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Egg butter masala recipe | Egg makhani

By swasthi , on May 21, 2019, 43 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Egg butter masala recipe – makhani recipe or butter masala is usually made with paneer or chicken. Making it with egg is uncommon, but surely a great one for those who love eggs or want to avoid paneer or chicken. The gravy tastes amazingly delicious with the flavors of butter roasted eggs.

egg butter masala recipe

egg butter masala goes very well as a side with almost anything like plain rice, roti, pulao, jeera rice, butter naan and even with biryani. This is one of my most preferred dishes to go with variety rice and even with biryani when i have guests home. It is easy, quick to prepare, tastes delicious and makes a meal delightful.

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Though made in the same way as the paneer butter masala, this gravy tastes very different due to the addition of butter roasted eggs.

How to make egg butter masala

1. Heat ¾ tbsp butter in a pan. I suggest not to substitute butter with oil. Eggs roasted in butter taste and smell very good.

melting butter for egg butter masala

2. Prick boiled eggs with fork few times. Roast them until golden. Set these aside

frying eggs for egg butter masala

3. To the same pan, add onions, tomatoes, cashews and salt. Saute on a high to medium flame until tomatoes turn soft and mushy. If needed cover and cook. Do not saute on a low flame.

sauteing onions tomatoes for egg butter masala

4. Add chili powder and turmeric.

Add chili powder

5. Fry until the raw smell of the chili powder goes away.

Fry
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6. Cool and add to a blender jar with ¾ cup water.

blending puree for egg butter masala

7. Blend to a smooth puree.

onion tomato puree for egg makhani recipe

8. Add another ¾ tbsp butter. Fry a small cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom. I have not used ginger garlic paste at this stage but added ginger at step 13. If you like to use ginger garlic, you can add it now and saute until the raw smell goes off.

saute spices for egg butter masala
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9. Pour the onion tomato puree. Add more water as needed to bring it to a consistency. I used ¼ cup water.

cooking tomato puree

10. Cover and cook.

Cover and cook

11. After a while the gravy thickens. Add garam masala and coriander powder. Cook further for a while.

addition of spice powder for egg butter masala

12. You can see the fat from butter visible lightly on the gravy. Sprinkle kasuri methi.

kasuri methi for egg butter masala

13. Add eggs, juliennes of ginger and lower the flame. Cook covered for about 2 to 3 mins. If you like you can also add cream. Garnish with coriander leaves.

ginger cream for egg makhani
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Serving suggestions:
Egg butter masala goes well with any of the following along with some onion, carrot, cucumber wedges
Plain paratha
Ajwain paratha
Jeera rice
Biryani

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Egg butter masala

Egg butter masala
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Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings3
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )

  • 3 eggs ,boiled
  • 1 ½ tbsp butter
  • ¾ cup onions , cubed
  • 1 cup tomatoes , ripe , deseeded
  • 10 cashew nuts
  • salt as needed
  • ¾ tsp red chili powder
  • turmeric as needed
  • 2 cloves
  • 2 cardamoms / elaichi
  • 1 stick cinnamon small
  • ½ to ¾ tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp coriander powder (optional)
  • ¼ tsp kasuri methi
  • ginger juilennes or ginger garlic paste
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Instructions

