Instant Pot Kerala Style Spinach Egg Molee (Muttai Molee in IP)

Few days back I posted steamed egg mushroom bite. While preparing that I got an idea of doing steamed spinach egg and infuse that in like a Kerala fish Molee which is prepared with very less spices in coconut milk that tastes awesome. Here is the recipe goes. Check out my other egg recipes.

Cooking time: 10 mins

Serving: 2-3

Ingredients:

Egg - 3
Spinach - 1 cup (chopped)
Onion - 1 (small, thinly sliced)
Tomato - 1 (small, chopped)
Green chilli - 3 - 4
Ginger - 1 1/2 inch (chopped lengthwise)
Garlic - 4 (chopped lengthwise)
Turmeric - 1/4 tspn
Coriander powder - 1 tspn
Second coconut milk - 1 1/2 cup
First coconut milk - 1 cup
Curry leaves - few
Coconut oil - 2 tspn
Oil - 1/2 tspn for greasing the bowl
Pepper powder - 1/4 tspn
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Grab all the ingredients.

2. Grease the oven safe bowl with oil. Crack the eggs. Beat well with salt and pepper powder. Add spinach. Mix well.

3. Place the bowl over the trivet with 1 cup of water in the inner pot.

4. Close the lid. Press the steam mode for 5 mins in High Pressure HP in sealed position. Then do Natural Pressure Release NPR.

5. Open the lid. Take out the bowl. Scrape the edges with a spoon or a knife. Turn upside down. It will come out like a small and soft spongy cake. Now cut it into small cubes. Keep it aside.

6. Heat a pan. Add oil. Add ginger, garlic, green chillies. Saute for few seconds.

7. Add onions and saute till it becomes pink.

8. Add turmeric, salt, coriander powder and saute for few seconds.

9. Add second coconut milk. Cook for about 2 - 3 mins. Add tomato.let it cook for a minute.

10. Add first coconut milk, egg bites and curry leaves. Switch off immediately. Close it with a lid and let it rest for 5 mins so that the eggs absorbs the juice well.

11. Healthy spinach egg molee is ready to serve with aapam.

Notes:

You can have this molee with spongy dosas, idyappam and rice too.
You can pressure cook the egg bites for 2 whistles and follow the rest method.