Egg Malai Curry (Anda Malai Curry), also known as Egg Malai Gravy, is a popular dish made with hard boiled eggs, spices, and a creamy coconut milk gravy. If you're looking for an egg curry without tomato, try this creamy, gently spiced egg curry.
While flipping through channels, I spotted a cooking show featuring egg malai curry and thought why didn't I try this recipe before.
I checked my pantry, and all the ingredients were available. Immediately, I planned to make this dish on the very next day.
Everyone loved egg malai curry aka dimer malai curry. I am sure after dimer jhol aka egg curry recipe and dim kosha, dimer malai curry will be regular on our menu.
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What is Malai Curry?
Malai curry is thought to have originated in Malaysia, and an early version of the recipe may have been brought to the Bay of Bengal by Malaysian sailor.
Malai Curry is definitely not the gravy prepared using cream or malai. The term 'Malai' has been derived from the word 'Malay' which indicates Malaysia.
Gradually, the malai curry has evolved with Bengali touch and become signature dish of Bengal.
However, nowadays, Malai Curry is also known for the rich, creamy texture of its gravy, which has become a defining feature of the dish.
Egg Malai Curry Ingredients
You need few ingredients to prepare Dimer malai curry. The following are the ingredients you will require to cook this dish:
Eggs: The primary ingredient of this recipe is egg. You can use poultry eggs for this recipe. However, you can also use duck's egg or any other varieties of eggs here.
Coconut Milk: Another key ingredient of this recipe is coconut milk. Nowadays coconut milk is easily available in tetra packs so you can use it or you can make coconut milk at home easily.
Onion: Onion is used in this recipe to prepare the base of the gravy.
Ginger & Garlic Paste: I have used both ginger and garlic paste in this recipe. However, many avoid using garlic in malai curry. I leave this up to your choice.
Dry Spices: Turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder are the primary dry spices used in this recipe. Salt and sugar are also essential ingredients of this dish.
Whole Spices: Apart from the above ingredients, I have also used few whole spices including bay leaf, whole garam masala, etc. in this dish.
Oil: We always cook malai curry in mustard oil gives a distinct taste to the dish. However, if you are not comfortable using it, you can always choose vegetable oil or refined oil.
How to prepare Egg Malai Curry?
There are many varieties of egg masala recipes, including street style egg masala, flavorful Chettinad egg masala, rich Hyderabadi egg masala, etc. However, quick and easy egg malai masala is a rich, tomato-free option with a smooth, mildly spiced creamy gravy.
Anyone can easily prepare this egg curry in coconut milk, as it requires just a few simple ingredients and the steps are straightforward to follow.. Here is the step-by-step recipe:
I prefer using hard boiled eggs for this recipe. So, boil the eggs in water for 10-12 minutes to get the desired outcome. Now allow to cool the eggs and peel the shells carefully.
You can make slits around the eggs. This helps to penetrate the spices inside the egg. Heat oil in a pan and fry the eggs with turmeric and red chilli powder. Take them out and keep aside.
Add remaining oil and whole spices & bay leaf into it. After that add onions and fry till it is translucent. While frying onions, add little sugar.
Next add ginger and garlic paste and cook well. Later add salt, turmeric, coriander and red chilli powder and combine them. If required add little water to the spice mixture. This helps to avoid burning of the spices.
After the spices are cooked, add coconut milk into it. If required you can add half cup of water. Add fried eggs and allow to boil covering with a lid. Finally switch off gas and add chopped coriander leaves from top.
Variations
The most common form of malai curry is Prawn Malai Curry which is also known as chingri malai curry. Besides this, chicken malai curry and egg malai are two popular malai curry dishes.
Serving Suggestions
This is a delicious side dish to go with the main course. We prefer this anda malai curry to pair with steamed rice. You can also have it with pulao or any type of Indian flatbread.
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Materials
- 5 nos Eggs
- 2 cups Coconut Milk
- 2 no Onion, medium chopped
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Paste
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Paste
- Salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 1 no Bay Leaf
- 1 inch Cinnamon Stick
- 1 no Green Cardamom Pod
- 2 nos Clove
- 4-5 tablespoon Mustard Oil
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Leaves chopped
Instructions
- Boil the eggs and after cooling peel the egg shells and keep them aside.
- Heat oil (2 tablespoon) in a pan and fry the boiled eggs with salt little turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
- After they turn beautiful golden, take them out.
- Heat the remaining oil and add bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon, clove into oil.
- Add chopped onions and fry them till translucent. Add sugar while frying the onions.
- Next add ginger and garlic paste. Mix them well with onion.
- Add dry spice powders such as turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, and coriander powder. Mix well.
- Add this point of time, add little water (2 tablespoon) and cook the spice mixture.
- Next add coconut milk into the pan and combine well with the spice mixture.
- After sometime add the fried eggs into it and allow it to boil by covering the lid. If required add half cup of water.
- Check the taste of the gravy, if required add salt.
- Later switch off the gas and allow to rest it for 5 minutes and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
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Supriya Kutty
This Bengali Egg curry is super yummy never before I have tried such a delicious dish it's something very uniques I really love it thank you so much for putting up this post.
Mayuri Patel
When I first read the title I thought it was the malai curry from the Indian cuisine. This Malaysian style egg curry is an interesting dish which I would like to try. And the ingredients are what we usually have in our pantries. Bengali Egg Malai Curry looks so inviting.
Jayashree T.Rao
Malai Egg Curry looks flavoursome and ideal to pair with both chapati or rice. Lovely clicks Amrita.
Preethicuisine
This Bengali style egg malai curry looks absolutely irresistible.We love dishes with coconut milk.Would love to try your version as my boys love to eat egg curry. Adding sugar is interesting.
Archana
Omg! Just yesterday I was thinking of this delicious egg curry. Will love to make it bengali malai egg curry. I am literally drooling here. Dinner plans are set now.
Thanks a lot.
Seema
You have brilliantly captured the images here. I love how beautifully you describe the recipe. It shows your passion.
angiesrecipes
I love curry and egg...this is a perfect dish for me!