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Bengali Egg Curry (Dim er Dhoka)

Author: Pavani
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: bengali
Servings: 46 serving

Ingredients

For the Egg Cake:

  • 6 Eggs
  • 1 Red onion – small, finely chopped
  • 2 chilies Green – finely chopped
  • ¼ cup Coriander leaves – , finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Ginger paste
  • 3 tbsps Milk
  • to taste Salt
  • a pinch Baking powder

For the Gravy:

  • 1 Red onions – medium, finely chopped
  • ½ cup Tomato puree
  • ½ tsp Panch phoron
  • 1 tsp Ginger garlic + paste
  • 2 tbsps Cashew butter
  • 1 tsp cumin Ground
  • 1 tsp coriander Ground
  • ½ tsp chili powder Red
  • ½ tsp Sugar
  • to taste Salt

Instructions

  • To make the Egg cake: Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add all the other ingredients and whisk until combined. Grease a stainless steel container with cooking spray and pour the egg mixture into it. Cover and steam in a pressure cooker (without the whistle) for 5-6 minutes from the time it starts to give out steam. Open the lid after 3 minutes and unmold the cake and cut into bite size pieces. Set aside.
  • To make the gravy: Heat 2tbsp oil in a large sauté pan; add panch phoron and once the seeds start to splutter, add onions and sauté until lightly browned around the edges.
  • Add g+g paste and cook for 1 minute or until they don’t smell raw anymore.
  • Next add tomato puree, cover and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes.
  • Add spice powders, sugar and salt along with 1 – 1½ cups of water to make the gravy. Let the gravy come to a simmer, whisk in cashew butter and add chopped egg cake pieces. Simmer the curry for 8-10 minutes or until the gravy is thickened. Serve with rice or roti.

Notes

I served the curry with rice and a Bengali style moong dal (recipe coming up tomorrow) for a complete Bengali meal.
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