An Indian breakfast dish to serve with roti or naan, or on toast. This version is from “Towpath:Recipes and Stories” by Lori de Mori and Laura Jackson. Towpath is an outdoor cafe on the Regents Canal in London which opened in 2016 and which i am very much looking forward to visiting on my next visit to London.
Ingredients
- For the base
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 onions peeled, halved and thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves peeled and minced
- 60 g fresh ginger peeled and minced
- 2 green chillies finely diced – save a little to finish
- 15 g fresh turmeric peeled and grated
- 1½ tbsp cumin toasted and finely ground
- salt and pepper
- ½ lime juiced
- For the eggs
- 8 eggs
- 4 tbsp coconut milk or full-fat milk
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter plus extra for buttering the toast, or a neutral oil
- 4 slices sourdough toasted
- 4 sprigs coriander
- 2 spring onions sliced thinly on an angle
- 4 sprigs coriander
- 2 spring onions sliced thinly on an angle
Servings:
Instructions
- Start with the base. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and, when hot, add the onions, stir for a couple of minutes, then turn the heat to very low.
- Cook for about five minutes, until they start to soften, then add the garlic, ginger, chilli, turmeric and cumin and season.
- Cook until the onions have completely softened and the spices have infused – about another 25 minutes. Check the seasoning, add half the lime juice and leave to cool, so the flavours get to know each other.
- When you are ready to serve, whisk the eggs with the coconut milk and season, but only salt lightly; add more salt once the eggs are cooked, if necessary.
- In a large frying pan, melt the butter on a low heat. Once it is foaming, add the onion base and stir to warm through for a couple of minutes. .
- Pour in the egg mix and stir constantly to prevent the eggs from overcooking or sticking to the pan – this should take only a matter of minutes, because you want the egg mix to be quite loose
- Turn off the heat, but continue to stir: the residual heat will cause the mix to carry on cooking. Check the seasoning.
- Butter the toast and place a piece on each plate. Top with the egg mixture, drizzle over the rest of the lime juice and scatter the coriander and spring onions on top.
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