Chicken Egg Thokku

Ingredients

• 250 g (boneless, minced) chicken, minced (கோழிக்கறி)
• 2 eggs (முட்டை)
• 1 (finely chopped) onion (வெங்காயம்)
• 1 tomato, chopped (தக்காளி)
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste (இஞ்சி பூண்டு விழுது)
• 1 green chilli (பச்சை மிளகாய்)
• a little mint leaves (புதினா)
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (மஞ்சள் தூள்)
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (மிளகாய் தூள்)
• 1/2 tsp pepper-cumin powder (மிளகு சீரக தூள்)
• 1/4 tsp garam masala (கரம் மசாலா தூள்)
• as needed salt (உப்பு)
• a little coriander leaves (கொத்தமல்லி இலை)
• 2 tsp ghee (நெய்)

Method

1. Heat ghee in an iron kadai and saute green chilli, mint, onion, ginger-garlic paste and tomato in turn.
2. Add the minced chicken and fry well, then the turmeric, chilli powder and pepper-cumin powder.
3. Add salt and a splash of water and cook until the chicken is done and the mixture turns thick.
4. Break in the eggs and stir until they cook into the mince.
5. Sprinkle garam masala and coriander leaves and take off the heat.

Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 6. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.