Udaitha muttai puli kulambu / egg drop kulambu

Udaitha muttai puli kulambu recipe with step by step pictures 

             Udaitha muttai(egg drop) puli kulambu is a south-indian kulambu recipe.  It is a tangy and tasty traditional kulambu recipe.  It is made with eggs which is added directly into kulambu which tastes yummy.  You can boil the eggs and add it to kulambu but this udaitha muttai tastes better than boiled eggs.  Do try at your home.  

Few more egg recipes to try out, 

Egg omelette curry

Egg masala

Egg thokku

Muttai kurma  

             Hope you like it.  Check out the udaitha muttai puli kulambu recipe below with step by step pictures.  

Enjoy the food  ! 

Ingredients   :

.   Eggs  -  4 

.   Onion  -  2 medium sized (finely chopped) 

.   Curry leaves   -  1 sprig

.   Tomato  -  1 medium sized (finely chopped) 

.   Oil  -  1 tblsp

.   Mustard seeds  -  1 tsp

.   Urad dal  -  1/2 tsp

.   Fenugreek seeds  -  1/2 tsp

.   Garlic cloves  -  8 nos. 

.   Kulambu powder  -  2 tblsp

.   Salt to taste

.   Tamarind water  -  1/4 cup

.   Coconut milk  -  1/4 cup 

Method  : 

             1.  Heat oil in a kadai.  Add mustard seeds,  urad dal.  After it sizzle, add fenugreek seeds,  garlic cloves.  Saute for few secs. 

           2. Add onion,  curry leaves.  Saute until translucent.  Add kulambu powder.  Saute for 30 secs.  Add tomato,  salt.  Saute until mushy. 

        3. Add tamarind water and add 1/2 cup of water.  Cook for 5 min.  Add Coconut milk.  Cook for 5 mins. 

       4. Crack open eggs in a bowl.  Add into kulambu one by one.  Cover and cook in low flame for 5 mins.  Egg puli kulambu is ready. 

Pictorial   : 

             Soak lemon sized tamarind in hot water and make tamarind water.  Keep it aside

Heat oil in a kadai

Add mustard seeds and urad dal 

After it sizzle,  add fenugreek seeds and garlic cloves. Saute for few secs

Add finely chopped onion and curry leaves 

Saute until onion becomes translucent 

Add kulambu powder

Saute for 30 secs

Add finely chopped tomato and salt

Saute until tomato becomes mushy

Add tamarind water

Add 1/2 cup of water.  Mix well

Cook for 5 mins

Add Coconut milk

Cook for 5 mins

Crack open egg in a bowl to check it good or not

Add it into kulambu one by one without overlapping it ( check salt before adding eggs,  do not mix kulambu after adding eggs.  It might break eggs and spoil the kulambu) 

Cover and cook in low flame for 5 mins.  Gently move eggs to conform it not stick to the bottom.  

Cook until kulambu thickens ( add Coconut paste instead of Coconut milk to get thick kulambu) 

Udaitha muttai puli kulambu is ready to be served with rice