Çılbır

Name: Çılbır
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 1 cup Greek yoghurt; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 3 tbsp butter; 1.5 tsp Aleppo pepper or paprika; 1/2 tsp dried mint; crusty bread to serve

Poached eggs on whipped garlic yoghurt, finished with paprika brown butter — a 15th-century Ottoman breakfast still worth waking up for.

Total time

18 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

8 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Turkish

Vegetarian

Ingredients

4eggs

1 cupGreek yoghurt

2 clovesgarlic, minced

3 tbspbutter

1.5 tspAleppo pepper or paprika

1/2 tspdried mint

crusty breadto serve

Instructions

Whip yoghurt with garlic and a pinch of salt. Spread onto warm plates.

Poach eggs in barely simmering water with a splash of vinegar, 3 minutes.

Place eggs on yoghurt.

Brown butter in a small pan, add Aleppo pepper, swirl 30 seconds. Pour over eggs.

Finish with dried mint and serve immediately with bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

208

Protein

11.8g

Fat

16.3g

Carbs

3.1g

Fiber

0.1g

Sodium

94mg

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