35 min · serves 4
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Dim’er jhol
the way ma makes it
You will need
- 6 Gimme eggs
- 2 potatoes, halved
- 1 large onion, ground to a paste
- 1 tsp each ginger and garlic paste
- 1 tomato, chopped
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 3 tbsp mustard oil
- 1 bay leaf, salt and a pinch of sugar
Method
- step 1:Boil the eggs for 10 minutes, cool and peel. Prick each one twice with a fork.
- step 2:Rub the eggs and potatoes with a little turmeric and salt. Fry in hot mustard oil until the eggs blister gold. Set aside.
- step 3:In the same oil, add the bay leaf, then the onion paste. Cook on medium for 6–8 minutes until it turns light brown.
- step 4:Add ginger, garlic, tomato and the dry spices with a splash of water. Cook until the oil separates.
- step 5:Add the potatoes and 1½ cups of hot water. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are soft, about 12 minutes.
- step 6:Slide in the eggs, add the sugar and garam masala, and simmer 3 minutes more. Rest 5 minutes before serving with rice.
