MUTTAI SADAM/ EGG RICE





This is my grandma’s take on egg fried rice. Growing up, this used to be a regular lunch box menu for me; a complete one-pot meal and simple preparation also, just scramble the eggs with the spices and add in the rice. These days, I spice it up a little bit by adding some extra green chilies and some whole peppercorns. This egg rice goes well with any spicy side dish. This time I have served this egg rice with cucumber raita and brinjal fry.

INGREDIENTS:
1. Cooked brown rice, 1 cup.
2. Medium-size red onions, 2.
3. Green chilies, 2-3 depending upon preferred heat level.
4. Whole pepper corns, ¼ teaspoon. This can be omitted if preparing for kids.
5. Fennel seeds, ½ teaspoon.
6. Curry leaves, a few leaves.
7. Chopped cilantro, for garnishing.
8. Eggs, 3. Substitutes like Egg Beaters also work well here.
9. Salt as per taste.
10. Ginger-garlic paste, 1 teaspoon.

PREPARATION:
Slice the onions thinly and slit the green chilies into two. Heat a pan with a tablespoon of oil. Add the fennel seeds and peppercorns once the oil is hot and fry them for a few seconds. Then add the sliced onions and curry leaves and sauté for a few minutes until the onions are tender. Next add the ginger-garlic paste along with the slit green chilies and salt and keep sautéing under medium flame until everything is well blended. Break in the eggs now and scramble the eggs until the eggs are cooked. Once the eggs are cooked, add the cooked rice, mix everything well, and let it sit under low flame for 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot with any spicy side dish.

74 comments:

Cool Lassi(e) said...

Lovely Egg Rice! Simple and easy! We make this often when our side dishes are rich and spicy..but not with brown rice though..

PranisKitchen said...

gita what a delicious choice.Egg rice. very simple and so yumm.lovely platter

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

bful egg rice...love it with any spicy side dish...and a cold smoothie.......yum

Unknown said...

Delicious egg rice..Love it with spicy curries..

Nitha said...

Looks yummy and delicious.. I like the egg rice..

Malar Gandhi said...

One of my Aunty used to fix egg rice for my cousin's lunch box...I have tasted teeny bite from it. However her version is diff' with lots of turmeric, overpowering...thats why I never made them myself!!!:(

Interesting to know that ur grandma fixed ur lunch box. Your version looks so elegant and nice.:)

Kiran said...

Egg rice with brown rice looks very healthy.

divya said...

looks delicious and very tasty.

Suman Singh said...

thats a delicious looking egg rice...yum!

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

fast and yummy rice...

GEETHA ACHAL said...

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Prema said...

Simple and delicious rice ,luks gr8!

Priya dharshini said...

i m sure this goin to be placed in our lunch box soon..yummy egg rice..

Indian Khana said...

Nice recipe and looks gud...platter looks yummy

Chetana Suvarna Ganatra said...

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Loved the egg rice...so good and healthy.
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Sushma Mallya said...

nice one gita, mixing scrambled egg to rice is a very nice idea,looks spicy and delicious as well..

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Egg rice looks tempting and yummy.

BeenaShylesh said...

delisious one..i love this...plz pass one plate for me..iam waiting ...i feel so hungry...

BeenaShylesh said...

delisious one..i love this...plz pass one plate for me..iam waiting ...i feel so hungry...

Pavithra Srihari said...

scrumptious egg rice.. guilt free indulgence as it is made of brown rice ...

Jiboombaa said...

Egg fried rice looks yummy...I do it often....

SathyaSridhar said...

Gita, sonna nambha maatenga innaiku en hubby kku egg rice thaan seithu koduthen but en version soo easy just with salt n pepper powder with egg n rice. thats it so quick to make is it...Gita, egg rice in brown rice is very healthy option dear came out very good.

Priya Suresh said...

Even i enjoyed this egg rice while schooling...makes me nostalgic.

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Delicious looking egg rice

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Menaga Sathia said...

delicious & yummy rice!!

FH said...

Can't go wrong with Ajji's recipe, looks delicious.

Life is beautiful !!! said...

Beautiful egg rice. Yesterday I had egg biriyani made by one of my frns mom. She also prepared like this but with all biriyani ingredients too. Definitely a healthy rice dish.

