Egg bhurji (Indian scrambled eggs) - Give your favorite scrambled eggs an Indian makeover with this spiced version. Perfect way to bring that extra flavor to everyday mealtimes!
I love cooking and enjoying very elaborate meals on the weekends. But come weekdays, I always need recipes that are simple yet delicious to fit into my daily hectic schedule. At the same time, I’ll be thinking about foods that are different and exciting just to ward off boredom from eating the same kind of food every day. And this is the one and only reason for overstocking my pantry and refrigerator with simple healthy ingredients like legumes, canned fish, eggs etc.
In fact, eggs are one of the most nutritious food on the planet. No matter how you cook them, they are super delicious too.
Basically, this egg bhurji doesn’t even need an introduction. I know, you are very familiar with fluffy scrambled eggs that pairs really well with your favorite toast. So, in this recipe, the simple scrambled eggs gets an Indian style makeover with the addition of few traditional spices. Sounds yum, right? The best part? We’re going to recreate a very popular Mumbai style Indian street food with the help of a secret ingredient.
Here’s the recipe for this amazingly delicious egg bhurji. Let’s start off by spluttering cumin seeds in hot oil. Sauté onions until they’re soft and translucent. Fry green chilies and ginger. We’ll also add some tomatoes that needs to be sautéed until they turn mushy.
For the spices, I added turmeric powder, red chili powder and pav bhaji masala. If you’re not familiar with pav bhaji masala, it’s a unique blend of aromatic spices and is commonly used in very popular Indian street foods like pav bhaji and tomato rice. It pairs really well with the scrambled eggs to create a totally irresistible dish. It’s so good! A sprinkle of coriander (cilantro) leaves add that extra punch of flavor.
Serve this egg bhurji for breakfast or as a side dish.
More Egg recipes:
- Egg Pulusu
- Chettinad Egg Curry
- Egg Masala
- Egg Masala Fry
- Shakshuka
- Chettinad Egg Curry
- Masala Omelette
Egg Bhurji | Anda Bhurji | Indian Scrambled Eggs | Video
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 large onions finely chopped
- 2 green chilies finely chopped
- 1 inch ginger finely chopped (or 1 tablespoon minced ginger)
- 2 tomatoes finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 tablespoon pav bhaji masala
- 5 eggs lightly whisked
- ¼ cup chopped coriander cilantro leaves
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a frypan over medium-high heat. Splutter cumin seeds. Add onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes or until the onions soften. Add green chilies and ginger. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for a minute or until aromatic.
- Add tomatoes, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes or until tomatoes break down and turn mushy. Add ground turmeric, red chili powder and pav bhaji masala. Sauté for a minute.
- Add eggs. Season with salt. Cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until the eggs are cooked through. Sprinkle with coriander (cilantro) leaves. Stir to combine.
Video
Notes
- If pav bhaji masala is not easily available, sub with garam masala
Nutrition
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Mimi says
I love this! There is a similar French version, called piperade (or at least that's what I grew up thinking it was called) but of course it's not as flavorful as yours! I can't wait to make it!