Bengali egg and potato curry
A simple Bengali curry: hard-boiled eggs and mashed potatoes simmered in a light, spiced sauce with mustard oil, served with rice or bread.
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
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
- 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.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the cumin seeds and bay leaf until fragrant.
- Add the onion and cook until golden brown. Then add the ginger paste and garlic paste, and cook, stirring constantly.
- Add the tomato, green chili peppers, cumin, cilantro, turmeric, and salt, then thoroughly brown the spices. ≈ 3 min
- 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
- When the ground apples are almost cooked, add the beaten eggs and cook for another moment.
- 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.
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