Bengali Egg Omelette Curry | Mamlette er Jhol
Learn how to make Bengali Egg Omelette Curry recipe with step by step pictures. Mamlette’r Jhol recipe made with egg omelettes and boiled potatoes – best with hot steamed rice.
Equipment
- Large Fry Pan
- Small Fry Pan
MEASUREMENT
1 cup = 250ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, 1 teaspoon = 5ml
Ingredients
For Omelette
- 3 Eggs
- ½ cup Finely Chopped Onions
- 1 Green Chilli Finely Chopped
- Salt as needed
- Oil as needed
For Mamlette’r Jhol
- 3 tablespoon Mustard Oil
- 2 Dry Bay Leaves
- 2 Green Cardamoms
- 3 Cloves
- 3 ” Cinnamon
- 2 Dry Red Chillies
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 2 Medium Onions Finely Sliced
- 1 Medium Tomato Chopped
- 2 Medium Potatoes Boiled & Cubed
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- ¼ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- 2 Green Chillies Slit
- Salt as needed
- Water as needed
Instructions
- In a pan heat 3 tablespoon Mustard Oil and bring it to smoking point. As it is fuming, add 2 dry red chillies, 2 dry bay leaves, 3 cloves, 2 cardamoms, 3” cinnamon and 1 teaspoon cumin seeds.
- Next add 2 medium onions finely sliced.
- Fry on low flame until the onions are light golden brown and soft. Add 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste. Cook for 2 mins.
- Now add 1 tablespoon Kashmiri red chilli powder, 1 teaspoon coriander powder, 1 teaspoon cumin powder and ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder. Cook for a couple of minutes.
- Add about ¼ cup of water and cook on medium flame.
- In 2-3 mins, it should get thick and oil should leave from the sides of the pan.
- Now add 1 medium tomato finely chopped.
- Cook it on low flame until the tomatoes are mushy.
- Next add 2 medium potatoes, boiled peeled and cubed along with salt as needed.
- Add about 2 cups of water and cook the gravy for 3-4 mins.
- As the gravy begins to boil, add 2 green chillies slit cut
- Next add 1 teaspoon of sugar and continue cooking the gravy.
- In about 4-5 mins, the gravy should be boiling.
- Meanwhile heat a small pan for making omelette. In a bowl, break open the eggs along with ½ cup finely chopped onions and 1 green chilli finely chopped. Beat until the eggs are frothy & pale in color.
- Pour into the hot pan and drizzle oil around.
- Cook on both sides until golden brown and remove from heat. I made 2 omelettes.
- Cut the omelettes into quarters of equal size. Don’t cut them too small.
- Add the cut omelette pieces into the gravy, coat them on both sides. Add extra water if the gravy is too thick.
- Now add ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder and gently mix it.
- Bring the gravy to a boil by cooking covered for 4-5mins. Remove from heat.
- Serve hot immediately with steamed rice or roti.
Notes
- Adjust spices as per preference.
- Although this is egg omelette curry, you can skip the omelettes and make it with just potatoes.
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