Eid Mutta Mala

Name: Eid Mutta Mala
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Kerala)
Ingredients: Egg yolks: 12 large; Sugar: 400 g; Water: 400 ml; Rose water: 2 tsp; Cardamom: 5 pods (crushed fine); Saffron: ½ tsp (soaked in 2 tbsp warm water); Food-grade piping bag or a cloth with a small hole (3 mm); The syrup must be at a very gentle simmer — bubbling syrup breaks the threads before they set; Practice the pouring motion with water before using the egg yolk; Work quickly and continuously — pausing creates thick blobs instead of fine threads; The threads are extremely delicate — handle with care when lifting

🍗 Non-veg🌾 Gluten-free📊 Hard

Delicate golden threads of egg yolk poached in sugar syrup, arranged in an intricate chain-like garland — the most visually spectacular sweet of Kerala's Moplah Muslim Eid tradition, requiring precision and artistry to make properly.

⏱️30 minPrep

🔥45 minCook

🕒75 minTotal

🍽️2Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Eid Mutta Mala

Carefully separate 12 egg yolks from whites — no white must contaminate the yolks.
Pass yolks through a fine sieve twice.
Beat very lightly — just enough to loosen.
The yolks should flow freely but not be frothy.
Dissolve 400 g sugar in 400 ml water over high heat.
Boil until one-string consistency (108°C).
Add saffron water and rose water.
Reduce heat to medium-low — the syrup should be at a very gentle simmer, not boiling.

📖 Cultural notes

|---|---|---|---|---| | 235 kcal | 6 g | 38 g | 7 g | 0 g | Mutta Mala (egg garland) is the masterpiece sweet of Kerala's Moplah (Mappila) Muslim community — prepared exclusively for Eid celebrations and weddings in the Malabar region. The technique is believed to have arrived via Arab traders who brought similar sweets from the Middle East (related to the Thai thong yip tradition also introduced via Portuguese-Arab trade routes). Making perfect mutta mala is considered a mark of culinary mastery. ---

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