Akuri
Akuri is an iconic Parsi breakfast starring softly-scrambled eggs that are creamy and subtly-spiced with a tangy burst of flavours !
Ingredients
- 3-4 eggs
- ½ onion (diced)
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1-2 tomatoes (finely diced)
- 2-3 chillies (chopped)
- ¼ tsp turmeric, coriander, cumin powder each
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- salt to taste
- 2-3 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Crack your eggs in a large bowl and whisk well until you have a smooth ribbony consistency.
- Heat some butter in a pan and stir in half an onion, ginger garlic paste and tomatoes
- Cook for a few minutes and then add green chillies and your spices
- Mix well to combine, mashing the tomatoes gently with the onions and spices
- Add 1-2 tbsp water, letting the mixture cook for 4-5 minutes until the spices have infused their magic.
- Stir in handfuls of fresh coriander. Then pour in the whisked eggs slowly and in batches, stirring continuously as you add them.
- Stir the eggs gently on low heat, to softly scramble them. Don’t overcook these eggs or else you’ll have Bhurji and not akuri!
- Serve over toast and DIVE IN