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Westbengal · Breakfast

Poached Eggs in Gravy

Traditional 22. Poached Eggs in Gravy recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 3 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 150g tomatoes, crushed
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 2-3 green chillies, slit
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 cup water
• Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 How to make Poached Eggs in Gravy

1. Heat oil (2 mins, high): Mustard oil should shimmer with smoke wisps.
2. Temper spices (1 min, high): Add cumin seeds (crackle in 3 secs), asafoetida, green chillies.
3. Add paste (1 min, medium): Stir in ginger-garlic paste until raw smell disappears.
4. Add tomatoes (2 mins, medium): Add crushed tomatoes, cook until they break down into oil.
5. Add spice powders (1 min, medium): Dust turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder. Stir 60 secs.
6. Add water (1 min, high): Pour water, bring to boil.
7. Make wells and poach (5 mins, medium): Using spoon, make 4 shallow wells in gravy. Crack eggs one by one into wells. Cover pan, simmer until egg whites set but yolks remain runny (4-5 mins).
8. Garnish (30 secs, low): Sprinkle coriander leaves.

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