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Manipuri Anda Curry

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A Manipuri-style egg curry with local greens, ginger and green chillies in a light broth. Fresh, simple and served with steamed rice.

Prep time10 min
Cook time20 min
Total time30 min
Servings4

Ingredients

  • 6 Desi eggs, boiled and peeled
  • 2 cups local greens (spinach or mustard greens), chopped
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 tbsp ginger, grated
  • 3 green chillies, slit
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric)
  • 2 tbsp 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 the chopped greens and haldi; cook for 3 minutes until the greens wilt.
  5. Add 1 cup water and salt; simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Add the boiled eggs and cook for 3 minutes.
  7. Garnish with coriander and serve hot with steamed rice.

Nutrition — estimated per serving

Calories (estimate)230 kcal
Protein (estimate)13 g
Fat (estimate)12 g
Carbs (estimate)8 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 greens well and serve hot; refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours. Allergens: contains egg. Substitution: use palak (spinach) if mustard greens are not available. Nutrition figures are estimates only, based on standard per-egg values. Pakistani alternative: add a little lemon juice for freshness.

Tags: Indian, Manipuri, greens, light, Desi eggs, dinner

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