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30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

Assamese Egg Curry

Name: Assamese Egg Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Assam Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 100g onion; 1tsp Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 1tsp coriander powder; salt; 250g boiled eggs; 100g Tomato; 0.5tsp Turmeric Powder; 1tsp Garlic; 1tsp Ginger; 1tsp Cumin Seeds; 2tbsp Mustard Oil

Egg curry in light onion-tomato gravy. Budget-friendly Assamese protein dish.

Time 30 min · Serves 3 · 248 kcal · Central Assam, Assam

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

onion — 100 g (chopped)
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)
salt (optional) (whole)
boiled eggs — 250 g (whole)
Tomato — 100 g (chopped)
Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Garlic — 1 tsp (ground)
Ginger — 1 tsp (ground)

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Peel the boiled eggs and make a few shallow slits on the surface of each egg.
Finely chop the onion, tomato, ginger and garlic.
Heat mustard oil in a pan till it smokes lightly, then lower the heat. Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add the chopped onion and saute till golden brown, then add the ginger and garlic and saute for a minute.
Add the chopped tomato, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder along with salt. Cook till the tomato turns soft and the masala releases oil.
Add a little water to form a gravy and let it simmer for 4 to 5 minutes.
Gently slide in the boiled eggs and simmer for another 5 to 6 minutes so the eggs soak up the masala.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with steamed rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Assamese Egg Curry?: 248 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

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