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Dim bhuna egg curry

Hard-cooked eggs are coated in a thick tomato-onion sauce with ginger and warm spices. Browning the eggs briefly adds texture before they settle into the sauce, making this a satisfying rice accompaniment.

VegetarianEasy4 servings

Ingredients

Original recipe: 4 servings. Ingredient amounts scale below; the method is written for 4 servings. For larger amounts, use separate batches and check doneness.

  • 8 eachlarge eggs
  • 1500 mlwater for boiling eggs
  • 2 tbspneutral oil
  • 200 gonion, finely sliced
  • 3 clovegarlic, minced
  • 15 gfresh ginger, grated
  • 250 gtomato, chopped
  • ½ tspground turmeric
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • 1 tspground coriander
  • ½ tspground chili
  • ¾ tspsalt
  • 150 mlwater for sauce
  • 10 gcilantro, chopped

Make it

  1. Put the eggs and the measured water for boiling in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, lower to a gentle simmer and cook for 11–12 minutes. Cool under running water, then peel; whites and yolks should be firm.
  2. Heat the oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Pat eggs dry and turn them in the oil for 2–3 minutes until lightly colored, then lift them onto a plate.
  3. Cook onion in the same pan for 7–8 minutes until golden. Add garlic, ginger, turmeric, cumin, coriander and chili; stir for 1 minute.
  4. Add tomato, salt and the sauce water. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring, until the sauce is thick and the tomatoes have broken down.
  5. Return the eggs and turn gently to coat. Simmer for 3–4 minutes, then add cilantro and serve.
Ingredients, recipe context & sources

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This is an original Livura home-cooking interpretation, not yet independently kitchen-tested. Source links provide dish and cultural context; the recipe wording and quantities are Livura’s.

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