Dim Bhuna (Spiced Egg Curry), Bengali-Style
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Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp mustard oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- 10 g fresh ginger, grated
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 0.5 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 10 g fresh coriander
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 270 kcal
- Protein
- 16.4 g
- Carbohydrate
- 8.1 g
- of which sugars
- 5.7 g
- Fat
- 18.2 g
- of which saturates
- 4.4 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
- Salt
- 0.45 g
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Method
- 1
Put the eggs in a pan of cold water, bring to the boil and cook for 9 minutes, then cool under cold water, peel and set aside.
- 2
Heat the mustard oil in a pan and fry the onion for 6 minutes until softened, then add the garlic cloves and fresh ginger and fry for 1 minute.
- 3
Stir in the chopped tomatoes, ground turmeric and chilli powder and cook for 10 minutes until thick and dry, bhuna-style.
- 4
Halve the boiled eggs and toss gently through the thick masala to coat.
- 5
Scatter with the fresh coriander and serve with rice.
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