Goan Egg Curry Recipe – a classic red masala curry which tastes great with steamed rice Or pao! There are lot of versions of goan egg curry recipes. This is an easy version and simple to make. Actually you could make same curry with chicken, fish Or vegetables. It tastes different with fish, veggies and chicken.
Curry is made with red paste. Spices like cinnamon, coriander seed, peppercorn, red chilies and coconut is used. I have shallow fried the egg but it’s optional. You could add boiled eggs directly instead of frying. I love the fried version of eggs though.
I have made a lot of goan vegetarian food and they all taste great. You could make kala vatana usal, vegetarian goan sorak curry and veg caldin. Goa is known for its coastal food and sea food. But vegetarian food also tastes yum.
My hubby loved this egg curry so his office mates. We often cook different kind of curries with eggs. When I am in a hurry to make something quick I tend to make egg curries and pulaos.
How to make Goan Egg Curry Recipe step by step :
1. Firstly boil eggs in hot water for 12 mins Or until cooked. Check this link how to cook eggs to perfection. Shallow fry boiled eggs with little oil until light brown from both the sides. Slit length wise from center. This is optional you could add the boiled eggs directly.
2. Take some oil in a pan on medium heat. Saute coriander seed, fennel seed, cumin seed, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorn, red chilies, cardamom, onion, poppy seed, coriander leaves and desiccated coconut. Fry until onion change color to light brown in color.
3. Now add fresh grated coconut. Saute for 2 mins.
4. Grind the roasted mixture with little water until smooth paste if formed. Take a wok / vessel add oil. Once oil is add curry leaves and chopped onion.
5. Once onion is light brown add the red paste. Add turmeric powder.
6. Saute until gravy slightly thicken and leaves oil. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir nicely.
7. Time to add potatoes. Add water and salt for seasoning.
8. Lastly add water and fried boiled egg. Cook until potatoes are boiled. Check taste and alter if any spices required.
9. Serve egg curry hot with rice Or pao.
Check more egg recipes like easy egg curry, egg curry, Mughlai egg curry, quick egg curry, Thai egg curry, egg Chettinad curry, egg masala dry, egg bhurji and cheese egg bhurji.
Goan Egg Curry Recipe card below:
- 6 boiled eggs or you could shallow fry the boiled egg its[b] optional[/b]
- 2 medium sized potatoes peeled and chopped lengthwise
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 t/s turmeric powder
- few curry leaves
- 1 small onion chopped finely
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 cup water Or as consistency required
- Red Paste:1 tbsp oil
- 5 dried kashmiri chilies
- 2 medium sized onion
- 2 t/s poppy seed (khuskhus)
- 3 t/s coriander seed
- 1 t/s fennel seed
- 1 t/s cumin seed
- 2 green cardamom
- 5 to 6 peppercorn
- 2 to 3 cloves
- 2 cinnamon stick
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves
- 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
- 1.5 tbsp fresh grated coconut
- salt as per taste
- Firstly boil eggs in hot water for 12 mins Or until cooked. Check this link how to cook eggs to perfection.
- Shallow fry boiled eggs with little oil until light brown from both the sides. Slit length wise from center. Frying egg is optional.
- Take some oil in a pan on medium heat. Saute coriander seed, fennel seed, cumin seed, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorn, red chilies, cardamom, onion, poppy seed, coriander leaves and desiccated coconut. Fry until onion change color to light brown in color.
- Grind the roasted mixture with little water until smooth paste if formed.
- Now add fresh grated coconut. Saute for 2 mins.
- Take a wok / vessel add oil. Once oil is add curry leaves and the chopped onion.
- Once onion is light brown add the red paste. Add turmeric powder and sugar.
- Saute until gravy slightly thicken and leaves oil.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and stir nicely.
- Time to add potatoes. Add water and salt for seasoning.
- Lastly add water and fried boiled egg.
- Cook until potatoes are boiled.
- Check taste and alter if any spices required.
- Serve egg curry hot with rice Or <g class=”gr_ gr_148 gr-alert gr_spell gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace” id=”148″ data-gr-id=”148″>pao</g>.
Greta lurve says
Delicious!! I made it today!
Could you also post Goan seafood / chicken/lamb curries using Goan toddy vinegar or feni vinegar please !
maria says
Thanks Greta for your kind words. I will surely try fulfilling your requests.
Sergei says
Maria,I’m new to your blog and loving it. Deu borem korum for a tasty recipe. Cooked it today after receiving a couple of dozen free-range eggs from a friend. Didn’t have dessicated coconut on hand so I just used freshly grated coconut instead. Also, had to do without poppy seeds as these are taboo here in the sandpit. Yes, I successfully followed your egg boiling tips and then fried the boiled eggs. To enhance the flavor I added one egg fried sunny-side up. It’s good for the presentation, too.
maria says
Thankyou so much Sergei dev borem korum 🙂 glad you liked the egg curry.
suzanne Perazzini says
As always, that looks so good, I can almost smell it.
maria says
Thanks Suzanne 🙂
Ash-foodfashionparty says
One of my favorite comfort food. The poppy seeds and 2 different kinds of coconut sure would give the curry a unique flavor. Bookmarking it.
maria says
Thanks Ash:) do try them surely…..