Egg Drop Curry Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a simple, light and delicious side dish which fits so well with steamed rice or chapati.
Egg Drop Curry
This is a simplest egg curry you can imagine. It can be made in a jiffy and taste great with either rice or roti. So good.
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Ingredients for Egg Drop Curry
- Oil - 3 tbsp
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Onion - 1 large chopped finely
- Green Chillies - 2 slit
- Tomatoes - 3 medium size pureed
- Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Coriander Powder - 1 tblspn
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Eggs - 2 or 4
- Sugar - ½ tsp
- Coriander leaves - 3 tblspn finely chopped
- Water - 1.5 cup to 2 cup
How to Make Egg Drop Curry
- Heat oil in a pan. Add in cumin seeds and let them splatter.
- Add in onions and chillies cook till golden. Sprinkle in the spice powders and salt, cook for few sec.
- Now add in tomato puree and cook till it is dried and oil separates from it.
- Add in water and sugar and bring it to a boil.
- Crack open eggs in the curry. Cover and cook on a low heat for 5 mins.
- Add in coriander leaves.
- Serve.
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Egg Drop Curry Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- 1 large Onion chopped finely
- 2 slit Green Chillies
- 3 medium size Tomatoes pureed
- 2 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 or 4 Eggs
- ½ tsp Sugar
- 3 tbsp Coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1.5 cup to 2 cup Water
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Add in cumin seeds and let them splatter.
- Add in onions and chillies cook till golden. Add in the spice powders and salt, cook for few sec.
- Now add in tomato puree and cook till it is dried and oil separates from it.
- Add in water and sugar and bring it to a boil.
- Crack open eggs in the curry. Cover and cook on a low heat for 5 mins.
- Add in coriander leaves.
- Serve.
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shahril besir
It is so tempting.. ! Makes me hungry over here..hello from Malaysia..
Anonymous
The moment I added the eggs they spread in the pan...nevertheless tasty.Can you help?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyou have add eggs to boiling curry, then it wont spread
Anonymous
Thanks.
by the way let me tell you, that you are not just an amazing cook but a great blogger too.Tried a lot of your recipes and every time they turn up so well.
My best wishes to you.
Usha Krishna
Hi Arathi,
I started visiting your blog recently and have already tried out quite a few and its come out well since each recipes is with photo and clear explanations 🙂 thanks for the same ..... for this recipe can we had ginger and garlic paste? will it taste different or spoil the recipe?
Aarthi
@Usha Krishnau can add ginger garlic paste as well
Unknown
Aarthi ur recipes are too too good... I just follow ur recipes to treat my guests and end up getting lot of appreciation... I wish to get recipes without coconut..
Sindhura Suraj
Aarthi ur recipes are too too good... I just follow ur recipes to treat my guests and end up getting lot of appreciation... I wish to get recipes without coconut..
Gayathri Nair
Hey hi didi.I I am just done cooking this amazing egg curry, I prepared it to surprise my mother when she comes from work. She is an amazing cook n extremely hard to please. I only hope she likes this curry. Nonetheless thanks for the recipe, on my side I simply loved it ( I tasted a bit😉) bye!
Prashanth shetty
You are really kind hearted, who post nice recipes here for us! each of your recipes are amazing!
This helps me love my kitchen more and more!
Thank you for making me love cooking!!
BTW, I tried this recipe for the first time, and it turned out to be delicious!
Warm regards,
Prashanth