Palak anda curry
Palak anda curry, from above
Non vegEggNorth India

Palak anda curry

Boiled eggs, scored and seared, in a garlicky spinach gravy. Egg curry in its greenest mood.

35 minTime
17 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Eggs in a green coat2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySeared boiled eggs in spinach masala.
The original
258kcalsame
17 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
35minutessame

Palak anda curry.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Egg8, hard boiled and peeled
Spinach2 bunches
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Cumin seeds½ tsp
Onion1 large, finely chopped
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp
Green chilli2
Tomato2, chopped
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)1½ tsp
Garam masala1 tsp
Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)2 tsp
Saltto taste
Water⅔ cup

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Blanch the spinach for 1 minute, cool in cold water and blend with the green chillies.
  2. 2Score the boiled eggs lightly, rub with a pinch of turmeric, chilli and salt and sear in a spoon of the oil until blistered. Set aside.
  3. 3In the rest of the oil, crackle cumin, fry the onion until golden, add ginger garlic paste, tomato and powdered spices and cook until the oil separates.
  4. 4Add the spinach puree and water, simmer for 3 minutes, then add the eggs, garam masala and crushed kasuri methi. Simmer 2 more minutes.
Serve it like this

Halve a few eggs to show the yolks, serve in a bowl with phulkas or jeera rice and a slice of onion.

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What goes with Palak anda curry: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Phulka30 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Tandoori roti35 min
On the side Laccha pyaaz10 min
On the side Bhindi masala35 min
To drink Jaljeera15 min
Something sweet Gulab jamun60 min
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