Egg Curry Recipe with Potatoes

Delicious and simple egg curry with potatoes and simple spices, perfect for a simple weeknight meal with rice or bread.

If you ever find yourself staring at your fridge wondering what to make for dinner, but find yourself uninspired, this recipe for you.

It’s the perfect weeknight curry dish when you have nothing prepared and an almost empty fridge.

Hard-boiled eggs come together with potatoes in a jammy-onion curry base. Dinner can be on the table in less than 30 minutes!

If you love easy and delicious weeknight meals, you will love this easy egg curry recipe:

✓ comforting, and nutritious curry meal

✓ can be eaten on its own or with rice, roti, or salad

✓ perfect curry for when you have almost nothing in the fridge

Looking for more easy weeknight curries?

• Keema Aloo: Ground Beef & Potato Curry
• White Chicken Karahi: Chicken in Cream Sauce
• Kadhi: Tangy Yogurt (Dahi) & Besan Curry
• Karahi Chicken: Chicken in Spicy Tomato Sauce
• Aloo Gobi – Pakistani Cauliflower and Potato Curry

Ingredients for Egg Curry Recipe

• Eggs for this recipe, we are using hard-boiled eggs. Boil and peel the eggs before starting with the rest of the recipe.
• Potato the potato makes this a more filling curry, but you can always leave it out too.
• Ginger – Garlic Paste – This is a popular addition to lots of Pakistani and Indian dishes. It is made with equal parts of crushed ginger and crushed garlic. If you opt to make your own, you can make a big batch ahead of time and keep it in the fridge for about two weeks
• Onion – the onion creates a flavorful base for this curry. The key to this curry is caramelizing the onions for the best flavor.
• Ground spices – coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric powder – these spices really flavor this basic curry.
• Tomatoes – either fresh or crushed tomatoes work in this recipe. The recipe takes a little longer with fresh tomatoes as they really need to cook down.

How to Make Egg Curry?

Caramelize the onions

In a pot on low to medium heat, add oil and sliced onion. Cook till golden in color. Keep on stirring as the onion turns brown very quickly. Add a couple of tablespoons of water if you think the onion may burn.

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Add in the aromatics, spices and tomatoes

Add ginger-garlic paste and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add a couple of tablespoons of water if you think the mixture may burn.

Add the ground spices and cook. Add water if needed to avoid burning or sticking on the bottom.

Once all the spices are incorporated, add the tomatoes and green chili and mix until fully incorporated.

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Cook the potatoes

Add the potatoes and mix well. Add a cup of water, mix and cover and cook on low heat till potatoes are soft.

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Add in the hard-boiled eggs and Garnish

Add the peeled, hard-boiled eggs and coat them with the curry. Cover until ready to serve.

Garnish with Cilantro

Tips for Egg Curry

This egg curry is the perfect curry dish for weeknights!

• The onions form the flavor base, the longer you cook them, the more flavor your curry will have.
• Use crushed tomatoes for a quicker curry, so you won’t have to wait for fresh tomatoes to cook down.
• If you’re in a real hurry, cut the potatoes into bite-sized pieces so they cook quicker, or skip the potatoes altogether.

What to serve with Egg Curry?

This egg curry goes well with a side of roti (bread), rice, or a salad. Here are some more options:

• Easy Roti Recipe: How to make soft chapati?
• Bagara Rice with Jeera – Cumin Seasoned Rice Dish
• Vegetable Pulao: Pakistani Vegetable Rice Recipe

If you give this recipe a try, we’d love to see it! Tag us on Instagram @thespicemess