Eggs in a curry

Whenever I am lazy and don’t want a big meal, I opt for Dimer jhol with plain rice. It’s filling and it tastes yummy. Even my daughter eats it without making any fuss. Let me share this recipe with you.

Dimer Jhol (Egg Curry)

You will need:

4 Eggs, hard boiled and shelled

2 Medium-large potatoes (you can completely avoid potatoes if you want)

1 large onion, finely chopped

1" cube of fresh ginger, grated(or use the readymade paste)

2-3 cloves of garlic, finely sliced (or use the readymade paste)

1/2 teaspoon crushed chilli

1 level teaspoon garam masala powder

1 teaspoon ground coriander seed (dhanya)

1.5 teaspoon turmeric powder (halood)

1 level teaspoon ground cumin seed (jeera)

1/2 teaspoon chilli powder

5 tablespoons vegetable oil

Salt to taste 

2 cups of warm water

Procedure:

Once you have gathered the ingredients, peel the potatoes and cut each into 6 pieces. 

Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan on medium heat. When the oil is hot, fry the potatoes for 4-5 mins turning them over from time to time. Take them out and place aside when they are done.

Next make 2-3 small slits in each egg, coat with half of the turmeric powder and little salt. Fry eggs in the remaining oil in the pan until slightly browned. Continuously turn the eggs. When these are done set them aside.

In the remaining oil add the crushed chili and the garam masala and fry for one minute (medium heat). Next add the ginger and garlic and fry for another minute. 

After this add the chopped onion and fry for 5 minutes, lower the heat to and add the chili powder, coriander and cumin powder. Stir and fry for 2 minutes. I add a little bit of tomato ketchup at this point. It gives a curry a nice color and taste.

Now add to the pan the potatoes, salt and turmeric, turn up the heat to medium again and stir to coat the potatoes with the spices. 

Add the water and bring to boil. Once it starts boiling lower the heat, cover the pan with a lid and allow to simmer till the potatoes are almost done (10 min). Add the eggs and simmer for another 10 minutes or until the potatoes are well done. This will serve 4 people.