Egg curry recipe, How To Make Egg Curry North Indian style

Egg curry recipe 

Egg curry recipe is a perfect combination of onion and tomato based gravy flavoured with aromatic Indian spices and boiled eggs. If you are an egg lover this gravy would become your favourite. Although there are many ways of preparing egg curry, today I am sharing the most easy and quick recipe to prepare it.

In this egg curry recipe, prepare onion and tomato based gravy with spices, add boiled eggs and adjust the consistency. That’s it. Delicious egg curry is ready to serve.

One point to remember is to always use less salt in recipe as eggs are already salty by nature. Let’s see the recipe now.

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Ingredients 

2 tablespoon oil
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoon grated ginger
4 cloves garlic,chopped
A small pinch of asafoetida
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 tomatoes , chopped
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
Salt to taste
6 boiled eggs
1/2 teaspoon kasuri methi
1/2 red chilli powder
2 tablespoons coriander leaves,chopped

Step by step egg curry recipe North Indian style 

Step 1. Place a saute pan on medium heat and add oil. Once oil is hot, add cumin seeds to crackle. Then add asafoetida and saute for 10 seconds. Add chopped garlic and ginger and saute again for 20 seconds.

Step 2. Add chopped onion and saute for 2-3 minutes or till it becomes translucent and golden brown in colour.

Step 3. Add chopped tomato and cook for 2 minutes or until tomatoes becomes soft and mushy.

Step 4. Then add turmeric powder, garam masala and salt. Saute it for 2 minutes on low flame. When masala is cooked properly  it comes together and smells aromatic.

Step 5. Then add boiled eggs, red chilli powder, kasuri methi and chopped coriander leaves. Saute it to coat masala on eggs. Add boiled water to adjust consistency of gravy.

Step 6. Cook the curry for 3- 4 minutes and switch off the gas. Egg curry is ready to serve with hot phulka or whole wheat naan.

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Egg curry recipe

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

Egg curry recipe is a perfect combination of onion and tomato based gravy flavoured with aromatic Indian spices and boiled eggs. If you are an egg lover this gravy would become your favourite. Although there are many ways of preparing egg curry, today I am sharing the most easy and quick recipe to prepare it.

Course: Main

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Rachna's Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon grated ginger
• 4 cloves garlic chopped
• A small pinch of asafoetida
• 1 large onion finely chopped
• 2 to matoes chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• Salt to taste
• 6 boiled eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon kasuri methi
• 1/2 red chilli powder
• 2 tablespoons coriander leaves chopped

Instructions

1. Place a saute pan on medium heat and add oil. Once oil is hot, add cumin seeds to crackle. Then add asafoetida and saute for 10 seconds. Add chopped garlic and ginger and saute again for 20 seconds.

2. Add chopped onion and saute for 2-3 minutes or till it becomes translucent and golden brown in colour.

3.  Add chopped tomato and cook for 2 minutes or until tomatoes becomes soft and mushy.

4. Then add turmeric spowder, garam masala and salt. Saute it for 2 minutes on low flame. When masala is cooked properly masala comes together and smells aromatic.

5.  Then add boiled eggs, red chilli powder, kasuri methi and chopped coriander leaves. Saute it to coat masala on eggs. Add boiled water to adjust consistency of gravy.

6. Cook the curry for 3- 4 minutes and switch off the gas. Egg curry is ready to serve with

7. hot phulka or whole wheat naan