Egg Spinach Curry
- 40 min
- medium
- Serves 3
Egg spinach curry, or palak anda curry: fried boiled egg halves in a North Indian spinach, tomato and cream gravy. Medium-spicy, serves 3, 40 minutes, video.
Good for: Rainy Day
Ingredients
Water10½ cup
Palak (Spinach)1
Garlic5 cloves
Ginger½ inch
Green Chilli3
Eggs3
Oil2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder1¼ tsp
Salt1¼ tsp
Oil2 tbsp
Bay Leaves1
Cloves2
Cumin½ tsp
Onion, Finely Chopped1
Tomato, Finely Chopped2
Turmeric Powder¼ tsp
Coriander Powder1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder½ tsp
Fresh Cream3 tbsp
Contains: milk, egg.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 3 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 3 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 306kcal | 918kcal |
| Protein | 9.5g | 29g |
| Carbohydrate | 14g | 41g |
| Fat | 24g | 73g |
| Fibre | 3.8g | 11g |
| Sugar | 4.3g | 13g |
Cookd masalas for palak (spinach)
Method
Bring 6 cups of water to a boil, add spinach leaves and cook for 2 mins.
Drain this and transfer it to a bowl of cold water.
Add the spinach leaves to the mixer grinder and grind it into a smooth paste along with garlic, ginger, green chili.
Place the eggs on a saucepan, add 3 cups of water, bring the water to a boil, cover and cook the eggs for 9 minutes.
Once the eggs cool, remove the shells of the eggs and cut them into halves.
Heat oil in a pan, add red chili powder, salt and mix well. Add the boiled halve eggs and pan fry for 2 mins. Keep aside.
Heat oil in a Kadai, add bay leaf, cloves, cumin seeds, and let it splutter. Add onion and saute till it turns translucent.
Add tomato, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, salt, and cook the masalas for a minute.
Add the ground paste and saute for a minute. Add 1 ½ cups of water, cover, and cook for 10 mins on medium flame.
Add cream, mix well, add the pan-fried egg halves and simmer for 3 mins.
Egg Spinach Gravy is ready to be served with roti/chapati.
Before you start
- How long does Egg Spinach Curry take?
- 40 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Egg Spinach Curry serve?
- 3. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Egg Spinach Curry vegetarian?
- It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
- Is Egg Spinach Curry spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Egg Spinach Curry?
- 1 Palak (Spinach), 3 Eggs, 3 Green Chilli, 1 Bay Leaves, 2 Cloves, 1 Onion, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Egg Spinach Curry?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Egg Spinach Curry?
- About 306 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
3 notes- C
A Cookd cookMarch 2023
😋
- M
ManasaJuly 2026
very tasty
- A
Archana JayavelOctober 2025
This turned out to be really good. Delicious!!


