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Friday 27 July 2007

Mayai Dungri jo shak / Anda Bhurji / Spicy Scrambled Eggs

Mayai is eggs in swahilli, dungri is onions in Kutchi, this is a traditional family recipe. We usually have it as a light supper or lunch. Not breakfast, but hey anything goes!

Ingredients
1 medium potato; diced
1 medium onion; chopped finely
2 tomatoes; blanched, peeled and chopped finely
1/2 cup chopped chives
2 cloves garlic; minced
1 inch ginger; grated
2 chillies; chopped finely
1 tspn coriander / cumin powder
1/2 tspn tumeric
3 eggs; beaten
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
salt to taste
2 Tablespoon olive oil

Method
1. Heat the oil, and saute the potatoes until cook, remove and set aside
2. Fry the onions until golden brown, add the garlic, ginger and tomatoes fry for a few minutes.
3. Add the cumin/coriander and tumeric powders, stir and fry for 2 minutes
4. Add the potatoes, salt, chives and stir and cook for 2 minutes.
5. Add the eggs, stir until cooked.
6. Add the coriander, mix and serve hot with chapatti or on toast.

serves 2

15 comments:

  1. 1/2 cup coriander leaves? it has got to taste good.

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  2. I love Bhurgi with toast,I posted one too.Great to know about different names of the ingredients to this dish.Blogging is such an education,much more than just recipes for dishes!:)
    Both look so yummy. Have a great weekend Saju.

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  3. Love it ! your dish looks very inviting...:)

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  4. bee, asha and tee
    thanks for such quick comments
    bee; you have guessed, I love coriander
    asha; I am going to go and have a loot at your recipe. good wkend to you too.
    tee, thanks, I like your blog

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  5. Wow thats my favorite dish, I love Anda Bhurji with phulkas specially baked on gas flame. Very interesting names indeed, as Asha said blogging is kinda of educating yourself with all the different things unknown.
    Nice and clean post with great photos
    thanks for sharing...

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  6. The more the coriander, the better it goes :). Looks lovely, Saju :). whatever name you call it with, it is good!

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  7. I have scrambled eggs for dinner but never with rotis. Why do you blanch the tomatoes?

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  8. Hi Saju! looks yummy and tasty. Even I will prefer for rotis only. Thanks for sharing your version and happy weekend and have a nice day.

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  9. Thank you all.
    Blanching makes it easier to peel the tomatoes.

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  10. Saju, that has got to be the brightest looking scrambled eggs I've ever seen. I've never seen them made with potatoes.

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  11. Looks yummy
    I love to have Scrambled eggs with Bread.

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  12. I haven't made bhurji with potatoes before. I'm looking forward to trying this!

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  13. can i just say thanku for posting these up, i am kutchi and i have a step mum who has never taught me how to cook, i understand all the recipes as most are our traditional dishes and this has taught me a lot...so thanku...

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