  • Prick the boiled eggs with a fork and saute them in hot butter until golden. Set these aside.
  • In the same pan, saute onions, cashews, tomatoes and salt on a medium to high flame.
  • When the tomatoes turn mushy, add chili powder and turmeric.
  • Fry until the raw smell goes away.
  • Cool this and blend with 3/4 cup water.
  • Heat 3/4 tbsp butter and fry cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves. If using ginger garlic paste, saute it now until the raw smell goes off.
  • Pour the puree to the pan and add little more water to bring the gravy to a consistency.
  • Cook until the gravy thickens. Add garam masala and coriander powder, cook until you see the fats separated. Add kasuri methi and cook for 1 to 2 mins.
  • Add eggs, ginger juliennes and stir.
  • Cover and cook for 2 to 3 mins.
  • If desired can add a bit of cream.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
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Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Egg butter masala
Amount Per Serving
Calories 190 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 178mg59%
Sodium 233mg10%
Potassium 411mg12%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 785IU16%
Vitamin C 11.1mg13%
Calcium 66mg7%
Iron 2.5mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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I’m Swasthi shreekanth, the recipe developer, food photographer & food writer behind Swasthis recipes. My aim is to help you cook great Indian food with my time-tested recipes. After 2 decades of experience in practical Indian cooking I started this blog to help people cook better & more often at home. Whether you are a novice or an experienced cook I am sure Swasthi’s Recipes will assist you to enhance your cooking skills.
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Manu
June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

Too good.. Could you please post recipe for egg Pepper gravy.. Iv tried in restraunts. It’s a rich gravy with lots of pepper

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swasthi
Reply to  Manu
June 23, 2020 4:59 am

Hi Manu,
I have a pepper chicken recipe you may follow that and replace chicken with boiled eggs.

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Manu
May 21, 2020 1:50 pm

Awesome recipe.. My husband asks me every other day to make this now..ur egg dum biryani has become a regular dinner for us in the LOCKDOWN. Thankyou for the simple and effective tips.

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swasthi
Reply to  Manu
May 22, 2020 1:51 pm

Haha! Glad to know the recipes are working!
🙂

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Kalpesh Joshi
June 1, 2019 10:34 am

Hello Ma’am,
I’m gonna try this for Dinner tonight, with what can I replace the cashews.
Please guide.

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swasthi
Reply to  Kalpesh Joshi
June 1, 2019 1:47 pm

Hi Kalpesh,
You can use blanched almonds as a substitute to cashews.

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Sue
March 7, 2019 1:12 pm

5 stars
This is SO good! I normally can’t help but tweak recipes but apart from scaling up I followed your recipe exactly and it was perfect. The whole family loved it.
Greetings from Western Australia 😉

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swasthi
Reply to  Sue
March 9, 2019 1:17 pm

Greetings Sue!
Thanks for trying. Happy to know it turned out good. Have a lovely weekend!
🙂

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Jess
December 31, 2018 6:28 pm

Can I softboil them? or do I have to hardboil? When I fry them will softboiled cook? I like my eggs runny. Do you have any suggestions?

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swasthi
Reply to  Jess
January 1, 2019 3:43 am

Hi Jess,
I haven’t tried soft boiled eggs in curry. You can try.

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Aisha
January 29, 2018 3:02 pm

Is there any way to prevent boiled egg from sticking to pan? Was it not boiled enough, then? Or does it need more butter.

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swasthi
Reply to  Aisha
January 30, 2018 3:20 pm

Hey Aisha!
Yes boiled eggs do stick to the pan and mess up even though they are fully cooked. Frying them in a non stick pan is best to prevent that.

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Aisha
January 29, 2018 2:59 pm

5 stars
Hi, the egg butter masala was really quick and simple to do. And it tastes very good. Thank you. Jazaak allahu khairan.

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swasthi
Reply to  Aisha
January 30, 2018 2:34 am

Welcome Aisha
Thanks a ton for the wishes.
🙂

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Niranjan Pradhan
December 31, 2017 6:56 am

5 stars
Excellent descriptions,,,,,,Thanking you.

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Priyanka
December 29, 2017 4:48 pm

5 stars
Made this today. Such wonderful flavours and exactly like you’d get at a restaurant. And i didn’t even use cashews!
Awesome!

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swasthi
Reply to  Priyanka
December 30, 2017 4:11 pm

Hey Priyanka
Glad to know it turned out good.

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hepsi
May 11, 2017 12:52 pm

5 stars
can I use regular oil without butter?? because I don’t have butter

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swasthi
Reply to  hepsi
May 11, 2017 12:55 pm

Yes you can make it with oil

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lohwang wangham
May 1, 2017 12:53 pm

5 stars
It is very much helpfull to read the instructions which you have given and now I can easily cook what ever I wish to be.

