Thenga Muri Recipe, A Thalassery Boiled Egg Kebab

By Shireen Jamooji

December 1st, 2023

This simple but delicious recipe is a staple of Thalassery snack foods and often enjoyed as an iftar treat. Here’s how to make it at home. 

Ingredients

4 hard-boiled eggs ¼ cup + 1 tsp cornflour 1 beaten egg (for dipping) 1 cup breadcrumbs (or as required for coating) Oil for deep frying For the Green Masala: 2 boiled and peeled potatoes, mashed without lumps 1 cup chopped coriander leaves 5 green chillies 3 cloves of garlic Small piece of ginger

Step 1

Grind together coriander leaves, green chillies, garlic, and ginger without adding water.

Step 2

Saute the ground coriander paste until the raw smell disappears. Add mashed potatoes and mix well. Set aside in a bowl.

Step 3

Roll each hard-boiled egg in cornflour and set aside and in a bowl, mix the beaten egg with cornflour paste  

Step 4

Grease your palm and shape medium-sized balls from the potato mixture. Flatten each ball and place a cornflour-coated egg inside. Cover with potato masala and shape it well.

Step 5

Dip each prepared kebab in the egg mixture, roll in breadcrumbs, dip again in the egg mixture, and finally roll in breadcrumbs.

Step 7

Heat oil in a wok for deep frying. Fry each kebab until browned. Serve warm.