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Shakshuka recipe on a pan with a piece of bread

Best Shakshuka Recipe | The Most Delicious Egg Breakfast Recipe

Surrounded by tomatoes, onion, bell peppers and fresh green chillies- the shakshuka recipe is the most delicious poached eggs recipe I have encountered!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 198

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp / 30 ml Cooking Oil
  • 1 medium-size Onion Chopped
  • 4 cloves Garlic Minced
  • 2 Green Chilies Chopped
  • ½ cup / 75 g Green Bell Pepper Chopped
  • ½ cup / 75 g Red Bell Pepper Chopped
  • 2 cups / 300 g Fresh/Canned Tomatoes Chopped
  • ½ tsp / 1 g Cumin Powder
  • ½ tsp / 1 g Red Chili Powder
  • ½ tsp / 3 g Salt
  • ½ tsp / 1 g Paprika
  • 4 tbsp / 60 ml Water
  • 4 medium-size Eggs
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Chopped

Instructions

Saute Onion, Garlic and Chilies

  • Grab a pan and put it on the stove over medium heat.
  • Pour 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a large pan.
  • Add 1 medium-sized chopped onion to the pan.
  • Stir in 4 cloves of minced garlic and 2 chopped green chillies.
  • Saute all the ingredients for 1 minute.

Add Vegetables

  • Add ½ cup of chopped green bell pepper and ½ cup of chopped red bell pepper to the pan.
  • Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add 2 cups of fresh/canned chopped tomatoes to the bell peppers.

Add Spice and Water

  • Sprinkle ½ tsp of cumin powder, ½ tsp of red chili powder, ½ tsp of salt and ½ tsp of paprika over the vegetable mixture.
  • Stir well to coat the vegetables with the seasonings.
  • Pour 4 tbsp of water into the pan and stir again to mix everything.
  • Cover the pan and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.

Crack & Cook the Eggs and Season

  • Open the lid and stir the veggies. Using a spatula, create four small pockets in the mixture.
  • Crack 4 medium-sized eggs into the space you just created. Add the eggs on top of the veggies so that they don’t overlap each other.
  • Cover the pan and cook for an additional 5 minutes over low heat.
  • Open the lid after 5 minutes once the eggs are poached.
  • Sprinkle ¼ tsp of black pepper over the eggs.

Garnish and Serve

  • Garnish the dish with 1 tbsp of chopped coriander.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and enjoy the delicious egg dish with bread.