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Anda bhurji
Spiced scrambled eggs
Anda bhurji (अंडा भुर्जी): Mumbai-style masala scrambled eggs with onion, tomato and green chilli
Late at night outside Mumbai railway stations, bhurji-pav carts scramble eggs on huge tawas with onion, tomato, chilli and a shake of pav bhaji masala, and the same dish is the Sunday breakfast in homes across North India. The eggs are cooked soft and moist with the masala, not dry, and scooped up with buttered pav or folded into a paratha. Eggs are a common allergen. A portion of two eggs is about 240 kcal. The most common mistake is cooking the eggs on a high flame until rubbery; once they go in, turn the heat to low and take them off while they still look slightly wet. Chef's tip: cook the onion and tomato masala until it is soft and jammy before the eggs go in; that is where all the flavour comes from.
- Total time
- 16 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 2 tsp sunflower oil
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 onionfinely chopped
- 1 green chillifinely chopped
- ⅜ in fresh gingergrated
- 1 tomatofinely chopped
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- ½ tsp pav bhaji masalaor garam masala
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 eggslightly beaten
- ⅓ oz fresh corianderchopped
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat 2 tsp sunflower oil and 1 tsp butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add 1 onion and 1 green chilli and cook for 3–4 minutes, until soft and pale gold.
4 minStep 2: Add ⅜ in fresh ginger and 1 tomato and cook for 2–3 minutes, mashing with the spatula, until the tomato is soft and jammy. Stir in ¼ tsp ground turmeric, ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder, ½ tsp pav bhaji masala and ½ tsp salt for 30 seconds.
3 minStep 3: Turn the heat to low and pour in 4 eggs. Leave for 10 seconds, then stir slowly, pulling the egg from the edges into the middle.
1 minStep 4: Keep stirring gently for 1–2 minutes, until the eggs are set into soft, moist curds with no runny liquid left but still glossy. Take the pan off the heat; the eggs finish cooking in their own warmth.
2 minStep 5: Fold in ⅓ oz fresh coriander and serve straight away with pav, toast or paratha.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 240 kcal
- Protein
- 15 g
- Carbs
- 7 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does anda bhurji take?
- About 16 minutes in total: 8 minutes to prepare and 8 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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