Bengali Egg Curry Recipe
A eggetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with whole eggs, potato (aloo), turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 1h 5m, serves 8.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
30 steps- 1
To begin making the Bengali Egg Curry recipe, boil the eggs and potato separately
whole eggs(4)potato (aloo)(1) - 2
De-shell the eggs
whole eggs(4) - 3
Slightly slit the eggs and apply 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and 1 teaspoon red chilli powder and salt
whole eggs(4)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(2 teaspoon)salt(1/4 teaspoon)green chillies - slit(2)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 4
Keep aside
- 5
Peel the potato and chop into cubes
potato (aloo)(1) - 6
Apply 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and 1 teaspoon red chilli powder and salt and keep aside
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(2 teaspoon)salt(1/4 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 7
Add chopped onion, cumin seeds, black pepper and ginger-garlic paste and grind together to make a puree in a mixer grinder
onion - chopped(2)ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(5)tomato - chopped(1)onion - sliced(1/2)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 8
You can add 1/4 cup water while making puree
water(1 cup) - 9
Keep aside
- 10
Make a puree of chopped tomato and keep aside
onion - chopped(2)tomato - chopped(1)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 11
Now let us fry the eggs and potato
whole eggs(4)potato (aloo)(1) - 12
So heat a skillet and add 4 tablespoon oil
- 13
Fry the eggs till they turn golden brown in colour
whole eggs(4) - 14
After the eggs fry, remove and keep aside
whole eggs(4) - 15
To the same skillet add potatoes and fry for some time
potato (aloo)(1) - 16
Remove and keep aside
- 17
Now to the same skillet, add more oil if needed
- 18
Add bayleaf and crushed elaichi pods
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds - crushed(2) - 19
Then add the onion puree and mix well
onion - chopped(2)onion - sliced(1/2) - 20
Let it fry for 5 minutes
- 21
Add tomato puree and mix well
tomato - chopped(1) - 22
Add slit green chillies and mix
red chilli powder(2 teaspoon)green chillies - slit(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 23
Add the spice powders like cumin powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and panch phoron and mix well
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)panch phoran masala(2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 24
Let it simmer for 10 minutes
- 25
Add water 1/4 cup at a time and let the gravy simmer for atleast 10 more minutes
water(1 cup) - 26
Add potatoes and salt to taste and mix well
potato (aloo)(1)salt(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 27
Finally add the eggs
whole eggs(4) - 28
Simmer the gravy for 8 minutes
- 29
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot
onion - chopped(2)tomato - chopped(1)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 30
Serve Bengali Egg Curry for a delicious weekday meal along with Jeera Rice and Pudina Pyaz Kachumber Salad
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Bengali Egg Curry Recipe
A eggetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with whole eggs, potato (aloo), turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 1h 5m, serves 8.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
30 steps- 1
To begin making the Bengali Egg Curry recipe, boil the eggs and potato separately
whole eggs(4)potato (aloo)(1) - 2
De-shell the eggs
whole eggs(4) - 3
Slightly slit the eggs and apply 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and 1 teaspoon red chilli powder and salt
whole eggs(4)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(2 teaspoon)salt(1/4 teaspoon)green chillies - slit(2)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 4
Keep aside
- 5
Peel the potato and chop into cubes
potato (aloo)(1) - 6
Apply 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and 1 teaspoon red chilli powder and salt and keep aside
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(2 teaspoon)salt(1/4 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 7
Add chopped onion, cumin seeds, black pepper and ginger-garlic paste and grind together to make a puree in a mixer grinder
onion - chopped(2)ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(5)tomato - chopped(1)onion - sliced(1/2)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 8
You can add 1/4 cup water while making puree
water(1 cup) - 9
Keep aside
- 10
Make a puree of chopped tomato and keep aside
onion - chopped(2)tomato - chopped(1)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 11
Now let us fry the eggs and potato
whole eggs(4)potato (aloo)(1) - 12
So heat a skillet and add 4 tablespoon oil
- 13
Fry the eggs till they turn golden brown in colour
whole eggs(4) - 14
After the eggs fry, remove and keep aside
whole eggs(4) - 15
To the same skillet add potatoes and fry for some time
potato (aloo)(1) - 16
Remove and keep aside
- 17
Now to the same skillet, add more oil if needed
- 18
Add bayleaf and crushed elaichi pods
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds - crushed(2) - 19
Then add the onion puree and mix well
onion - chopped(2)onion - sliced(1/2) - 20
Let it fry for 5 minutes
- 21
Add tomato puree and mix well
tomato - chopped(1) - 22
Add slit green chillies and mix
red chilli powder(2 teaspoon)green chillies - slit(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 23
Add the spice powders like cumin powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and panch phoron and mix well
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)panch phoran masala(2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 24
Let it simmer for 10 minutes
- 25
Add water 1/4 cup at a time and let the gravy simmer for atleast 10 more minutes
water(1 cup) - 26
Add potatoes and salt to taste and mix well
potato (aloo)(1)salt(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 27
Finally add the eggs
whole eggs(4) - 28
Simmer the gravy for 8 minutes
- 29
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot
onion - chopped(2)tomato - chopped(1)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 30
Serve Bengali Egg Curry for a delicious weekday meal along with Jeera Rice and Pudina Pyaz Kachumber Salad
Rate this recipe
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