Egg Rice Recipe - Mutta Choru

 

Egg rice also known as Mutta Choru is one of the most popular Indian street food available across the country. Main ingredients of egg rice are boiled rice, egg, Indian spices and some veggies. You can use any kind of rice to prepare this dish at home. I used a traditional variety of rice known as illupai poo chemba rice along with my special homemade spice mix. I hope you enjoy this unique masala egg rice recipe.

This spice mix is an unique spice mix and it can be stored for some time just like you store garam masala. The spice mix can be adjusted to suit your taste. Egg rice can be enjoyed as a lunch box meal and can be prepared easily. The spice mix takes this recipe to the next level.

A word about the rice I am using, I prefer to use traditional varieties of rice in my recipes, however, you can use any variety of rice you have at hand. You can also use left over rice which has been stored in the refrigerator.

Ingredients:

for the spice mix:

2 tsp black peppercorns

1 whole kashmiri chilli

1/2 tsp jeera (cumin seeds)

4-5 sprigs of curry leaves

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4 eggs

Pink himalayan salt as needed

1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil (wood pressed) + extra for the eggs

8-10 garlic cloves, chopped

1/2 onion, chopped

1 cup green mung sprouts (optional)

1/2 cup cabbage

2 cups cooked rice

coriander leaves as needed

METHOD:

In a cast iron pan, add the ingredients for the spice mix and lightly roast. Once roasted, transfer to a plate and cool it down. Once cooled, grind it a powder and keep aside.

This mix can be stored for upto a month.

Whisk the eggs with pink himalayan salt and 1 tsp of spice mix, and keep aside.

Heat a cast iron kadai, add in the oil, add in chopped garlic and saute until it turns into light golden colour, add in onion and saute until the onion turns transparent. Add in the sprouts if using stir well. Add in the cabbage. Make a well in the center and add in 1 tsp oil, add the beaten eggs. Mix everything.

Add cooked rice, spice mix, coriander leaves. Mix well. Serve with any side dish of your choice.