Kerala-style hard-boiled eggs with coconut

Kerala-style hard-boiled eggs with coconut

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A Kerala-style curry: a mixture of potatoes, tomatoes, and chili peppers, bound together with a coconut and allium (garlic/onion) and ginger paste, topped…

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This Kerala dish combines hard-boiled eggs with a curry made from ground apple, tomato, shredded coconut, garlic, and ginger. It is finished with raw coconut oil and curry leaves.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$8.33 $2.08 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.09
  • $0.87
  • $0.69
  • $0.10
  • $0.13
  • $0.04
  • $0.08
  • $2.68
  • $1.65

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the potatoes, green bell peppers, turmeric, and chili powder with enough water, then add the chopped tomatoes.
  2. Once the mixture has come to a boil, add the coarse mixture obtained by crushing the coconut, Allium ascalonicum, and ginger. ≈ 3 min
  3. Continue to simmer until the sauce has thickened, then add the hard-boiled eggs, cut in half.
  4. Once the eggs are well coated in the batter, add the raw coconut oil and curry leaves, then remove from the heat. ≈ 3 min
  5. If you enjoy cilantro, add a little to the dish just before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Kerala-style hard-boiled eggs with coconut

  • 6 hard-boiled eggs$2.09
  • 3 medium-sized apples$0.87
  • 2 tomatoes$0.69
  • 1/2 cup of turmeric powder$0.10
  • 1 teaspoon of red chili powder (not Kashmiri chili powder)$0.13
  • salt$0.04
  • 2 tablespoons of unrefined coconut oil$0.08
  • 350 ml of shredded coconut$2.68
  • 10 Allium ascalonicum$1.65

Total$8.33

that's $2.08 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 hard-boiled eggs
  • 3 medium-sized apples
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 4 green chili peppers
  • 1/2 cup of turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon of red chili powder (not Kashmiri chili powder)
  • salt
  • 2 tablespoons of unrefined coconut oil
  • 2 sprigs of curry leaves
  • 350 ml of shredded coconut
  • 10 Allium ascalonicum
  • 1 piece of ginger, about 2.5 cm long, finely chopped
  • Fresh cilantro (optional)

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