Suji said...

Hmm yummy egg rice Gita..Love it with spicy spicy side dishes..

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Kairali sisters

Suja Manoj said...

Delicious egg rice Gita..simple and easy and great in taste...nice one dear.

San said...

Droolworthy egg rice gita. I can have it daily too :) anything with egg (there comes a big yes from me).Thanks for the recipe dear.

priya said...

i used to give this to my little one..ur version looks so yummy!

Umm Mymoonah said...

That's quite a different egg rice than the regular egg fried rice. Your plate of food looks so inviting, i'm feeling hungry now.

SpicyTasty said...

simple and tasty egg rice!! yum yum!!

GayathriRaj said...

Thats so great dish...i really love egg rice...Kts my fav one....

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Treat and Trick said...

Healthy and yummy rice, thanks for sharing dear...

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R said...

yum, so flavorful, luv the spicy touch.

shahana said...

This egg sadam recipe sounds different from mine.Im bookmarking this..

Nandinis food said...

Lovely and tasty egg rice. I used to prepare this rice for lunch box (longtime before).

Aparna said...

differnt rice for me..yummy rice :)

Suji said...

Gita..an award is waiting for you in our space, please accept..

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Kairali sisters

Cham said...

Delicious lunch box, great for kids !

Panchpakwan said...

Siple yet healthy rice.

Chef Jeena said...

Mmmmm these look so very delicious! I love your new look Gita it is wonderful. Lovely recipes you made recently! :0)

Hayley said...

Yummy looking egg fried rice...

Padhu Sankar said...

Hi Gita
Last few days were very hectic.Could not visit your blog.Egg rice sounds delicious.

Urmi said...

Egg rice looks wonderful, delicious and tempting.

GayathriRaj said...

Hey thats a nice combi....loved the presentaion and egg rice is an easy dish too....yummy dish....

precious said...

My family loves egg a lot. It has been a daily dose for us. They will definitely like this.
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Sarah Naveen said...

Easy one..looks so delicious...i have one in my drafts...yummyyyyy

Soma Pradhan said...

Grand Mas recipes are always the best...Looks fabulous

Srivalli said...

Sounds excellent..I am sure it tasted great!..

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Fathima said...

that would be an excellent lunch box menu for my son... simple and delish!

Kumudha said...

Thanks for sharing so many vegetarian a nd vegan recipes...

Unknown said...

Tasty one pot meal :D

Vaishali said...

Hi Gita, wondering where you are-- and missing you. Hope all's well.
Take care:)

FoodLovers said...

Hi gita long time How r u doing dear ... Wow eye catching recipe for all egg lvoers Gita ..looks delicious

Anonymous said...

this is such a famous rice at my friends place and it tastes so good..sounds and looks just the same.

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AdukalaVishesham said...

simple to make and very tasty too.. nice dish

Astra Libris said...

Gita, this sounds incredible! I love how you added the whole peppercorns! Gorgeous...

Mrs.Mano Saminathan said...

Superb and tasty rice!

Pari Vasisht said...

Hi Gita, just stopped by to say a hello. Hope things are fine at your end dear.

Nisha said...

This is new to me . Sounds totaly yum

Vani said...

Dropped by to say hi. How're you doing, Gita? Long time no post. Hope you're doing well, girl.

Anonymous said...

Hi there!
First time on your blog and it has mouthwatering and healthy recipes! I have already bookmarked this delicious egg rice! yummy recipe!

Shama Nagarajan said...

hai dear...whay happened dear?no posts for a long time ........take care

Aparna S Mallya said...

Looks delicious! I love egg fried rice. And granny's recipes never go wrong!

Rumana Rawat said...

Hello Gita, How r u doing?..
love it with any spicy side dish and a cold smoothie.yum

sangeeta said...

it's been long since you posted anything......hope all is well with you.

Urmi said...

Egg rice looks superb, yummy and delicious.

Kalyani said...

delicious rice gita ...

Unknown said...

Hi Gita,

I love muttai!!

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Unknown said...

Lovely, looks so tasty, Thanks for sharing this recipe gita, i will try this at my home.

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