Egg Curry | Dhaba-Style Egg Gravy

Name: Egg Curry | Dhaba-Style Egg Gravy
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 eggs, boiled and peeled; 1/2 cup yoghurt or dahi; 2 tsp cumin seeds or jeera; 2 tsp coriander seeds or dhania; 1/2 black cardamom or badi elaichi; 3-4 green cardamom or choti elaichi; 1 -inch stick cinnamon or dalchini; 3-4 cloves or laung; 1 bay leaf or tej patta; 2 medium-sized onion, finely chopped; 1 tbsp garlic paste; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 6 tbsp oil; To taste Salt; As required Fresh coriander leaves, as a garnish

Sneha Paul @cook_13831724

Lucknow

Delicious and quick egg curry recipe, ready in just 20 minutes. This dhaba-style egg curry goes well with steamed rice, hot phulkas or parathas.
#EggDay

Sneha Paul @cook_13831724

Lucknow

Delicious and quick egg curry recipe, ready in just 20 minutes. This dhaba-style egg curry goes well with steamed rice, hot phulkas or parathas.
#EggDay

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 servings

4eggs, boiled and peeled
1/2 cupyoghurt or dahi
2 tspcumin seeds or jeera
2 tspcoriander seeds or dhania
1/2black cardamom or badi elaichi
3-4green cardamom or choti elaichi
1-inch stick cinnamon or dalchini
3-4 clovesor laung
1bay leaf or tej patta
2medium-sized onion, finely chopped
1 tbspgarlic paste
1 tbspginger paste
1 tspsugar
2 tspred chilli powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder
6 tbspoil
To tasteSalt
As requiredFresh coriander leaves, as a garnish

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Heat oil in a nonstick pan, to that, add the eggs. Fry until golden. Transfer it to a plate and keep it aside.
2

To the same pan, heat oil and add cumin seeds. coriander seeds, black cardamom, green cardamom, cinnamon, clove, and bay leaf. Allow them to splutter and then turn the heat off. Transfer it to a dish and let it cool down. Grind the mixture into a smooth paste. Add water as required to get a smooth paste.
3

To the same oil add onions and cook for a minute. Then sprinkle sugar. It helps in giving the gravy a rich colour. Cook for another minute.
4

Add ginger and garlic paste. Cook until the raw smell disappears.
5

Add yoghurt and cook for 3-4 minutes.
6

Then add salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Mix everything nicely.
7

Cook until oil begins to separate from the sides.
8

Add the spice paste and water.
9

Bring it to a boil and then lower the flame and cook for 4-5 minutes.
10

Add the boiled eggs. Cook for a minute and then turn the heat off.