Kerala Style Egg & Potato Curry

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Egg and Potato Curry
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Kerala Style Egg And Potato Curry

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Servings: 4
Author: Maria Jose

Ingredients

  • 5 Hard boiled eggs
  • 1 small - medium Potato (cooked & cut into cubes)
  • 1 big Onion (finely sliced)
  • 4-5 Green chilli (slit lengthwise)
  • 1.5 tsp Ginger & garlic paste (each)
  • 1.5 - 2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp Fennel powder
  • A pinch Garam masala
  • 2 cups Thick coconut milk (refer notes)
  • Cashew paste (Optional, refer notes)
  • Coconut oil
  • Salt
  • Curry leaves

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a pan & add finely sliced onions & salt. When onion becomes golden brown color, add green chilli & ginger garlic paste. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the masala powders & a 1/2 tsp of oil & fry for 3 minutes. Add cooked potatoes & mix well. Add thick coconut milk & bring to boil. Reduce flame to lowest & add hard boiled eggs & cook till the gravy becomes thick, say around 5 mins. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with palappam, kallappam, puttu & chapathi.
  • For veg variation:
  • You can use veggies like carrot, beans, cauliflower, green peas etc; Cook the vegetables first & add it along with the potato. Rest of the recipe is same.

Notes

I used potatoes & carrot also for this curry. We need loads of "chaaru" (gravy), so I've used 2 cups of coconut milk, you can adjust the qty to suit your taste. Also if you dont prefer a creamy curry, you can use medium thick coconut milk instead of thick coconut milk. To enhance taste & also give a rich flavor, you can add cashew paste also. Mix the cashew paste in coconut milk & add to the curry. To make cashew paste, soak a small handful of cashews in hot water for 5-7 mins & grind them to a smooth paste.
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90 thoughts on “Kerala Style Egg & Potato Curry”

  1. Hey Maria,
    I am a bachelor working in Bangalore. Never thought cooking was this easy. All credits to the way you present recipes. Keep it up!
    I enjoy cooking and yes I can eat tasty now. ????

    Thanks,
    Christopher P M

  2. Hi maria,I am also from Bahrain.I love ur recipes.I am great fan of ur cooking.please include recipes of evening snacks, puddings and other desserts.

  3. Glad to be connected with you Maria! I extremely appreciate your blog and considering me being a newly wed, I must say that this is of soooo much use to me. I tried this curry yesterday with palappam n trust me I literally won my husband’s tummy???? you have actually made a lot of ladies’s lives much easier n cooking an interesting stuff. Way to go Maria????
    Cheers,
    Mariam

    • Hi Mariam,

      Nice to meet you here :) Thank you so much for your comment. I’m really glad that you find the recipes here useful.

      Hope you get to try more recipes from here and hope your family enjoys it too..

      Happy cooking :)

      Cheers
      Maria

  4. Hi maria
    Coconut milk – which one u used for this curry instant eastern coconut milk powder or u made the normal one, with the grated coconut. Coz I use the powder but am not getting that thickness for my curry.

    • Hi Jeena,

      I used powdered coconut milk, not the fresh one. I use Maggie coconut milk powder for all my cooking. It gives me thick coconut milk.

      Cheers
      Maria

  5. Hi Maria,
    Me Jisha from Blore,I use to b a follower of of ur blogs,rather than ur recipie part as I never enjoyed cooking …….but recently I came across ur butter chicken recipie, n realised ur version of recipies r simple and tested so sure to get a good result!
    There s nothing else to compare with ur Kerala dishes,now m trying out ur dishes almost every day,….looks like m turning !

    • Hi Jisha,

      Thank you so much for your comment :) Nice to know that you try recipes from here on a daily basis and like it too..

      Happy cooking :)

      Cheers
      Maria

    • Hi Jisha,

      Thank you so much for your comment :) Nice to know that you try recipes from here on a daily basis and like it too..

      Happy cooking :)

      Cheers
      Maria

  6. Hi Maria,
    Me Jisha from Blore,I use to b a follower of of ur blogs,rather than ur recipie part as I never enjoyed cooking …….but recently I came across ur butter chicken recipie, n realised ur version of recipies r simple and tested so sure to get a good result!
    There s nothing else to compare with ur Kerala dishes,now m trying out ur dishes almost every day,….looks like m turning !

