Easy Egg Curry - 20 minutes Everyday Egg Curry
A very easy, ready in 20 minutes Egg Curry recipe for weekday dinners. This is a recipe I learnt from my previous house help and is now my go to Egg Curry recipe for the days I am in a hurry. Steam some rice on the side, slice some onions and you can have a perfect healthy dinner in under 30 minutes.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine Indian, south indian
- 6 medium eggs boiled and peeled
- 1 large onion grated
- 2 meidum tomatoes pureed
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- few curry leaves
- Salt to taste
For the masala
- 1/4 cup roasted channa dal
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp methi seeds
- 2 dry red chilli
Grind all ingredients of the masala together to a fine powder. Keep aside
In a kadhai, heat oil. Once hot add curry leaves and grated onions to it. Sauté till the onions are slightly browned. This will take 4-5 minutes.
Add tomatoes and Sauté further for 2-3 minutes. Add the ground masala, around 1 - 1.5 cup of water and bring to boil. Let it simmer for 3-4 minutes
Add boiled and peeled eggs. Run the knife on the surface of the eggs to create little cuts so that the masala seeps in. Boil further for 2 minutes.
Switch off and serve warm with rotis, rice or dosa.