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Turkish scrambled eggs, cooked gently with tomatoes, peppers and warming spices, the definitive Turkish breakfast dish.
Total time
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Mediterranean
vegetariangluten-free
Ingredients
6eggs
3ripe tomatoes, diced
2green peppers, diced
1onion, diced
2 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tspground cumin
1 tspchilli flakes
1 tspsmoked paprika
3 tbspolive oil
100gfeta cheese, crumbled
1 handfulfresh parsley
Instructions
1
Heat olive oil in a wide pan, fry onion and peppers until soft.
2
Add garlic, cumin, chilli and paprika, cook 2 minutes.
3
Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes until slightly broken down.
4
Beat eggs lightly and pour over tomato mixture.
5
Stir gently with a spatula, cooking slowly.
6
Remove from heat when eggs are just set — they should be creamy.
7
Scatter with feta and parsley.
8
Serve directly from the pan with warm Turkish bread.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
313
Protein
15.2g
Fat
23.4g
Carbs
12.1g
Fiber
3.2g
Sodium
348mg
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