Dimer Dalna (Bengali Style Egg Curry with Potatoes) Ingredients: Eggs: 4 Potato: 1 large Onion paste: 3 tbsp (If you are using white onions then please chop 1 medium onion very finely or sauté roughly chopped white onions in a tsp of oil for 2-3 minutes and then make a paste. The reason being raw white onions when made into a paste tastes quite bitter) Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tbsp Tomato: 1 large Chili powder: 1 tsp or as per your heat tolerance Coriander powder: ½ tsp Garam masala powder: 1/3 tsp or chopped coriander Turmeric Salt Oil: 4 tbsp (mustard oil or a mix of that and white oil) Whole cloves: 2 Cinnamon: ½” piece Green cardamom: 1 Method: Wash and cut the potato in quarters. Boil the eggs and potatoes with a pinch of salt till the potato is cooked through. Drain the water and let it cool down in fresh cold water for 5-7 minutes. Peel carefully without breaking the white part and with a sharp knife make 3-4 cut marks on the eggs. Sprinkle salt and turmeric on both and keep aside. Heat the oil and fry the potatoes and eggs till golden. Take out with a slotted spatula and keep aside.Temper the same oil with the whole spices (lightly bruised to release the aroma). Once they start to splutter add the onion paste. Fry on low heat for 5 minutes or till you see oil oozing out from the onion. Mix in the ginger garlic paste and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Mix in the coriander and chili powder in 1 tbsp water and add in next, cook for 30 seconds and then add chopped tomato and little salt. Cover and cook till the tomato is soft and mushy. With your spatula mix the tomato to the spice paste to get a smooth consistency. Cook for a minute and then add the eggs and potatoes. Give it a good mix and then pour in 11/2 cups of water. Check the salt and adjust as per taste. Cover and let it simmer for 5-6 minutes till the eggs and potatoes takes on the flavour and taste nicely. Sprinkle chopped coriander or garam masala powder and serve hot with steamed rice or roti or paratha or luchi.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:12:58 +0000
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