eggs in water (enough to cover the eggs) for 10 minutes and then place then in some ice water.

2. Meanwhile, heat the oil a non-stick skillet, splutter the mustard seeds and then add in the curry leaves for less than a minute on medium-low heat.

3. Add the green chilies and ginger and fry till lightly brown.

4. Next toss in the onions and fry till lightly brown and add in the garlic.

5. Add the dry spices, salt; stir and cook till the spices leave the sides of the skillet. Crack the egg shells and cut each egg in half.

6. Add in the coconut milk. Add in the egg halves.

7. Bring to a boil and serve with Milk Hoppers.

Eggs in Coconut Milk

Happy Easter dear readers, family, friends and loved ones!