Dimer Jhol

Dimer Jhol literally means egg curry. The bong way is to boil the eggs, remove the shell, smear the eggs with turmeric and chilli powder, and fry the eggs in oil till the skin of the egg is red and leathery. Now that is a perfect start to preparing dimer jhol.

Do note that there are various ways to prepare dimer jhol. However, basic ingredients remain more or less the same though cooking techniques may differ from person to person.

This recipe is dedicated to Ash who is miles away in another continent but always in our gourmet thoughts. Here's a toast to you for Dimer Jhol and a nice Irish drink. :)

Ingredients:

Eggs - 2-4 (depending on how many you folks plan to eat)
Potatoes - the more the merrier (for 2 people, you can take 3 medium potatoes)
Cumin Seeds - a pinch
Onions - 2
Garlic - 4-5 cloves (I generally use a lot of garlic)
Ginger paste - 1 tsp
Green Chillies - 2-3
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder -1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 3-4 tbsp
Water - 1-2 cups

-Boil, peel, smear with turmeric and chilli powder and fry the eggs as instructed above and then remove from the pan.
-In the same pan, fry the potato cubes till they are golden brown and then remove from the pan
-Add some more oil and when the oil is hot, add cumin seeds.
-Once it splutters, add green chillies and garlic cloves
-Next, add the onions and saute till it turns pinkish.
-Add the garlic paste and stir some more
-Add the cumin powder, chilli powder and stir for a while
-Next add the fried potatoes, salt and some turmeric and mix till the masala coats the potatoes.
-Add some water and boil for around 8-10 minutes.
-Add the garam masala and mix for 1-2 minutes.
-Last but not the least, add the eggs that were fried in the beginning.

Voila! Your dimer jhol is ready...