Bengali-style mashed egg and apple

Bengali-style mashed egg and apple

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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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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$2.13 $1.07 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.70
  • $1.01
  • $0.13
  • $0.02
  • $0.16
  • $0.02
  • $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. Gently re-incorporate the onion and chili pepper into a small amount of oil paint, in a pan.
  4. Mash the hand-made terracotta apples to create a puree. ≈ 4 min
  5. Add the onion, salt, and oil paint of mustard, 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-style mashed egg and apple

  • 2 eggs$0.70
  • 3 to 4 garden apples$1.01
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped green chili$0.13
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped onion$0.02
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh cilantro$0.16
  • salt$0.02
  • 1/2 cup of oil paint made with mustard$0.01
  • A little bit of oil paint for the canvas$0.08

Total$2.13

that's $1.07 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 3 to 4 garden apples
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped green chili
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh cilantro
  • salt
  • 1/2 cup of oil paint made with mustard
  • A little bit of oil paint for the canvas

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