Instant Pot Egg Curry (Pressure Cooker Anda Curry)
Egg curry made by adding boiled eggs to a curry sauce, along with coconut milk to give a flavorful protein-rich dish. In this Instant Pot Egg Curry, we will make the curry sauce and boil the eggs together, to make this delicious dish even quicker! Pair it with rice, naan or roti to make a complete meal.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 6 Eggs
- 2 tbsp Ghee or Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 1 Green chili (sliced (optional))
- 1.5 cup Onion (diced )
- 1/2 tbsp Ginger (minced )
- 1/2 tbsp Garlic (minced )
- 1.5 cup Tomatoes (diced )
- 2/3 cup Water (divided)
- 1/2 cup Coconut Milk
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Cilantro (chopped, to garnish )
- 1/2 tsp Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
- 2 tsp Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
- 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili powder (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Salt (adjust to taste)
- 1 stick Cinnamon (Dalchini)
- 2 Bay leaf (Tej Patta)
- 1 tsp Black peppercorns
- 2 Green Cardamom (Elaichi)
Instructions
- 1
Start the Instant Pot in Saute (More) mode (Press Saute, then Adjust). Once the display reads HOT, add oil, whole spices and cumin seeds.
- 2
When the cumin seeds change color, add green chili, onions, ginger and garlic. Sauté for 3 minutes.
- 3
Add tomato and spices. Stir and let it cook for 2 minutes. Stir in 1/3 cup water and scrape off anything stuck to the bottom of the pot.
- 4
Place the trivet and a steel bowl with eggs in it. Close lid with vent in sealing position.
- 5
Change the instant pot setting to manual or pressure cook mode at high pressure for 8 mins. After the instant pot beeps, quick release the pressure.
- 6
Carefully remove the bowl with eggs and the trivet. Place eggs in ice cold water and then peel them. Make holes in the egg surface using a fork.
- 7
Add coconut milk and 1/3 cup water. Add back the peeled eggs to the pot. Change instant pot to Saute mode and let the curry simmer for about 3 minutes while stirring frequently. Then turn off instant pot.
- 8
Add lemon juice and garnish with cilantro. Enjoy Egg Curry with rice, roti or naan.