  7. Hi maria…
    I love ur recipes…In the above recipe, i think u have added tomato but didnt mention anything abt tomato…do we need to add tomato for this recipe

  8. Hi maria…
    I love ur recipes…In the above recipe, i think u have added tomato but didnt mention anything abt tomato…do we need to add tomato for this recipe

  9. Hi this is my first visit on ur menu list. I have visited many sites but let me tell you I can relate myself and the kinda food we eat at home with you very much. So thanks a lot. Only thing is I find coconut milk usage a bit too much .also would like to see dry vegetable sabji n green leaf sabjis more please. Thanks and God Bless you.

    • Hi Snigdha,

      Thanks for visiting us! Good to know that you could relate to the recipes posted here. The use of coconut milk.. well, I’m a true blue Malayali who just loves it, so cant help it ;) You can always customise the recipe to suit your requirements.

      Will keep your requests for veggies in mind :)

      Hope you have fun trying out the recipes here.

      Cheers
      Maria

  10. Hi this is my first visit on ur menu list. I have visited many sites but let me tell you I can relate myself and the kinda food we eat at home with you very much. So thanks a lot. Only thing is I find coconut milk usage a bit too much .also would like to see dry vegetable sabji n green leaf sabjis more please. Thanks and God Bless you.

  11. Am new to ur blog. I read a bunch of ur recipies and really got confused wat to make. All ur recipes r very easy…… This week I tried ur Kerala style egg and potato curry… it came out well and my hard to please husband liked it and said “hmm valiya kuzhappamilla”…..

    This weekend am gonna try “Kallu shapp style beef fry”

  12. Am new to ur blog. I read a bunch of ur recipies and really got confused wat to make. All ur recipes r very easy…… This week I tried ur Kerala style egg and potato curry… it came out well and my hard to please husband liked it and said “hmm valiya kuzhappamilla”…..

    This weekend am gonna try “Kallu shapp style beef fry”

  13. I started trying out your recipes for quite sometime and they all had come out nicely. Now my daughter who recently got married follows you..Thank you

    • Hi Lakshmi,

      Thanks a lot :) I’m so happy to know that your daughter also tries out recipes from here. Please convey my thanks to her.

      Wish your daughter a happy & blessed married life!

      Cheers
      Maria

  14. hii Maria,
    I’ve tried many of ur recipes … this ones yummy too …my kids an husband loved it with appam…..:-) i added more veggies too ..carrots,beans, potatoes ,cauliflower…………… .as i’m trying to slim down ….;-).. please post some recipes that help to reduce weight….ones to take with chappatis…. an desserts….. grilled recipes…baked ones ….
    thanks a lot,
    TC,
    -Priya

    • Thank you Priya :) I’m glad that your family liked it. I’ve posted some recipes in the past, side dishes for chapathi. Please have a look at the recipe index, I do hope you will find something interesting.
      I’ll be posting new recipes as and when I try them :)

      Cheers
      Maria

  15. Hi Maria,

    Excellent Recipe. I remeber my grandmother making this dish during my childhood. Same taste…Thanx once again.

  16. Hi Maria,
    Your website is awesome. I wish I had known it earlier. Tried quite a lot of your recipes and all turned out great! There is no day that I don’t check your website :)

    • Hi Jess,

      Thanks a ton dear :) I’m really thrilled to know that you visit us daily. Thanks for taking time to share your feedback here.

      Cheers
      Maria

  17. Heyy Maria,

                     Thank u soo much for a homely recipe..i got into the kitchen thinkin of making the normal egg roast,then i found your site with variations of egg curry suggested.I added sliced mushrroms to your recipe.tried it out for my aunt n uncle,they like it,and had with appam.looking forward to try more recipes from your site.Notes and pictures also help a looot.:)
    Tc,Shab!

    • Hi Shab,

      Thanks a lot dear for trying this recipe. I’m happy that your family liked it :) Good to know that you find the notes and pictures helpful, thanks again…

      Cheers
      Maria

  18. Hi Maria
    I made this and came out very nice. I think it is the fennel powder and cashew paste that made the difference from the usual way I prepare. I also tried your mango and tomato chutney with tomato rice. Very nice and easy. Thanks Maria for the effort you take to make the simple recipes tasty and interesting.

