A hard boiled egg curry is a popular dish across India and Pakistan, my version comes in a delicious masala style tomato sauce!

Egg Curry… Yes Seriously!

The first time I had heard of an egg curry I probably had the same reaction you are having now!

Eggs in a biryani absolutely, eggs in a nargis kebab, definitely! But eggs in a masala style gravy made me raise an eyebrow.

I first ate it at a friends house and it blew me away, and it is apparently a very common dish in Indian and Pakistani houses.

Sadly it is a rarity on the menus of Indian restaurants, which is odd as it is gloriously tasty and really cheap and simple to make.

My version uses a quick version of the sauce from my chicken tikka masala recipe.

How to Avoid a Bitter Onion Taste.

The greatest danger when cooking this curry is getting a bitter taste from the onion puree. It is a risk you take whenever you form a puree from raw onions.

There are a few steps you can take to reduce this risk.

I like to soak my onions for a couple of minutes before I blend them.

But the three crtical steps to reduce the risk are:

Ensure that you remove all of the “root” of the onion. Do not overblend the puree, you just want to break the onion down. Do not reduce the cooking time of the onion, keep it nice and steady for 20 minutes.

You can cook the onion before blending either in a pan or microwave, which eliminates the risk completely. 5 minutes in a pan or 60 seconds in a microwave is enough.

It does very much change the flavour of this recipe though, it is still tasty but not as good as it could be.

Serving Suggestions.

In the summer I keep this recipe light and vibrant with white rice and loads of fresh chives. Yes, more onion!

In winter, I am more likely to serve it with nutty brown rice and enrich it with a swirl of cream.

As it is a wet curry then my choice of bread would be a naan bread which is perfect for mopping up the leftover gravy.

If you wanted something a little larger then this is delicious served with bombay potatoes.

It’s almost like Indian egg and chips mmmmmm, memories!