Recipe- Dhaba Style Egg Gravy

Eggs (Anda in Hindi) are popular food across the globe. It is used to make various delicious dishes in different cuisines. But this dhaba style anda curry is so special. It is simply unbeatable. The gravy of this dish is very rich & flavorful which is normally served at roadside dhaba on highways. Though such spicy & rich gravy is not prepared regularly at home. But everybody will enjoy such dhaba style egg gravy occasionally.

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 medium size potatoes (peel its skin and cut into pieces)
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
2 onions, paste
1.5 teaspoons cumin seeds
2.5 teaspoons ginger paste
1.5 teaspoons garlic paste
2 teaspoons red chilli powder
2 teaspoons turmeric (haldi) powder
1.5 teaspoons garam masala
½ teaspoon jiaphal (nutmeg) powder
2 bay leaves (tej patta)
2.5 tablespoons any refined oil
Water as needed

Method

- Boil eggs in a pot and remove its shell

- Sprinkle turmeric powder & salt over potato pieces

- Heat oil in a cooking pot and fry potato pieces, take all fried potato in a separate pot

- Also fry boiled eggs and take those in a separate pot

- Now add cumin seeds & bay leaves and saute till nice aroma comes out

- Then add chopped onion, ginger paste & garlic paste one by one

- Sprinkle salt & cook those over medium flame till those turns into light brown color

- Now add chopped tomatoes too and cook till spices releases oil

- Then aad red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, jaiphal powder and mix with all spices

- Cook all for another 2 minutes and pour 1.5 cups of water and stir too mix spices with water

- Now all it to start boiling, add fried potatoes and cook till water reduced to half in quantity.

- Now add fried boiled eggs and cook for another two minutes and switch off fire.