It's been long I haven't blogged about an egg recipe. Let's do it today although I had a mutton recipe on my mind to share. Then last night got news of my favourite writer Nabanita Deb Sen setting out for a long journey. If you look back at tradition of Hindu Bengalis, you will see meat was never a part of any celebration or mourning, okay neither egg. But egg is part of "Boron Dali". It is fish which is considered lucky, pious among us. I am unable to go ahead with fish share today. Egg is fine, the literary genius I am talking about today had been a very liberal soul unlike me, I visualise her as a potful of positivity with immense potential and an infectious smile. Our families never did prepare an egg poach curry or an egg drop curry, it is always a lightly fried boiled egg curry preferably with duck eggs in our homes.
Here in this island they eat duck eggs preserved in salt. So, we got used to having our egg curry / "dimer jhol" with chicken eggs / "poultry r dim" as family in Kolkata says. Getting in hand these small sized "deshi murgir dim" has become a rarity in Kolkata. They were served boiled on breakfast table whose "kushum", that is yolk used to be too tasty, sans a fat white coverage. Yes, I dislike the healthier part of an egg... the white. Perhaps the reason to love this egg drop curry with potatoes ALOO LEBU PATA DIYE EGG DROP JHOL. I had been trying this curry ever since I discovered it around. You all know, until the taste of curry does not satisfy my tongue, I cannot share recipe with you. I have to love it myself to be able to share it with you. The addition of kaffir lime leaves, chaat masala to curry touched right chords inside, got ready to share recipe with you.
Just yesterday evening, I was relaxing in guest room with one of Nabanita's Novel Collection, baked Onion Rings & Ginger Tea, late at night I got news of her demise. I am not shocked, she needed rest, served us for long. It will need a slow reader like me a pretty good time to finish reading all her works.
If son is at home, I am not allowed to sit in living room. He makes it look like concentration camp closing all doors, windows, putting the tv in full volume. Hence, Yesterday evening I was cooking, also relaxing in guest room. I am cooking less, smart at the moment. I had to change pictures of an earlier Blog Post PRAWN FRIED RICE, my men love it.
To blog about non-vegetarian curry with eggs was what I planned yesterday morning. I think I am enjoying an egg drop curry because I don't have to chew hard boiled egg white. I have done it pure Bengali Style except for use of chaat masala, I would take liberty to call it ALOO LEBU PATA DIYE EGG DROP JHOL.
INGREDIENTS :
POTATO : 2MEDIUM SIZED
LIME LEAF : 4-5 [I USED KAFFIR LIME LEAF]
TOMATO : 1MEDIUM
ONION : 1BIG
GINGER PASTE : 1TBSP
GARLIC PASTE : 2TSP
CUMIN POWDER : 1TSP
CORIANDER POWDER : 1/2TSP
RED CHILLI POWDER : 11/2TSP
TURMERIC POWDER : 1/2TSP
CHAAT MASALA : 1TSP [IT HAS SALT IN IT]
CINNAMON POWDER : 1/2TSP
GREEN CARDAMOM POWDER : 1/2TSP
CLOVES POWDER : 2PINCH
CUMIN SEED : 1/4TSP
BAY LEAF : 1
GREEN CHILLI : 2
SUGAR : 1/2TSP [OPTIONAL]
SALT : AS REQUIRED
OIL : 4TBSP
PROCEDURE :
Peel, wash potatoes. Cut each to 4 pieces, first widthwise, then lengthwise. Wash again, rub with salt, turmeric.
Peel, discard two ends, thinly slice onions. Wash them. Slit two green chillies, wash. Wash, chop tomatoes.
Take ginger paste, garlic paste, cumin+coriander+red chilli+turmeric powders in bowl, mix adding little water.
Heat oil in wok, lightly fry potatoes discarding marinade. Thereafter, temper oil with bay leaf, cumin seeds.
Add washed, sliced onions, fry until brown at low heat.
Add spice paste to wok, stir fry at low heat for 2 minutes.
Add chopped tomatoes, stir fry 2-3 minutes. Add 1 & 1/2 coffee mug of water.
Cover wok, simmer at minimal heat for 3-4 minutes. Add lightly fried potato pieces, cover cook at lowest heat for 2-3 minutes.
Remove cover. Gently break washed eggs, drop them onto boiling curry. Leave wok uncovered, let curry simmer at lowest heat for 2-3 minutes.
Add lime leaves, chaat masala, cloves powder, green- cardamom powder, cinnamon powder, sugar to curry. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.
We should be done. We also had Bengal Gram dal & chicken curry on side. This egg drop curry should goes with "ruti" too.
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