Kerala mutta / egg curry

Ingredients

1. Egg - 4
2. Onion - 2 medium
3. Tomato - 2 medium
4. Garlic - 3 cloves
5. Ginger - 1 inch
6. Green chilli - 2
7. Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
8. Coriander powder - 1 tbsp 
9. Garam masala - 1 tsp
10. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
11. Cashew nut - 5
12. Poppy seeds / Khus khus - 1/2 tsp
13. Coconut - 5 tbsp
14. Oil - 1 tbsp
15. Curry leaves - 1 twig
16. Mustard - 1/2 tsp
17. Fennel seed - 1/2 tsp
18. Water - 1 cup
19. Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp

Ingredients for frying egg

1. Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
2. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
3. Salt
4. Oil - 1/2 tbsp

Procedure

1. Make egg fry
1. Make hard boiled eggs: Place the egg in a vessel and fill it with cool water. Add a pinch of salt to this to prevent egg from breaking. Boil the water in high heat. Once it starts boiling, reduce the heat to low and leave it for 10 minutes. Once it has cooled peel the eggs.
2. Heat oil in a pan
3. Add chilli, turmeric powder and salt to this
4. Gently place the egg into this and roll it over the masala so that the egg is completely covered with masala.
5. Remove the coated eggs and keep it aside.
2. Prepare egg curry
1. Cut the green chilli into few pieces
2. Cut ginger and garlic 
3. Cut onion lengthwise thinly
4. Cut tomato into small pieces
5. Grind coconut, poppy and cashew nut into a smooth paste
6. Heat oil in a pan
7. Splutter mustard
8. Add fennel seeds and fry till it starts to brown
9. Add onion and fry till it starts to turn transparent
10. Add ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves to this and fry for some more time till the raw smell is removed.
11. Add red chilli, coriander, garam masala and turmeric powders to this and fry for another minute.
12. Add tomato to this. Cover and cook till the tomato becomes mushy. The whole mixture should be well cooked and reduced in volume.
13. Add the coconut paste to this and again stir for few more minutes
14. Add water and salt. 
15. Add the eggs
16. Cook till the curry attains the required consistency.
17. Garnish with coriander leaves.
3. Yummy egg curry is ready to be served with idiappam or appam