Bengali Dimer Dalna
Dimer Dalna is a classic Bengali delicacy. This simple egg and potato curry is hearty, filling curry, best served with a plate of steaming rice. This curry is packed full of aromatic spices and delicious fried eggs and potatoes, making it the perfect meal.
Servings: 3
Calories: 364kcal
Ingredients
For the shallow-fried eggs and potatoes:
- 4 eggs
- 2 medium potatoes
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- Oil 2 tbsp
For the curry:
- 2 tbsp. oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1- inch cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- 2 cardamoms
- 1 large onion
- 1 green chilli slit
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp sugar
- ½ coriander powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala powder
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 large tomato
- ½ cup water
- 1/2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
Instructions
- For this egg curry recipe, boil the eggs and potatoes separately
- Cool them, deshell eggs and de-skin the potatoes.
- Transfer the boiled eggs and potatoes into a mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle salt, turmeric and red chilli powder over them.
- Toss well to coat. Keep aside.
- Grind an onion to paste and puree 1 large tomato. Keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the eggs till they get some colour on them. Remove and keep aside.
- Next drop in the potatoes and fry to a golden brown. Remove and keep aside.
- Add a further 2 tbsp oil to the same pan. Sizzle bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Sauté for a minute.
- Now add the onion paste. Sprinkle salt and sugar and sauté over medium heat till they start to brown.
- Add the ginger garlic paste and green chilli and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Now add the tomato puree and mix well.
- Cover and cook till the oil start to leave the sides of the pan.
- Now sprinkle turmeric, red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder. Mix well and cook over low heat for a minute for all the flavours to blend.
- Add the eggs and potatoes to the gravy. Pour ½ cup water and simmer for 5 minutes for the eggs to take in the curry flavours. Check the seasoning
- Once the gravy thickens, remove from heat.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve Bengali Dimer Dalna with plain white rice or paratha.