    -Tres

  19. HELLO MARIA , thank you for your good recipe. this is the first curry appreciated by  my appa. he liked it  very much and asked me from where i got this recipe :)

  20. Hi maria i tried the curry it was awesome….thank u so much it is really a great thing for beginners like me….

  21. hi maria i heard of you from a good friend, once a shy cook she is an amazingly confident lady dishing out so many recipes and all a big hit, i have tried your egg curry verrryyy nice
    its a lovely site very user friendly keep it up

    • Hi Rashmi,

      Thank you so much for dropping in here and for leaving a comment :) Good to know that you liked the egg curry recipe.

      A special thanks to your friend too for recommending this space…

      Cheers
      Maria

  22. Hi Maria,

    Really nice reading your experience !

    I must say that I was excited to see such a wonderful site dedicated to Kerala cuisine. I’ve tried a couple of your recipes and they were an instant hit ! I love prawns and your Prawns Roast was a treat to my taste buds. Your chicken recipes – Malabar Chicken Curry and Coriander Chicken Curry was yummy and my family really enjoyed it. I like to add variety to my cooking and your recipes just seem to fit so perfect. Thanks !

    Regards
    Anila

    • Hi Anila,

      Thank you so much for such a wonderful comment. I’m excited to know that you tried a number of recipes from here & also liked it too. Thanks for trying & also for letting us know about it :)

      Hope to see you here often…

      Happy cooking :)

      Cheers
      Maria

  23. hi Maria

    First of all congrats for ur achievement..the momento is very beautiful…and the curry is also lokking yummy…i will try this week end

    Regards

    Lekshmi

  24. Hey Maria,

    This is my first comment here.If you ask what attracted me first,I would say it’s not the receipies but the facebook integration with this website that shows the no of ppl who like this:) After seeing this,I was keen to know how facebook integration is happening with websites & to some extend I could figure out the logic behind that .I also enjoy reading/trying your receipies & you are doing a great job.Keep it up!

    Regards,
    Anupama

    • Hi Anupama,

      Thanks to FB for making you interested in this space ;) Thanks for your good wishes. Hope the recipes here will also interest you :)

      Cheers
      Maria

  25. Hi maria… i totally enjoyed reading your write up..and congratulations for getting that beautiful and colourfull momento :)

    By any chance do u know how to make the butter biscuits that we get in our bakeries in kerala????

    • Hi Pinky,

      Thanks dear :)

      I havent tried baking butter biscuits yet, I’ve some butter biscuit recipes with me, but it looks different from the ones that we get in Kerala. Anyways I will keep you posted, if I come across such a recipe.

      Cheers
      Maria

  26. Enjoyed the write up Maria…especially about the advantages of being short…surely its inversely proportional to our age.. I guess the advantages are lots more as you get older :-)
    Thanks for the recipe too…never tried this with cashew paste

    • Hi Jaya,

      Thank you :) And yes, the advantages are definitely more when you get older ;)

      Try this with cashew paste, I’m sure you’ll like it.

      Cheers
      Maria

  27. Yummy! I make a similar motta curry in coconut milk, must try adding cashews too! I love your scrambled egg curry too! Do send this in to Kerala Kitchen too! We are greedy for all your mallu recipes ;)
    Glad to hear things are settling in Bahrain and that you had such fantastic experiences!

  28. Hey maria,
    Congragulations on your cooking recognitions/Expeditions..You seems to be on a ROll!!Sure you enjoyed every bit of it..
    Loved reading your post…Just like your love for bakery/bakery stuffs…i have a secret love for spicy chinese food (sure all of us do)and a desire to work in the kitchen of a chinese restaurant here.They make authentic spicy schechuan food.So hopefully when i peek into their kitchen next time they might offer me a job there…Lol
    Hope you enjoyed your short [email protected]
    Pen in when free…take care

    • Hi Emi,

      Thanks dearie :)

      So hopefully I can hear about your experience in the Chinese kitchen soon, eh? All the best!

