Egg and Potato Curry/ANDA AND ALOO CURRY

ODIA STYLE EGG AND POTATO CURRY

Odia style egg and potato curry is a quick, simple and delicious recipe made using boiled potatoes and boiled eggs cooks in a gravy rich in spices. This egg curry is a very easy to make and requires very less ingredients. It is a delicious option for lunch and dinner. This recipe goes well with roti, rice, paratha, naan and kulcha etc.

This recipe is an easy recipe for beginners. Here I have given the cooking process of this recipe step by step.

INGREDIENTS:

Ingredients for odia style egg and potato curry are as follows:

1.     Egg – 4

2.     Potato- 3

3.     Onion-1(medium)

4.     Tomatoes-2(small)

5.     Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp

6.     Red chilli-2

7.     Green chilli-2

8.     Red chilli powder-1tsp

9.     Jeera powder-1tsp

10.   Coriander powder-2 tsp

11.   Garam masala-1tsp

12.   Haldi-1tsp

13.   Coriander leaves(chopped)

14.   Mustard Oil- 3 tbsp or as required

HOW TO PREPARE EGG AND POTATO CURRY

STEP-1- Boil eggs and potatoes and let them cool completely. Then peel the potatoes and remove shells from eggs. Cut each potato into 4 pieces.

STEP-2- Heat a pan with 1 tsp mustard oil and add pinch of salt, haldi and red chilli. Add eggs and fry them till they turn brown. Transfer the fried eggs into a plate. Use the same pan to fry the potato pieces. Keep the fried pieces aside.

STEP-3- In the same pan add 2 tbsp mustard oil and add some cumin seeds in it. When cumin seeds splutter add slit green chilli and chopped onions and saute it till it turns brown.

STEP-4- Add ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell of masala is gone. Then add dry spices like haldi powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder and mix it well for 2 to 3 mins.

STEP-5- Then add tomatoes and red chilli paste and cook the mixture till the oil comes out. After that add fried potatoes and saute for a while.

STEP-6-Add required amount of water in it and bring it to a boil by keeping the lid on.

STEP-7-Add fried eggs in it and cook it for a couple of minutes.

STEP-8-Add garam masala and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice, roti, naan or paratha.