Dimer Jhol (Egg curry Recipe in Bengali style)

Dimer Jhol (Egg curry and peas in Bengali style)

For Curry:
2 hard boiled eggs-shelled.
1 medium-large sized potato, peeled and cut into cubes
1/2 cup of green peas

For Masala:
3 green chillies slit
3 tbsp of mustard oil
1 tsp of turmeric,
3 tsp of Chili powder
1 large onion sliced
1 tsp of cumin seeds
1 bay leaf
2-3 cloves of garlic, finely sliced
1 tsp of ginger garlic paste
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp of tomato ketchup
1 tsp of Dhania-jeera powder
½ tsp of garam masala
Salt to taste

To Garnish:
Coriander leaves to garnish


Instruction:
Step 1:
Take the hard boiled eggs and make slits on them.
Cover them in a mixture of turmeric, salt and red chili powder.
Fry them in 1 tsp of oil. Keep aside.
Step 2:
Next add the turmeric, chilli, salt mixture to the cubed potatoes and fry them in this oil. When 3/4th fried, keep aside.
Step 3:
In a kadai, take 2 tbsps of mustard oil. Heat it, then add a bay leaf, and a tsp of cumin seeds.
Once the cumin seeds splutter, add the sliced garlic and fry for a min.
Add a tsp of sugar in the oil.
Next add the sliced onions and keep on frying till they change color and become light brownish. Next add the slit chilies.
Add a pinch of turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste and the tomato ketchup
Next add 2 tsps of chilly powder
Add 1 tsp of Dhania-jeera powder and fry well, adding a little water and fry till oil starts to separate.
Step 4:
Once oil starts to separate, put in the fried eggs and potatoes and mix.
Add little Water for gravy, and salt to taste.
Add the green Peas now.
Once it boils, and potatoes are cooked, add ½ a tsp of garam masala.
Step 5:
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot. Enjoy.