Egg Curry with potatoes
(Ande ki curry)
Egg curry is a delicious spicy curry. Eggs are first boiled, then peeled and then added to the spicy gravy and slowly simmered into it, so that Eggs get the flavor from the gravy. The gravy is made using onions, garlic, ginger, chilies, tomatoes, and a combination of Indian spices.This dish is generally cooked with few potatoes to give this dish a little more body.
Many people who are vegetarian and do not eat meat they include eggs in their diet. If you get bored with eating dal or meat curry the egg curry come to your rescue. It is a nice change for dinner or lunch menu.
Egg curry could be served as a main course dish with the roti or your favorite Indian flatbread. Eggs are versatile they can be cooked in many ways and Indians cook and serve eggs same way they do meat.
Many people who are vegetarian and do not eat meat they include eggs in their diet. If you get bored with eating dal or meat curry the egg curry come to your rescue. It is a nice change for dinner or lunch menu.
Egg curry could be served as a main course dish with the roti or your favorite Indian flatbread. Eggs are versatile they can be cooked in many ways and Indians cook and serve eggs same way they do meat.
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Ingredients:
6 Eggs 2 Medium size potatoes 3 Medium size onions 1 Tablespoon minced garlic 2 Medium size ripe tomato 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger- fine grated 1 Medium green chili– chopped (remove the seeds and membrane to reduce the heat) 3 Tablespoons plain yogurt (optional) 2 Teaspoons coriander powder ½ Teaspoon red chili powder ½ Teaspoon turmeric powder 2 Bay leaves(optional) ½ Teaspoon garam masala powder 4 Tablespoons vegetable oil 1½ Teaspoon salt or to your taste 4 Tablespoons chopped coriander leaves Cooking measurement conversion Measurement converter |
Eggs (Ande)
Potatoes, Tomatoes, Onions,
Ginger Green Chili, Garlic Yogurt & Coriander leaves |
Directions:
1. In a pan add Eggs and enough water to cover the eggs, then hard boil them,
1. In a pan add Eggs and enough water to cover the eggs, then hard boil them,
Boil Eggs
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Boiled Eggs
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2 Once Eggs are boiled, drain the water out and let them cool down. Remove the
hard shell.With a sharp knife slice the Eggs neatly into halves lengthwise. Keep
them aside.
hard shell.With a sharp knife slice the Eggs neatly into halves lengthwise. Keep
them aside.
With a knife slice the Eggs
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Half sliced Eggs
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3. Peel, wash and cut potatoes into small 1” wedges. Keep the potatoes in the
water so that they do not change their color.
water so that they do not change their color.
Chop the Potatoes in wedges
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Keep the Potatoes in the water
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4. Use a food chopper or blender to mince the Onions and Garlic. Mixture
should be coarse.
5. On high heat add the oil in a wide nonstick frying pan or a wide heavy bottom stainless steel frying pan. Add minced onions and garlic and sauté, while periodically stirring. Onions will have a lot of water so for the first 8 to 10 minutes keep the heat high so that all the onion water evaporates quickly.
should be coarse.
5. On high heat add the oil in a wide nonstick frying pan or a wide heavy bottom stainless steel frying pan. Add minced onions and garlic and sauté, while periodically stirring. Onions will have a lot of water so for the first 8 to 10 minutes keep the heat high so that all the onion water evaporates quickly.
Mince Onion & Garlic
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In a pan add oil, minced Onions & Garlic
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6. While onion mixture cooks add Tomato to the same food chopper or
blender and puree.
7. Once the onion water has evaporated turn the heat down to medium and let the
onions fry for 8 to 9 minutes, frequently stir the onions.
blender and puree.
7. Once the onion water has evaporated turn the heat down to medium and let the
onions fry for 8 to 9 minutes, frequently stir the onions.
Puree Tomatoes
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Onions become light brown
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8. Once onions become light brown add coriander powder, red chili powder,
turmeric powder and mix with the onions and fry for few seconds.
turmeric powder and mix with the onions and fry for few seconds.
