Turkish Eggs Recipe | How to make Turkish eggs | Poached Eggs in Yogurt Sauce
I had gone to Goa to celebrate my birthday and we randomly bumped into this restaurant through Zomato suggestions called Cafe Bodega. I always like to experiment with new egg preparations and hence ordered Turkish eggs. The first bite of Turkish eggs and I went “Oh my god”. The garlic-flavored Greek yogurt and the smooth rich runny poached egg backed by the punch of the chili oil catapulted Turkish eggs right in my top egg dishes list. As easy as Turkish eggs looks, it is pretty technical to execute and might take a couple of attempts before you get the perfect Turkish eggs. But I can vouch that they are worth the efforts!
Turkish Eggs
Ingredients
Yogurt Spread
- 1 cup greek yogurt or hung curd
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 3 cloves garlic minced
Chili Oil
- 1 tablespoon butter unslalted
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
Eggs
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 egg
Instructions
Yogurt Spread
- Put the yogurt on a double boiler
- Smash garlic on mortar and pestle. Add salt and garlic to it. Cook it for at least 10 minutes. The curd will change the constituency. It will become smoother and thicker.
Chili oil
- In a pan add some salted butter, let it melt on a slow flame. Once melted add oil and chili flakes to it.switch off the stove. Do not cook this on high flame, the chili flakes can be easily burnt.
Poached egg
- In a pan with a lid, heat some water. In a cup, put some vinegar and crack an egg. Place the cup in the water and cover it with a lid. Cook it for approx 7mins or till the white is cooked. Do not overcook it.
Assembly for turkish eggs
- First, put the spread in a bowl, add the eggs and drizzle the chili oil on it . After that garnish, it with spring onions or dill on it. The garnish gives a nice crunch.
- Tada, Yummy healthy turkish eggs are ready!
Notes
- A Buttered toast or a homemade bagel. No Yeast Whole Wheat Bagel|How to make Eggless Bagel|Easy and Quick Healthy Bagel Recipe
- You can use greek yogurt instead of hung curd. Just starting all the water from the curd
Turkish Eggs – Strain curd/hung curd
- Make sure the hung curd has no water left in it
- You can skip the poached eggs and make a sunny side up instead
Turkish Eggs – Alternative to poached eggs, Sunnyside up
Egg Shakshuka Recipe|How to make Eggs in Tomato Gravy | Eggs in onion-tomato Gravy
I am a fan of brunches. One day I was out with my friends having a lazy Sunday brunch, I thought of experimenting with Egg Shakshuka on the menu. Ever since I’ve been a fan of Egg Shakshuka. The well-balanced sweetness, acidity, and richness just blew my mind away. And pair it crunchy toast or Bagels and coffee and you will find yourself in heaven! I have made Egg Shakshuka so many times at home.
Here goes the recipe:
Egg Shakshuka Recipe
Equipment
- pan or skillet
Ingredients
- 1 piece egg
- 3/4 cup onions diced
- 3/4 cup tomatoes diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon mixed herbs(dried parsley, oregano,rosemary) optional
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
Instructions
- Add oil in a skillet or a small pan, add the garlic and saute it
- Add onions, Saute it for 8-10 minutes, so that the sweetness of the onions comes out.
- Then add tomatoes. Let it cook for 2 minutes.
- Add all the spices, salt, cumin powder, chilly powder, and mixed herbs, and mix it well. Let it cook for another 3-4 minutes. The tomatoes will become soft and release water.
- Add milk to it, mix it well.
- Crack an egg in it, cover the pan with a lid and let it cook.
- For runny eggs, cook for approx 4mins. If you don’t want your eggs to be runny cook for longer
- Egg Shakshuka is ready. ( I love it so much I eat it for lunch and dinner as well )
Notes
- Egg Shakshuka paired with some buttered toast or Bagels
- You can add a tablespoon of tomato sauce for color.
- You can skip the milk and add one teaspoon of cream, milk/cream makes the gravy have a good texture.
- Generally, Egg Shakshuka is cooked and served in a skillet but if you don’t have skillet a small pan works fine too.