Egg bhurji recipe | How to make egg bhurji | anda bhurji recipe

Egg bhurji recipe – Indian style spiced scrambled eggs popularly known as Anda bhurji. Anda is a Hindi word that translates to eggs and bhurji refers to scramble. Egg bhurji is the easiest you can make anytime and takes just about 20 mins. Made with basic ingredients, this beginners’ recipe is sure to impress you with tons of flavor & deliciousness. It goes well with bread, pav, roti or even with plain steamed rice.

This Indian style scrambled eggs are very popular in all regions of India. It is made slightly different in each regions. In the South it is eaten with rice, poori or chapati and in the North it is eaten with plain paratha, roti or phulka.

In the western parts of India especially in Mumbai, egg bhurji is eaten with pav. This combo is a popular street food and is known as Bhurji Pav.

This post will help you to make a good egg bhurji which you can serve with whatever you like – rice, roti, paratha, poori, bread, pav or even as a stuffing in sandwiches and kathi rolls.

If you are new to Indian cuisine, then you may be wondering

What is egg bhurji?

Egg bhurji is an Indian dish made by scrambling eggs & cooking with spices. It is the Indian version of scrambled eggs.

To begin with egg bhurji is made by first crackling some spices in oil and then frying the onions and ginger garlic. Then optionally tomatoes & bell peppers are sauteed to which the beaten eggs are added & scrambled. To spice up more spice powders are used.

Egg bhurji is similar to the parsi egg akuri but is made slightly different. It is made very much the same way as paneer bhurji..

I make this with few different variations which I have shared below.

Preparation for egg bhurji

1. Break 2 to 3 eggs to a bowl. Add ⅛ teaspoon turmeric and ¼ teaspoon salt.

2. Beat the eggs till frothy. Set this aside. This step is optional and you can add eggs without beating to the pan as well. But the fluffy texture would be missing. Some people also add few tbsps of milk to yield a fluffy scrambled egg.

3. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan. Add ½ teaspoon cumin seeds. When they begin to splutter, add curry leaves (optional). Saute till the leaves turn crisp.

4. Add 1 large finely chopped onion and 1 green chili.

5. Saute until the onions turn golden. Add ¾ to 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste. Saute well until the raw smell of the ginger and garlic goes away.

6. This step is optional, If you don’t like to use tomatoes, just skip them or use capsicum. Add 1 finely chopped tomato and saute well.

7. The tomatoes should break down well and blend well with  onions. You can also add ½ to ¾ teaspoon red chilli powder and ¾ to 1 teaspoon garam masla at this stage. Fry till the masala begins to smell good. But I have added the spice powders later.

How to make egg bhurji (anda bhurji)

8. Pour the beaten eggs. You can also straight away add the eggs without beating.

9. Scramble the eggs & cook until almost done. Add garam masala and chili powder. Stir and fry until the raw smell of the chilli powder has gone completely. Also do not overcook as the eggs loose the softness.

10. Taste test and add more salt if needed. Cook until just done. Garnish with coriander leaves. You can also squeeze some lemon juice.

Serve egg bhurji with pav, bread, roti or rice.

Variations

Spice powder: Most people use garam masala powder to spice up the dish. The street side bhurji is made with pav bhaji masala which adds a different flavor. So you can choose between garam masala or pav bhaji masala.

Chilli : I use both green chilli & red chilli. You can also skip the red chilli powder if using pav bhaji masala.

Herbs: In South India, most people prefer to use curry leaves in the tempering. Curry leaves add an unique aroma. You can use them if you have. Handful of coriander leaves are good enough to flavor up the bhurji

Fluffy eggs: Some people use little milk to beat the eggs as it makes the egg bhurji fluffy and light. I have not used it here.

Tomatoes: I usually don’t use tomatoes in our bhurji, just to save some time. I sprinkle lemon juice towards the end.

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