Add Coriander powder, Red chili powder & Turmeric powder powder
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Mix the spices with fried onions
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9. Add tomato puree and yogurt. With the tomato puree and yogurt onion masala
become watery turn the heat high for 2 to 3 minutes, so that water evaporates
quickly, and then turn the heat down. Keep stirring the masala frequently.
10. In about 5 to 6 minutes tomato puree and onion will blend together.
become watery turn the heat high for 2 to 3 minutes, so that water evaporates
quickly, and then turn the heat down. Keep stirring the masala frequently.
10. In about 5 to 6 minutes tomato puree and onion will blend together.
Add Tomato puree and mix
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Mix Tomato puree with fried onions & spices
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Add Yogurt
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Mix Yogurt well
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11. Once all the water has evaporated and you see the oil in the pan that means
onion masala is done.
12. Add potatoes, bay leaves, salt and 3 cups of water, mix the onion masala and
potatoes together.
onion masala is done.
12. Add potatoes, bay leaves, salt and 3 cups of water, mix the onion masala and
potatoes together.
Onion masala is done
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Add potatoes, bay leaves & salt
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Mix Potatoes with Onion masala
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Add water and mix
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13. Cover the pan and cook. Turn the heat to medium high for 8 to 10 minutes
or until water starts boiling, then turn it down to medium.
14. While cooking periodically keep stirring so that onion masala coat the
Potatoes all the time.
15. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes or longer until potatoes become tender.
or until water starts boiling, then turn it down to medium.
14. While cooking periodically keep stirring so that onion masala coat the
Potatoes all the time.
15. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes or longer until potatoes become tender.
Cover the pan and cook
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Check if Potatoes become tender
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16. Add grated Ginger, chopped Green chilies and Garam masala and mix and
cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add Grated ginger & Green chilies
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Mix Ginger & Chilies with gravy
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17. Add 1 cup of water before adding Eggs because gravy becomes thick once
Eggs soaked in.
Eggs soaked in.
Add garam masala and mxi
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Add water and mix
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18. Now add half cut Eggs into the gravy with the potatoes. With a cooking spoon
pour some gravy over the eggs so that they soak in the gravy.
pour some gravy over the eggs so that they soak in the gravy.
Add Eggs in the gravy
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Pour gravy over Eggs
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19 . Cover the pan and Cook for five minutes, once you have the desired
consistency of gravy turn the stove off. Sprinkle chopped coriander
leaves and mix.
consistency of gravy turn the stove off. Sprinkle chopped coriander
leaves and mix.
Eggs are covered with gravy
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Cover the pan and cook
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20. When ready to serve remove the bay leaves and transfer the curry in a serving
bowl.
bowl.
Egg curry is ready
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Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves
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Tips:
1. Do not boil the eggs in advance because keeping them for a while the yolks
begins to turn gray around the edges.
2. After the Egg halves have been added, the dish must be stirred with caution
because the yolk has a tendency to slip out of the whites.
3. If you wish before adding the Eggs in the gravy heat some oil in the frying and
spread the half cut eggs, yellow yolk side down, with the fingers press gently
and cook for a minute to seal the yolk.
1. Do not boil the eggs in advance because keeping them for a while the yolks
begins to turn gray around the edges.
2. After the Egg halves have been added, the dish must be stirred with caution
because the yolk has a tendency to slip out of the whites.
3. If you wish before adding the Eggs in the gravy heat some oil in the frying and
spread the half cut eggs, yellow yolk side down, with the fingers press gently
and cook for a minute to seal the yolk.
Spread half cut
eggs on the pan
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Sauté the eggs for few seconds
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4. If gravy looks watery and you are not serving immediately then let it sit. The
gravy will get thicker as potatoes and eggs absorb the water.
5. You could cook this dish only with eggs or reduce the amount of potatoes or
add more potatoes and reduce the amount of eggs, it is all on preference.
gravy will get thicker as potatoes and eggs absorb the water.
5. You could cook this dish only with eggs or reduce the amount of potatoes or
add more potatoes and reduce the amount of eggs, it is all on preference.
Please take the time to let me know what you think about my recipe. Your comments would be helpful to me to improve the recipe.
Thank you
Geeta Seth
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