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Dimer Curry

Dimer Curry The week has drawn to its end and I am presently thinking about how it has gone. It has been a light week.The Sunday “mach bajar” was great, office too has been kind enough this time and to top it all I prepared a classic Dimer Curry for lunch. Preparation Time:15 mins.Includes time […]

Dimer Curry

The week has drawn to its end and I am presently thinking about how it has gone. It has been a
light week.The Sunday “mach bajar” was great, office too has been kind enough this time and to top
it all I prepared a classic Dimer Curry for lunch.

Preparation Time:15 mins.Includes time required for boiling eggs
Cooking Time:22-25 mins

Ingredients:

  • Eggs: 4
  • Onion: 1 medium sized(75 gms).Made into a fine paste.
  • Ginger Garlic paste: 2 tbsp
  • Tomato: A 50 gm sized tomato made into a paste.
  • Vegetable Oil: 3 tbsp
  • Sugar: 1/2 tbsp
  • Salt: To taste
  • Powdered Spices
    • Cumin Powder: 1.5 tsp
    • Turmeric Powder:1 tbsp to coat the eggs before frying, 1/2 tbsp for the curry

Procedure:

  • Coat the eggs with turmeric powder and salt.
  • Heat 3 tbsp of vegetable oil in a kadai.
  • When the oil get hot, fry the boiled eggs till the surface turns yellowish brown.
  • Keep the fried eggs aside.
  • In the left over oil add the ginger-garlic paste.
  • After about half a min, add the onion paste.
  • Under low heat, stir the ingredients until oil tends to leave the mixture.
  • Then add the tomato paste.
  • Stir for 3-4 mins, under low heat and sprinkle cumin and turmeric powder. Also add sugar and some 
  • amount of salt.
  • Then add the eggs.
  • Add a little amount of warm water depending upon the amount of gravy required.
  • Cook covered for 4-5 mins.

Then serve.

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