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Dimer Malai Curry Recipe (Bengali Style Egg Curry In Coconut Milk)
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Dimer Malai Curry Recipe (Bengali Style Egg Curry In Coconut Milk)

A eggetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with whole eggs - boiled, onions - paste, garlic - paste. Ready in 1h 5m, serves 4.

Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳

Calories
980kcal
Estimated Cost
₹500-650
Carbs113g
Protein66g
Fats29g
Servings Scaler
4

Instructions

16 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Dimer Malai Curry recipe, firstly hard boil eggs, peel off and coat with little turmeric powder and keep aside

    whole eggs - boiled(4)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)-/2 teaspoons red chilli powder(1)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)
  2. 2

    Collect the coconut milk and keep aside

    coconut milk(1 cup)
  3. 3

    Heat 4 tablespoons oil in a frying pan and fry the boiled eggs till golden

    whole eggs - boiled(4)
  4. 4

    Transfer them on a plate and set aside

  5. 5

    Heat oil in a wok/kadhai and also add the left over oil in the pan

  6. 6

    Add bay leaf and whole spices and wait for them to crackle

    whole eggs - boiled(4)bay leaf (tej patta)(1)whole black peppercorns(4)
  7. 7

    Now add onion, ginger, garlic paste and fry them all together till raw smell goes off and it looks brownish in colour

    onions - paste(3)garlic - paste(1 tablespoon)ginger - paste(1 tablespoon)
  8. 8

    Add minced green chilies and tomato puree and mix well, fry for another couple of minutes

    green chillies - minced(4)
  9. 9

    Now add red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and mix nicely till everything incorporates well

    turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)-/2 teaspoons red chilli powder(1)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(1 tablespoon)
  10. 10

    Fry the mix till oil starts leaving the sides

  11. 11

    You may adjust oil if required

    sunflower oil - as required
  12. 12

    Pour in some water (around 1/2 cup), mix well, adjust salt and close the lid

    salt - to taste
  13. 13

    Cook for another 5 mins

  14. 14

    Now open the lid and pour in the coconut milk in the curry, give a quick stir and turn off the gas

    coconut milk(1 cup)
  15. 15

    Drop the boiled and fried eggs in the curry and sprinkle some crushed kasuri methi or coriander (as per your choice) and it is ready to be served

    whole eggs - boiled(4)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(1 tablespoon)
  16. 16

    Creamy and rich malai, Dimer Malai Curry with hard boiled and fried eggs best goes with tawa chapati or plain steamed rice

    whole eggs - boiled(4)

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