
~Recipe Credit: Abu Aa’ishah~
We have two recipes for this:
1. A Gordon Ramsay inspired Shakshuka
2. A tweaked & more flavoursome version. (Scroll down for this)
Recipe 1:
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 onion or 1 small onion
- 3/4 cup mixed peppers (finely chopped)
- 1 tomato (finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp tinned tomato paste
- 1/2tsp garlic paste
- 1 heaped tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 4 eggs
- 2 green chillies sliced (optional)
Method
- Recite Bismillah.
- Heat oil in a non stick frying pan.
- Cook onions, green chillies & peppers in garlic paste till soft.
- Then add red chilli powder & Cumin seeds. Cook for a few seconds.
- Add chopped tomato, tomato paste, , black pepper & salt.. Cook on medium heat till the tomatoes are tender.
- Make 4 holes & Crack open 1 egg in each hole.
- Cover with a lid & cook on medium to low heat for 3 1/2 minutes -4 minutes till the egg whites are cooked & the yolks are still runny.
- Season with salt pepper & serve with toast / croissant. Enjoy!
Recipe no 2:
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 medium red onion (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup mixed peppers (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup or according to preference tinned tomato (grounded)
- 1/2 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- pinch of turmeric powder
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp green chillies (grounded)
- 1 tbsp fresh red chillies (ringed)
Method
- Recite Bismillah.
- Heat oil in a non stick frying pan.
- Cook onions & peppers in garlic paste till soft.
- Then add red chilli powder, turmeric, fresh red chillies & green chillies. Cook for a few seconds.
- Add tin tomato, black pepper & salt.. Cook on medium heat till oil separates, making sure the onion & peppers have not dissolved.
- Make 3 holes & Crack open 1 egg in each hole.
- Cook until the edges are set. Then flip over the eggs for 15-20 seconds.
- Flip eggs on to plate, along with the rest of the contents of the pan.
- Season with salt & pepper & serve with toast / croissant. Enjoy!