Indian cuisine · Breakfast & Eggs

Egg Bhurji Pav

Spicy Mumbai scrambled eggs with onions, tomato and chili, served with soft pav buns toasted in butter.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 8 eggs
• 2 onions
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 green chilies
• 1 tbsp grated ginger
• 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 bunch cilantro
• 8 pav buns
• 60 g butter
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• Salt

Instructions

1. Finely dice the onions and tomatoes, cut the chilies into thin rings and chop the cilantro; whisk the eggs with 1 tsp salt.
2. Heat the oil in a wide pan and fry the onions with ginger and chilies over medium heat for 5 min. until soft and light brown.
3. Roast the chili powder in for 30 sec., then add the tomatoes and simmer for 4–5 min. until the mixture is thick with no liquid left.
4. Pour in the eggs and stir slowly with a spatula over low heat for 3–4 min. until they set but remain glossy and moist – do not let them dry out.
5. Fold in the garam masala and half the cilantro and remove the pan from the heat.
6. Split the buns, toast in the butter for 1 min. per side until golden brown and serve immediately with the scrambled eggs, remaining cilantro and onion rings.