Ingredients for Spinach – Egg Thoran (Cheera – Mutta Thoran):
1. Cumin – A pinch
Shallots – 1
Garlic – 2 cloves
Chilli powder – ¼ small spoon
2. Coconut, grated – ½ cup
3. Red spinach chopped – 3 cups
Salt – For taste
Green chilli – 1, chopped round
4. Egg – 1
5. Oil – 2 big spoons
6. Mustard – ½ small spoon
Rice – 2 small spoons
7. Shallots chopped – 1 big spoon
Red chilli – 1, cut into two
Curry leaves – 2 stems
How to prepare Spinach – Egg Thoran (Cheera – Mutta Thoran)?
1. Grind ingredients no: 1, and then blend the coconut along with it to prepare a coarse mixture.
2. Add green chilli and salt to spinach, sprinkle a little water, and cook it with the lid closed.
3. When steam comes out, make a pit in the middle portion of the spinach.
4. Put the coconut gravy in it, wrap it with spinach, and close the lid.
5. Cook it till steam comes out.
6. Add egg to it, scramble it along with spinach, and prepare thoran.
7. When the water content is fully absorbed, turn off the flame.
8. Heat oil, sputter mustard, and fry rice.
9. Add ingredients no: 7 also, and temper your spinach-egg thoran using this oil.
Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine July 23 – August 5, 2022
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