Baked Turkish eggs with yoghurt and chilli recipe

John Torode
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Baked Turkish eggs with yoghurt and chilli recipe

This spicy Turkish eggs recipe will liven up your breakfast! Or serve as a starter at a dinner party.

At a glance
  • Cuisine Turkish
  • Recipe Type Starter
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation time 10 mins
  • Cooking time 20 mins
  • Serves 4 people
Ingredients
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tin of tomatoes
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • 1 tbsp olive oil, plus for drizzling
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 200 g (7.1oz) natural yoghurt
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 6 large eggs
To serve
  • 50 g (1.8oz) unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 splash lemon juice

Step-by-step

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas Mark 7. Grease an ovenproof dish or small ramekins.
  2. To make the sauce, take the onion and olive oil and sweat gently in a shallow frying pan. Add the cayenne pepper and cumin and cook for 2 minutes until terracotta in colour. Add the tinned tomatoes and bring to the boil. Cook for 5 minutes and then reduce the heat and cook for a further 5 minutes.
  3. Pour the sauce into a large oven proof dish or ramekins.
  4. Mix the yogurt with the salt, garlic and lemon juice.
  5. Dot the yogurt mixture in 6 places on top of the tomato and onion sauce. Make an indent with a large spoon, then break the eggs into each indent and drizzle with a little olive oil.
  6. Place in the oven for 8 minutes until the eggs bake.
  7. In a small pan heat the butter, cayenne and lemon juice and pour it around the cooked eggs.
  8. Place on the table and serve with Turkish flat bread.

Recipe provided by Rachel's Organic Yoghurt.

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