      Pinne what news there? long time alle…

      Take care..

      Cheers
      Maria

    • Thanks Dee :) If you like coconut milk, I’m sure you will like this curry too. Please try it when time permits.

      Cheers
      Maria

  29. Maria u typed baNking cLass instead of baking i was like aiyee ur interested in Banking?so change that ;-)

    • Hi Saritha,

      I’ve corrected it. Btw, I’ve a very strong relationship with banking…both my parents are bankers & my husband is also a banker :)

      Cheers
      Maria

  30. hey maria .

    loved reading ur experiecnes at the bakery. i could even visualise it ha ha ha ..
    enjoyed reading it.
    u teach all of us to cook delicious food through ur posts. Come on dear u should be a good tutor as well!!!!

    what a surprise dear !!!! wthout even knowing that u ve posted this recipe, i just made the veg version of this curry today morning.
    appam and this curry good combo.
    but I did nt add cashew paste.
    would add it while making next time.
    my hubby is so fond of egg and potato curry. but i make it as a varutharacha curry.
    nice to know that situation in baharin has improved. .
    by the way I have book marked steam pudding recipe. But i ve few doubts too

    • Hi Sumsu,

      Thanks dear :)

      Try adding cashew paste next time you make this ok…Btw, I havent tried egg varutharacha curry. Is it like chicken varutharachathu?

      Which pudding did you bookmark & what are your doubts dear? I dont remember seeing any of your comments…

      Cheers
      Maria

      • hi maria .. am an eggeterian so dont make chicken at home . so ve no clue. but I simply fry coconut along with red chillies then red chillipowder , turmeric powder coriander powder,egg masala to this mix. and grind it to a fine paste.
        then slightly fry ginger garlic green chiillies, add ground masala and boiled eggs.
        thats all..
        by the way i tried ur steamed honey sponge cake.
        wow it became a great hit.
        u know am neitherl into baking nor do i have an oven.
        I blindly followed ur recipe but cooking time varied. i cooked it for another 10 more minutes.
        but the results were awesome.
        my ten month old boy could not stop eating it.
        thanks to u.
        I ll send u the picture this week.
        am planning to make it more frequent. by the way please share more recipies on steamed cakes or no bake cakes.
        I have bookmarked one steam cake in easy cooking (divya’s) too

        • Hi Sumsu,

          Thanks a lot for sharing your recipe here. I will try that version sometime :)

          Great to know that you liked the steamed sponge cake. I’m specially thrilled to know that your little one liked it the most :) I’ve posted a no bake cheese cake before, please check out the cold cheese cake recipe. Its an easy one too.

          Yep, Divya has many wonderful baking recipes at her place :)

          Cheers
          Maria

  31. That was such a lovely read Maria.You got to work at a bakery..that sounds like fun!What did you teach at the cooking class..I am all eager to know!![I’ve been getting few requests from friends to start cooking classes,but I chicken out!].Did you attend Anita Issac’s classes?Heard she’s quite popular in Ekm.

    Hope the situation in Bahrain is fine now.Take care!

    • Thanks Divs :)

      It was a baking/cooking class. I showed them chocolate cupcake, jam roll, pudding, sandwich & some non veg curries.

      Btw, you can do a whole baking class I think, you’re such an expert baker. I’m sure you will do great. Hope to hear soon about your baking class :)

      Yep, I attended her classes only.

      Cheers
      Maria

  32. Hey Maria…i enjoyed reading through u r experiences with food , my neighbor aunt back home in Aluva, conducts a lot of cooking class and i still remember those days and me and her daughter waiting for the taste tests and stuff, you made me nostalgic with all your write up..between the egg curry looks delicious ketto :)

  33. maria..glad u had a nice time ketto…
    egg potato curry has been making its appearance at home for ages, but i somehow never really made it here. maybe cos its had with appam n i really dont know how to make appam :(

  34. What a coincidence! I made this day before yesterday :) I tried it from “Flavors of the Spice Coast”. Will be posting it next week..Loved your pic!

    I totally enjoyed your write-up, Maria. Good luck with your future cooking classes! I would have definitely attended your classes, if i were in Bahrain :)

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