Mutta Muringakka Aviyal/Drumstick Egg Aviyal

This is a nadan dish which goes well with rice and chapathi. During the season of drumstick you can try this dry curry which is easy and tasty :)

Ingredients:

Egg	5
Drumstick	3(big)
Grated coconut	1/2 cup
Shallots/Small Onion	8
Green chilly	5
Garlic	3 cloves
Red chilly powder	1/4 tspoon
Turmeric Powder	1/4 tspoon
Oil	2 tspoon
Salt	to taste
Dry red chilly	3
Curry leaves	2 sprig
Coriander leaves	1 fist full

Preparation:

(1) Boil eggs and cut into two pieces.

(2) Mean while peel the skin of drumstick and chop into lengthwise pieces. Cut each lengthwise pieces into two. Also cut green chillies and shallots lengthwise.

(3) Heat oil in a pan/vessel. Add dry red chilly and curry leaves. Now add chopped shallots. Saute for a minute. To this add green chilly. Saute everything for another 1 minute. Add chopped drumstick into it and mix well. Pour half cup of water (or around the level of drumstick) to it along with needed salt. Mix once and close the pan/vessel with a lid. Allow it to boil for another 10 minutes so that drumstick will be cooked well. Retain some water in it.

(4) Meanwhile grind coconut, garlic, chilly powder and turmeric powder in a mixer and make a coarse mixture.

(5) Once drumstick is fully cooked add ground mixture into it and give a quick stir.

(6) Now place the boiled egg pieces to it with the yolk side facing down. Also add coriaander leaves (i didn't used here). Close the vessel/pan with a lid. Let it boil/cook for another 5 minutes in low flame until water  recedes. Open the lid and mix once. Your mutta aviyal is now ready.

Have it with rice/chapathi..

Tips:

• For additional flavor you can do seasoning(kaduvarukkal) in the final stage and add it to the curry.
• Add little salt while boiling egg which ease deshelling.