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Bengali egg and potato mash

Bengali egg and potato mash

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A Bengali-style mashed apple and hard-boiled egg dish, seasoned with onion, green chili, cilantro, and a touch of mustard oil. Simple and flavorful.

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Recipe from ShahadatHossain, Salil Kumar Mukherjee, MdsShakil and 4 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Bengali mashed potato dish combines mashed potatoes with ground apples, hard-boiled eggs, onions, green chili peppers, cilantro, and a touch of mustard oil. It’s a simple yet flavorful dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodboiling
  • Estimated cost$2.60 $1.30 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.80
  • $1.19
  • $0.13
  • $0.03
  • $0.35
  • $0.01
  • $0.01
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Boil the apples and eggs separately in their own containers.
  2. Peel the hard-boiled eggs and the apples, then place them in a bowl. ≈ 8 min
  3. Sauté the onion and chili pepper in a pan with a little oil until they are lightly browned.
  4. Mash the hand-made terracotta apples to create a puree. ≈ 4 min
  5. Add the onion, salt, and mustard oil, then mix well with the eggs and mashed potatoes to create the puree. ≈ 4 min
  6. Garnish with cilantro and serve. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Bengali egg and potato mash

  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 3 to 4 garden apples$1.19
  • 1 teaspoon of finely chopped green chili pepper$0.13
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped onion$0.03
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh cilantro$0.35
  • salt$0.01
  • 1/2 teaspoon of mustard oil$0.01
  • A little bit of oil for the frying pan.$0.08

Total$2.60

that's $1.30 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 3 to 4 garden apples
  • 1 teaspoon of finely chopped green chili pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh cilantro
  • salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of mustard oil
  • A little bit of oil for the frying pan.

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