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Odia Anda Tarkari

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An Odia-style egg curry with potato, tomato and panch phoron — the five-spice tempering of Odisha. Simple, homely and served with rice.

Prep time10 min
Cook time20 min
Total time30 min
Servings4

Ingredients

  • 6 Desi eggs, boiled and peeled
  • 2 potatoes, cubed
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 tsp panch phoron (fenugreek, nigella, cumin, mustard, fennel)
  • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric)
  • 1 tsp dhania (coriander) powder
  • 3 tbsp mustard oil or regular oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Fresh coriander
  • Rice to serve

Method

  1. Boil the eggs for 10 minutes, cool and peel.
  2. Heat oil, add panch phoron and fry until the seeds crackle.
  3. Add ginger-garlic paste, tomatoes, red chilli, haldi and dhania powder; cook until the masala thickens.
  4. Add potatoes and 1 cup water; cover and cook for 12 minutes until the potatoes are soft.
  5. Add the boiled eggs and simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Garnish with coriander.
  7. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Nutrition — estimated per serving

Calories (estimate)230 kcal
Protein (estimate)13 g
Fat (estimate)13 g
Carbs (estimate)9 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: mix equal parts fenugreek, nigella, cumin, mustard and fennel seeds if ready panch phoron is not available. Nutrition figures are estimates only, based on standard per-egg values. Pakistani alternative: use regular oil if mustard oil is too strong.

Tags: Indian, Odia, panch phoron, egg curry, Desi eggs, dinner

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