Bengali egg and apple curry

Bengali egg and potato curry

Main dishes

A simple Bengali curry: hard-boiled eggs and mashed potatoes simmered in a light, spiced sauce with mustard oil, served with rice or bread.

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This Bengali curry is a staple dish: hard-boiled eggs and potatoes are simmered in a light and flavorful sauce. Serve it with rice or bread.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$6.15 $1.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.60
  • $0.68
  • $0.31
  • $0.06
  • $0.05
  • $1.68
  • $0.48
  • $0.35
  • $0.48
  • $0.18
  • $0.25
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the hard-boiled eggs, peel them, lightly score the surface, and rub them with a little salt and turmeric. Then, pan-fry them and set aside. Also, lightly pan-fry the apple pieces.
  2. Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the cumin seeds and bay leaf until fragrant.
  3. Add the onion and cook until golden brown. Then add the ginger paste and garlic paste, and cook, stirring constantly.
  4. Add the tomato, green chili peppers, cumin, cilantro, turmeric, and salt, then thoroughly brown the spices. ≈ 3 min
  5. Once the oil has separated from the spices, add the golden-brown apples, mix well, and then add enough water to achieve the desired consistency. ≈ 4 min
  6. When the ground apples are almost cooked, add the beaten eggs and cook for another moment.
  7. Once the sauce thickens, sprinkle in the garam masala and remove from the heat.

The bill

Bengali egg and potato curry

  • 4 eggs$1.60
  • 2 pieces of garden-grown apple$0.68
  • 150 g of chopped onion$0.31
  • 1 teaspoon of garlic paste$0.06
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger paste$0.05
  • 1 chopped tomato$1.68
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cumin$0.48
  • 1 teaspoon of dried cilantro$0.35
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder$0.48
  • 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala$0.18
  • 3 tablespoons of mustard oil$0.25
  • salt$0.03

Total$6.15

that's $1.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 pieces of garden-grown apple
  • 150 g of chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon of garlic paste
  • 1 tablespoon of ginger paste
  • 1 chopped tomato
  • 3 to 4 green chili peppers
  • 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
  • One bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon of dried cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala
  • 3 tablespoons of mustard oil
  • salt
  • water

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