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Egg and Tori Light Curry

PakistaniHealthyDesi eggsEasy

Boiled eggs with tori (ridge gourd) in a light tomato gravy — a seasonal, low-oil curry from the desi kitchen.

Prep time10 min
Cook time18 min
Total time28 min
Servings3

Ingredients

  • 3 boiled eggs, halved
  • 2 cups tori (ridge gourd), peeled and diced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • Fresh coriander

Method

  1. Boil the eggs for 10 minutes, cool, peel and halve.
  2. Heat oil and add onion; cook until soft.
  3. Add ginger-garlic paste and cook for 30 seconds.
  4. Add tomato, turmeric, chilli powder and salt; cook for 2 minutes.
  5. Add tori and 1/2 cup water; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
  6. Add the egg halves gently and simmer for 2 minutes.
  7. Garnish with coriander and serve with roti.

Nutrition — estimated per serving

Calories (estimate)130 kcal
Protein (estimate)7 g
Fat (estimate)7 g
Carbs (estimate)5 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

Nutrition is an estimate only. Peel tori well — the skin is tough. Tori is a seasonal summer vegetable in Pakistan. Allergic to eggs? Use paneer instead. Eat fresh.

Tags: healthy, tori, ridge gourd, egg curry, light, seasonal

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