After a tiresome day, the working mom always has her secret card recipe, like this Egg bhurji recipe, that everyone in the family favors. This Indian scrambled egg is one of my top-choice recipes that my family greets whenever I prepare it for them.
Why do we love this Egg Bhurji recipe?
This Indian spiced scrambled egg recipe would be a hot side dish for any main course or a wholesome dinner. Add some blanched vegetables and serve. Either way, it works beautifully and honestly. And, of course, it is an excellent choice to serve with rice, chapati, or any flatbreads.
This Indian-style scrambled egg recipe is so much easier and lighter. And the best part? You can put everything together in under 15 minutes. A spicy, flavorsome dish is ready before your eyes like lightning-fast.
A few years before, we depended on the hotel's complimentary breakfast for the entire month. We were comfortable for the first two weeks, but later, it was so annoying that we started hating even seeing the scrambled eggs. After that, we somehow started eating these egg white scrambles by mixing them with the possible combos available at the breakfast buffet.
Whenever I cook these bold and spicy scrambled eggs at home, the above incident constantly flashes in my mind for no reason. This spicy egg bhurji is a spicy twist of regular scrambled eggs with bold spices and intense flavors.
Growing up eating eggs almost every day does not leave us bored by eating the same dish repeatedly. Because we try to include it in our diet in a different form and in other ways that make us attractive, this masala egg bhurji is an essential recipe for including eggs.
If you want to make all-new breakfast eggs or whip up a quick sidekick, this spicy egg bhurji is definitely for you. If you like Indian street food, try simple recipes like this.
What is egg bhurji?
This is a popular Indian egg recipe, which is also called 'Anda bhurji' in Hindi, where 'ande' means eggs, and the bhurji refers to the term scrambled in general. So this recipe is nothing but scrambled eggs made in Indian style.
Furthermore, it is a hot and spicy food made with onion and tomato masala and is usually served along with naan, roti, or other soft bread.
Serving suggestions
I adore enjoying this dish for any occasion or at any time. This masala scrambled egg recipe is flavorful and best to help with simple and comfortable main courses. I'm happy to have rice recipes like,
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Pro tips for Egg bhurji recipe
When you know something about Indian cooking, you will be pleased with today's recipe because the ingredients and the procedures are as common as most Indian recipes.
- When discussing tips for making this recipe, the first thing that comes to my mind is the quality of the ingredients. When the ingredients are fresh, that reflects in the dish as well. So always try to buy the ingredients as fresh as possible. And do not fill your refrigerator with too many vegetables you will not use within a week.
- Plan and buy the amount of veggies you require for a week. This saves you money and time as well.
- This Indian spicy scrambled egg is simple to assemble and does not involve extensive processing. All you should care about is sauteing onion and tomato.
- Cooking in medium flame solves most problems.
- Add a few pinches of salt while sauteing onions and tomatoes. This salt helps them cook evenly and retain moisture content.
- The onion must turn soft and transparent before adding tomatoes. Its crisp texture will not change after adding the tomato, so ensure the onion is not burnt, caramelized, or undercooked.
- After adding the dry spice ingredients, saute for a few seconds on medium flame. The spices turn bitter when burnt, so proper care should be given to cooking the masalas, not overcooking.
- Crack open the egg in a bowl, and then a. Removing any broken shells or impurities is easier.
Other variations
Like many other quick recipes, this tasty egg bhurji daba style(roadside Indian restaurant) is the basic version and has the potential for many more variations. Add or remove ingredients and present it like you made a new delightful dish every time you make it.
Egg bhurji curry. Make a gravy version by increasing the water quantity mentioned in this post. And cook until the eggs are combined with masalas. Do not overcook the eggs, as the water and eggs become separate, which may not be pleasing while serving.
Quick version. Finely chop a tomato and add it to whisked eggs for a quick variation. Add this mixer with the Indian pav bhaji masala. Are you looking for a quick and reliable method? This recipe is yours, where flavorful curried scrambled eggs are ready in under 5 minutes.
Paneer. Substitute egg with paneer and make Paneer bhurji.
Tofu. Gently crumble firm or soft tofu and swap with eggs for vegan bhurji.
Vegetables. Add green peas, carrots, or beans with eggs to enhance the dish's taste and texture.
Potato. Add boiled potato cubes to this, which makes it tasty and filling.
How to make Egg bhurji
The objective of this recipe is to cover up the egg's natural odor with the spices to a specific limit without overdoing it.
Though this recipe also calls for cooking oil, it is limited to just enough to cook the onions without burning them. The requirement for cooking oil varies, depending on the type of pan we use. Investing in a good quality pan works great for cooking with less cooking oil. I would suggest cooking with cast iron, which is excellent and nonstick.
The Directions
Prepping for Indian egg scrambles. Chop finely onion and tomato. Crack open the eggs in the bowl.
Set a pan over medium heat and add cooking oil and onion. Saute until it becomes soft and translucent. Pro-tip. Sprinkle salt over the onion, this speed ups the cooking time without getting caramelized.
Now combine chopped tomatoes, and sprinkle salt over the tomatoes again. Pro-tip. As said, sprinkling salt while cooking onion and tomato makes the curry look silky and smooth.
Add red chili powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder. These three are inseparable in Indian cooking. Saute for a few seconds, just right to make it flavorsome.
Stir in water and cook to allow all the ingredients to combine well.
Cook until the curry thickens.
Now combine the eggs and stir until they become scrambles and the masala is well combined.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Printable recipe card
Egg bhurji recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ cup onion finely chopped
- ½ cup tomato finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon coriander powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon cilantro
Instructions
- Over medium heat, in a pan add one tablespoon of vegetable oil and chopped onion.
- Saute until the onion becomes pink and tender.
- Then add chopped tomato. And cook until tomato becomes mushy.
- Now add red chili powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder.
- Saute for couple of seconds without burning the spices.
- Add water and salt.
- Bring it to boil. And cook until the gravy thickens.
- Crack open and add eggs.
- Cook until the masala is combined well with the scrambled eggs.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot.
Dana
Such a delicious recipe! We love it piled with veggies 🙂
Julia
My son loved it! Added just a little of spice!
Ieva
Lovely egg dish! Always interesting to try something new, and I always find really exciting, but easy recipes on this blog! 🙂
Andrea
Oh yum! This is such a delicious way to eat eggs. This was my first time making it. Thank you so much!
Andrea
What a flavor packed egg dish. I can't wait to give this a try. Yum!