Dimer Dalna – Spicy Egg Curry

Ingredients:
Egg – 12 (hardboiled and peeled)
Onion – 1 large (thinly sliced)
Garlic paste – 2 tsp
Ginger paste – 1½ tsp
Tomato paste – 2 tsp
Bay leaf - 1
Sugar – 1 tsp
Salt – to taste
Turmeric – ½ tsp
Chili powder – ½ tsp
Cooking oil
Water

Procedure:
Make slits in the eggs with a knife and keep aside.

In a mixing bowl take turmeric and chili powder. Coat the eggs well in this mixture.

Meanwhile heat a pan with cooking oil.

When oil is heated, gently slide in the eggs one by one and fry them till they turn brownish.

Remove from pan and set aside.

In the same pan add sugar.

When the sugar has melted, throw in a bayleaf. Now add the ginger and garlic paste, and the sliced onions and tomato paste. Cook until the masala is well fried and oil starts separating.

Add water, according to the desired amount of gravy and let it come to a simmer.

When the gravy starts simmering add the eggs and let it simmer on low heat until the gravy starts thickening and starts coating the eggs.

Serve with your choice of rice or roti.