Egg Drop Curry | Video

Egg drop curry. Dinner made easy with quick and tasty curry featuring eggs cooked right into a lip-smacking aromatic sauce. An excellent way to add more nutrition to your meals, the delicious combination of eggs, coconut milk and spices dials up the flavor. Perfect if you’re looking for a tasty meat-free side dish for your next meal!

Making delicious egg dishes is one of the easiest ways to level up the nutrition of your meals. However, knowing the right recipe is key to whip up tasty dishes. Sometimes, thinking beyond the regular hard boiled or fried egg can be tricky, but this recipe with eggs cooked in the sauce is a must try.

Egg drop curry. As the name suggests, eggs are cracked into the curry so they’ll easily cook in the vibrant spicy sauce. It’s a classic Indian dish perfectly suited for egg lovers especially if you’re after a new recipe to cook eggs. In fact, adding the eggs right into the sauce is actually a visually appealing way to display this fabulous dish. 

How To Make Egg Drop Curry 

Start with sautéing dried spices like bay leaf, cardamom and cumin seeds until you get a nice fragrant aroma. Brown the chopped onions and fry garlic, ginger and green chilies. Then, add in the ground spices like turmeric, cumin, coriander, red chili powder and garam masala. Give this spice mix a quick stir fry before adding in tomato paste and chopped tomatoes. 

To make a thick gravy or sauce, stir in a little coconut milk alongside water. At this stage, you can also add enough salt. Let this simmer for about 2 minutes. Now, crack the eggs in different spots in the curry. Also, add a handful of chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves. 

You can stir the eggs into the curry if you like. However, you can also leave the eggs intact and let them cook to your liking. Covering the pan with a lid will create a thin white film over the eggs. So for aesthetic purposes, I decided to cook them uncovered. 

And done! Delicious egg drop curry to create the best side dish for your next meal.

More Egg Curry Recipes:

• Indian Egg Curry 
• Egg Rogan Josh 
• Chettinad Egg Curry 
• Kerala Egg Curry
• Egg Pulusu
• Egg Masala

Yield: 4

Egg Drop Curry | Video

Print

Delicious egg drop curry makes for the perfect side dish for your next meal

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 2 green cardamom pods
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 - inch ginger, minced
• 1 green chili, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric (turmeric powder)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (cumin powder)
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander (coriander powder)
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves
• Salt to taste
• Coriander (cilantro) leaves, to garnish
• Sliced green chilies, to garnish (optional)
• Naan, paratha or steamed rice, to serve

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a large frying pan or skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add cumin seeds, bay leaf and cardamom. Sauté, stirring, for a few seconds.
3. Add onions. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes or until browned.
4. Add garlic, ginger and green chilies. Sauté, stirring, for about 1 minute or until fragrant.
5. Add ground turmeric, ground cumin, ground coriander, red chili powder and garam masala. Sauté, stirring, for 1 minute or until aromatic.
6. Add tomato paste and chopped tomatoes. Stir to combine. Cook for about 3-4 minutes or until mushy.
7. Add coconut milk and water. Stir to combine. Season with salt.
8. Bring to a boil.
9. Simmer for 2 minutes.
10. Crack eggs into the sauce.
11. Add coriander (cilantro) leaves. Cook, covered, for about 6-7 minutes or until eggs are cooked to your liking.
12. Garnish with more coriander (cilantro) leaves and green chilies.
13. Serve warm with naan, paratha or steamed rice.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 337Total Fat 14gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 0mgSodium 376mgCarbohydrates 48gFiber 6gSugar 9gProtein 8g

The nutritional data is for information purposes only

Like this egg drop curry recipe? Then join Nish Kitchen on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. Watch exclusive recipe videos on YouTube.