Punjabi Egg Curry (Anda Curry)

This Punjabi Egg Curry (Anda Curry) is a flavorful curry where hard-boiled eggs are simmered in an onion- tomato based gravy. Make it in under 30 minutes using simple ingredients (gluten-free).

Here are some more egg recipes that you may like – Kerala Egg Curry, Kolhapuri Egg Curry, Chettinad Egg Curry, Egg Butter Masala, and Mughlai Egg Korma.

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About This Recipe

Punjabi Egg Curry (Anda Curry) is a spicy, robust Indian curry where hard-boiled are simmered in an onion-tomato masala.

This gluten-free and dairy-free curry comes together in under 30 minutes using simple ingredients.

Each home has a different style of making egg curry and with a few variations, you get a, totally new taste. In today’s post, I am sharing my mom’s recipe which she has been making for years.

This Punjabi style egg curry recipe can be easily doubled or tripled.

Ingredients

You will get all the ingredients to make this curry in the Asian aisle of a large supermarket or any Indian grocery store.

Eggs – Try to use organic free-range eggs for the best taste. Having said any white eggs, brown eggs, or country eggs, all work great in this recipe.

Oil – You can choose vegetable oil, mustard oil, or light olive oil to make this curry.

Whole Spices – You will need cumin seeds, cloves, and black cardamom.

You can also add bay leaves and dry red chilies if you wish to.

Spice Powders – You will need a few basic Indian spice powders such as coriander powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, and salt.

You can also add a little cumin powder and black pepper powder for a spicy kick.

Tomato Puree – Try to use canned tomato puree as it is more concentrated in taste than freshly pureed tomatoes.

You can also use tomato paste in place of tomato puree.

Kasuri Methi – Kasuri methi gives a lot of flavor to the curry.

Others – You will also need onions, fresh ginger, garlic, lime, and cilantro (fresh coriander leaves).

Fresh ginger and garlic can be replaced with ginger garlic paste.

You can also add some roasted gram flour (besan) to thicken the curry. It also makes it more flavorful.

How To Make Punjabi Egg Curry

Boil The Eggs

Add 6-7 cups of water to a medium-size saucepan and keep the cold eggs in a single layer at the bottom of the pan.

Eggs must be covered with water for at least an inch.

Add 2 teaspoon salt to the pan. Adding salt will prevent the eggs from breaking and the whites to run out while boiling. Try this tip and thank me later 🙂

Bring the water to a rolling boil over high heat.

Once the water comes to a rolling boil, switch off the heat and cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid.

Let the pan rest for 20 minutes.

Drain the hot water and fill the pan with cold water.

Let the eggs cool down for 5 minutes. Drain the water, take the eggs out and peel them.

Fry The Eggs

Wipe the peeled eggs with a kitchen towel and prick them with a fork all over. If you don’t wipe the eggs, they will splutter a lot while frying because of the moisture in them. Pricking also helps while frying.

Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.

Shallow fry the eggs until they are browned from all sides. Keep rotating them while frying. If it is spluttering a lot, cover the skillet with a lid.

Take out the fried eggs on a plate and keep them aside.

Make The Curry

Add the remaining oil (2 tbsp) to the same pan and heat it over medium-high heat.

Once the oil is hot, add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 3-4 crushed cloves, and 1 crushed black cardamom, and let them crackle for 3-4 seconds.

Add 1 cup finely chopped onions and fry until slightly browned, stirring frequently (4-5 minutes).

Now add 1 teaspoon chopped ginger and 1 teaspoon chopped garlic and fry until onions are golden brown in color (4-5 minutes).

Add ½ cup tomato puree (or ¼ cup tomato paste) and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Add 1 tablespoon coriander powder, 2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder, 1 teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ teaspoon garam masala, and 1 teaspoon salt, and cook for 3-4 minutes.

If the masala is getting too dry and is starting to burn from the bottom, splash a little water.

Now add 2 cups of water to the pot and bring the gravy to a boil.

Add the boiled egg and mix well.

Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5-6 minutes.

Add 2 tablespoon crushed Kasuri methi and 1 teaspoon lime juice and mix well.

Garnish with 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro and serve hot.

Pro Tips By Neha

You can skip frying the eggs and add them directly to the curry.

To give the anda curry a smoky flavor, you can do a Dungar method, which is smoking the curry with coal in a bowl with hot ghee. Heat a piece of coal or a cinnamon stick over direct heat until it is red hot. Keep a small bowl in the center of the pot with the curry. Keep the red hot coal in the bowl. Drizzle a teaspoon of oil over the coal and close the lid of the pot immediately. Let the curry absorb the smoke for 10 minutes. Open the lid and remove the bowl. Give the curry a gentle stir. Heat it once again and serve.

You can choose to keep the gravy thin, semi gravy or dry.

To make the curry richer, add cashew nuts, almonds, or poppy seeds paste to it. Heavy cream can also be added at the end of the cooking.

Serving Suggestions

This simple egg masala curry recipe tastes good with almost all the Indian bread, but I usually serve it along with naan bread, roti, lachha paratha, or tandoori roti.

You can also serve this spicy curry with makki ki roti or bajre ki roti in Winter.

I sometimes like to serve egg curry with a crisp plain dosa or appam, especially for weekend breakfasts.

A few of my other fav options are – jeera rice, ghee rice, tawa paratha, mutton biryani, and basmati rice.

Storage Suggestions

You can store egg curry in the fridge for 2 to 3 days, in an air-tight container. Reheat it in a pan or microwave, until nice and hot.

If you want to freeze the curry, then freeze it without the eggs. Thaw, add boiled eggs, and heat well before serving.

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