Aloo egg curry or potato egg curry – a simple, easy recipe for beginners. It can be accompanied with any flavored rice, plain rice, roti or chapathi. To get the best taste, I prefer to slow cook this aloo egg curry. You can make this a dry curry or with more gravy as well to suit your taste. Since i made this to go with Jeera rice, this was just fine for us. This is a mildly spiced curry, made with only a few ingredients.You can also use ingredients like kasuri methi or curry leaves for added flavor.
Here are few tips on boiling eggs for beginners.
If refrigerated, always bring eggs to room temperature before boiling to prevent breakage.
Wash eggs and begin to boil them on a medium flame. When the water turns hot, raise the flame to medium high, not very high. Boil until cracks are visible on the shells. Cover and set aside for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the shells and pierce them with a knife or fork randomly several times. If you have trouble peeling the shell, do it under running water or in a bowl of water. You can also try keeping them in cold water for a while and shell them.
How to make aloo egg curry recipe
1. Heat oil in a hot pan, Saute cumin until they begin to sizzle. I also like to use green cardamoms for added flavor.
2. Add finely chopped onions and fry until golden.
3. Add ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes off.
4. Add tomatoes, salt and turmeric.
5. Fry until tomatoes turn soft and blend well with onions. Add red chili powder and masala powder.
6. Mix and fry until the raw smell of chili powder goes off. This takes about 1 to 2 minutes.
7. While the tomatoes fry, you can wash and peel the aloo / potato. Cube them to desired size. Add them to the pan.
8. Mix and fry for about 2 to 3 minutes.
9. Add water enough to partially cover the potatoes.
10. Cover and cook on a low flame till the potatoes are done. Keep stirring in between. A slow cooked curry tastes better, so if you have time cook on a low flame.
11. When the potatoes are cooked, add eggs and stir. You can also add roasted eggs.
12. Add coriander leaves and coriander or masala powder. I prefer to add little coriander powder or little garam masala. This is optional, but makes the curry flavorful.
13. Stir well. Cover and simmer till it reaches a desired consistency. To make more gravy, you may need to add more water and simmer. You can also add little thick coconut milk and switch off. To make a dry curry, just evaporate the water by cooking further. Serve with plain rice, roti or any flavored rice.
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Aloo egg curry or potato egg curry recipe
Aloo egg curry
For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card
Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )
- 4 eggs (or anda)
- 1 to 1 ½ tbsp. oil
- ½ tsp cumin (or jeera)
- 2 to 3 green cardamoms (elaichi) (optional)
- 1 ½ cup onions (3 medium onions)
- ¾ cup tomatoes (1 large)
- 1 ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1/8 tsp turmeric
- salt as needed
- 1 tsp garam masala
- ½ to ¾ tsp red chili powder
- 3 to 4 potatoes (or medium size aloo)
- 2 tbsps coriander leaves
- ½ tsp coriander powder or garam masala
Instructions
- Boil eggs and remove the shells. Pierce them with a fork or a knife randomly. Set aside.
- Heat a pan with oil, add cumin and cardamoms and allow to sizzle,
- Add onions and fry until golden, fry ginger garlic until the raw smell is gone.
- Add tomatoes, salt and turmeric. Fry until they turn soft and mushy.
- Add the chili powder and masala powder. Stir and fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add potatoes and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add water enough to cook the potatoes. Cover and simmer until the aloo is done.
- Add eggs and cook covered until the gravy thickens. Add more water to make more gravy or evaporate the moisture to make a dry curry.
- Add chopped coriander leaves and coriander powder.
- Cover and switch off.
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.
NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)
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Egg-cellant recipe! I added some cashew milk at the end instead of coconut milk and it was soo good, thank you!!
Welcome Mel
Glad to know
Very clear instructions made it easy to cook. Delicious recipe
This was delicious !! I’m not an experienced Indian cook and my MIL hasnt been well so I found this recipe and made it, everyone loved it! Yummy!
Hi Manpreet
Thank you so much. Happy to know the curry turned out good. Wishing your MIL a speedy recovery.
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Hi Swasthi !!
Thanks for sharing the egg potato curry recipe. I am new to cooking, and I prepared the egg potato curry for first time. It was awesome dish. The preparation details was so clearly explained and easy to understand as appropriate for be the requirements.
Heartiest Thanks !! I will follow your your other dishes as well. Thanks again, it was really helpful.
Hi Nandan
You are welcome. Glad to know the recipe was useful.Yes do try more recipes. Thanks for the comment.
We’ve tried a couple recipes from your site and they were delicious. I made this one twice, just added a bit of mint.
Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much
Yes mint is a good addition.
hi swathi, ur recipes r so good, it’s looking attractive
Thanks Swapna
Do try them !
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I was disappointed because I could not copy and paste your recipe. I tried several times, but no luck. I lived in Orissa for a couple years and was looking forward to trying it.
Hi Sherryl
You cannot copy paste the recipe but can take a print of it. You can find print towards the end of the post
Tried and got positive commands from my family as I’m newly married.. Thank you for the osum recipe. Loved it.❤
Welcome Naziya,
Wishing you a very happy married life. Thanks for the comment
hey Swasthi mai pakistan sai hun apki recipes boht easy or mazedar hotii hain ?apne khawatin ka azli masla “aj kia “paakaye”. Hal kardiya?
Hi Sana,
Thanks a lot for trying the recipes. Happy to know they are useful.
🙂
Hello. Very nice recipe. Me n my friends really enjoyed it a lot.
Will try your other recipes.
Thank you.
Hi Khan Abdul
You are welcome
Thanks for trying and sharing the outcome
Hi SWASTHI madam.
tried this dish today for dinner , really came out well . my husband , my kid and my in-laws loved it so much . my quick question ……. CAN WE USE EGG OMELETTE INSTEAD OD USING BOILED EGG ‘COZ MY KID LIKES TO EAT OMELETTE THAN BOILED EGG . THANKL YOU .
Welcome Anitha
Happy to know you all liked it.
Yes you can use omelete to make omelette curry. Just do not over cook it. After the potato is cooked well, then add omelete towards the end.
Loved it. Quick question: Next time: Can I add chicken cubes from some extra ‘fragrance’ just when potatoes are about done?
Yes You can add chicken. It will be good.
Tried it today only for dinner but without potato nd it comes very well everyone liked it alot ^_^
Thanks for trying paridhi
Glad to know everyone liked it
Nice recipes…the way you teach is very good ..l like it
Thank you
your cooker veg pulao recipe was VERY tasty.
Thank you
Mujhe aap ka shikane ka tareka bahut pasand aaya(pictures ke sath) ,thankyou very much
Welcome
Hi Swasthi,
Just found your blog and it is really helpful..
Your recipes seem easy and delicious.
I am going to try your egg curry recipe today (Hope it turns out fine) 😉
Have a nice day
Hi Tanya,
Thanks for the compliment. Yes do try.
Would love to hear how it turned out.
Thanks again , you too have a nice day
Very useful …?
Thanks
Loved it…. Really tasty!!!!
thank you
Tasty
Thanks Anitha