Spiced Egg and Tomato Rice Bowl — Anda Curry Rice Bowl
A weekday lunch bowl of hard-boiled eggs in a North Indian dhaba-style tomato-onion gravy spooned over basmati rice, finished with fresh coriander.
Indian
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Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
For 2 servings
Instructions
Prep
Place 6 large eggs in a saucepan. Rinse 120g basmati rice, combine with 220ml water and 0.5 tsp salt in another saucepan. Finely chop 1 medium onion and 2 green chillies. Puree 2 small tomatoes. Measure 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste. Julienne 2 tsp fresh ginger. Chop 2 tbsp fresh coriander. Measure all spices.
Boil
Cover eggs with cold water, bring to boil over high heat. Reduce to medium, cook 9 minutes. Meanwhile, bring rice to boil, cover, reduce to low, cook 10 minutes. Remove rice from heat, rest covered 5 minutes. Drain eggs, cool under cold water, peel. Doneness: eggs hard-boiled, rice fluffy and tender.
Bloom
Make 3 shallow slits in each egg, toss with 0.5 tsp turmeric and pinch of salt. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add 1 tsp cumin seeds, sizzle 15 seconds until fragrant. Add chopped onion, cook 3-4 minutes stirring, until edges are deep golden.
Build
Add 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste and 2 green chillies to the skillet, cook 1 minute over medium-high until raw smell fades. Add tomato puree, 2 tsp tomato paste, 2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder, 1.5 tsp ground coriander, 0.5 tsp ground cumin, remaining 0.5 tsp turmeric, and 1 tsp salt. Cook 4-5 minutes over medium-low, stirring, until oil beads at edges.
Simmer
Add 160ml hot water, bring to gentle simmer over medium-low heat. Gently add slitted eggs to gravy, simmer 2-3 minutes on low, spooning gravy over eggs. Stir in 1 tsp garam masala and 1 tsp crushed kasuri methi off heat. Doneness: eggs heated through, gravy coats spoon.
Plate
Fluff rice with a fork. Spoon rice into 2 bowls, top each with 3 eggs and gravy. Garnish with fresh coriander and julienned ginger. Serve with mango pickle and roasted papad alongside.
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