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[Breakfast &amp; Lunch](/life/food/recipes/breakfast-lunch)

 /  27 April 2023  

#  Masala Eggs, Yoghurt, Feta &amp; Tempered Spice  


You can make this version of Turkish eggs with soft-boiled eggs if you want to serve it as part of a sharing brunch. It's also a great way of making sure you keep using up your spices by bringing them forward into your meals.  


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Serves

 2 

 



Total Time

 20 Minutes 

 



 

 

Ingredients

    Splash of white vinegar, for egg poaching  

   4 free-range eggs, as fresh as possible  

   ½ tsp of Kashmiri chilli powder  

   250g of Greek-style yoghurt, at room temperature  

   2 tsp of garlic paste  

   120g of butter  

   6 fresh curry leaves  

   2 Indian green chillies, finely chopped  

   ½ tsp of cumin seeds  

   ½ tsp of coriander seeds  

   ½ tsp of ground turmeric  

   1 tsp of ginger paste  

   100g of feta cheese  

   Sea salt flakes &amp; black pepper  

   Fresh coriander leaves, to garnish  

 



  

 



Method

 Step 1 

Bring a small pan of water to the boil, add the vinegar and then crack in your fresh eggs. Simmer over a low heat for 3-4 minutes. If your eggs aren’t so fresh, try frying them sunny side up and finishing the dish in the same way.



 Step 2 

Meanwhile, stir the Kashmiri chilli powder into the yoghurt along with 1 teaspoon of the garlic paste. Spread thickly over the middle of a serving plate or your bowls if portioning.



 Step 3 

In a second small pan, add the butter, curry leaves, chillies, cumin seeds, turmeric, ginger and the remaining garlic pastes. Heat to a gentle sizzle until you hear the curry leaves frazzling, then gently swirl until the butter begins to foam.



 Step 4 

Carefully drain the eggs, pop them onto the yoghurt before pouring over the tempered spice butter. Finish with a generous mill of black pepper and salt, crumble over the feta and scatter over the coriander leaves to garnish.



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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