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swasthi
Reply to  lohwang wangham
May 5, 2017 11:25 am

Thank you

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Cara
February 21, 2017 11:27 pm

5 stars
Love your vegetarian receipes. So flavoursome and quite easy.

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swasthi
Reply to  Cara
February 22, 2017 2:05 am

Thanks Cara

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Uma
February 3, 2017 1:39 pm

5 stars
Wow! Just prepared this recipe and it has turned out amazing. It tastes exactly like the gravy made in the restaurant. Thank you ?.

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swasthi
Reply to  Uma
February 7, 2017 3:16 am

Welcome Uma
Happy to know you liked it. Thanks for trying

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Latha Krishnamurthy
July 26, 2016 8:54 am

5 stars
Yummy egg curry.. I can still smell the butter on my hands.. Thank you for sharing tis wonderful recipe.

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swasthi
Reply to  Latha Krishnamurthy
July 27, 2016 1:32 am

welcome Latha
Glad to know you liked it. Thanks for the feedback

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Shuraseni
March 1, 2016 8:22 am

Your recipe is easy, simple and tasty ?. Also do not need any special ingredients everything is available in every kitchen. Thank you for sharing.

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swasthi
Reply to  Shuraseni
March 1, 2016 8:53 am

Welcome,
So glad to know liked it. Thanks for the feedback

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Shuraseni
February 29, 2016 10:21 am

5 stars
Just one word ‘Awesom’

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swasthi
Reply to  Shuraseni
February 29, 2016 3:18 pm

Thank you Shuraseni

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subarna Deb
February 20, 2016 9:51 am

5 stars
Hello mam your recipies are very simple and easy to make . I have made this recipie and my family liked it very much. Thank you mam .

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swasthi
Reply to  subarna Deb
February 20, 2016 2:58 pm

Hello Subarna
Welcome And thanks for the feedback. Glad to know you like the recipes.

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Irfannishin
January 8, 2016 7:11 pm

5 stars
My husband like different types of food and tasty so for that this all recipe’s good and too health pls keep on sharing lot if recipes because I want to makemy husband happy with my cooking inshaallah

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swasthi
Reply to  Irfannishin
January 10, 2016 3:40 pm

Thanks Irfannishin
so glad to know you like the recipes. Thanks for the feedback. will surely keep sharing more recipes

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Irfannishin
January 8, 2016 7:08 pm

5 stars
Hi hello how ru my dear friend,
I like this swasthi’s recipes very much and very use full and tasty recipes I like this page very much and too easy recipes thanks for sharing this no words to say about this recipes just bye take care

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swasthi
Reply to  Irfannishin
January 10, 2016 3:43 pm

Hello Irfannihin,
Iam fine. Thank you.
Your comment made me happy. indeed very happy.
Thanks for all the comments on the blog.
Have a nice week ahead.

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rathika
December 14, 2015 6:14 pm

Hello maam hope u r njoying with ur kids….as this masala looked simple i tried this on sunday, turned out awesome…gt very good coments frm evry1 at home.
.fr the first time i got a good feedbk fr a new dish on my first atempt itself…thank u fr sharing such easy to make recipies with great taste…

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swasthi
Reply to  rathika
December 21, 2015 12:25 pm

Hi Rathika, so glad to hear from you. Hope your baby is alright now. Yes enjoying with the kids at my mum’s place.
Happy to know that you made this butter masala good and got good feedback. Welcome and thanks

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Antonet Roajer
December 11, 2015 3:01 am

Curry looks so creamy. Detailed explanation with beautiful pics

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swasthi
Reply to  Antonet Roajer
December 12, 2015 12:57 am

Thank you Antonet

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Fahad
Reply to  swasthi
August 20, 2016 11:36 am

Superb and same as in pictures

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