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Assamese Egg Curry

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An Assamese-style egg curry with tomato, potato and a gentle mustard-oil tempering. Mild, homely and served with steamed rice.

Prep time10 min
Cook time25 min
Total time35 min
Servings4

Ingredients

  • 6 Desi eggs, boiled and peeled
  • 2 potatoes, cubed
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 tbsp ginger, grated
  • 2 green chillies, slit
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric)
  • 1 tsp dhania (coriander) powder
  • 3 tbsp mustard oil or regular oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Fresh coriander
  • Steamed rice to serve

Method

  1. Boil the eggs for 10 minutes, cool and peel.
  2. Heat oil, add mustard seeds and fry until they pop.
  3. Add onion, ginger and green chillies; fry until the onion softens.
  4. Add tomatoes, haldi and dhania powder; cook until the tomatoes soften.
  5. Add potatoes and 1 cup water; cover and cook for 12 minutes until the potatoes are soft.
  6. Add the boiled eggs and simmer for 5 minutes.
  7. Garnish with coriander and serve hot with steamed rice.

Nutrition — estimated per serving

Calories (estimate)240 kcal
Protein (estimate)13 g
Fat (estimate)13 g
Carbs (estimate)10 g

Nutrition values are estimates based on standard per-egg values (about 72 kcal, 6.3 g protein, 4.8 g fat, 0.4 g carbs per large egg).

Tips, food safety & substitutions

Food safety: cook the potatoes fully and serve hot; refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours. Allergens: contains egg. Substitution: use regular oil if mustard oil is too strong. Nutrition figures are estimates only, based on standard per-egg values. Pakistani alternative: add a squeeze of lemon before serving.

Tags: Indian, Assamese, egg curry, Desi eggs, dinner

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