Akuri Recipe (Parsi Style Scrambled Eggs)
Akuri is Parsi-style scrambled eggs popularly relished for breakfast in Parsi households with pav or bread. It is creamy, spicy, and comes together in 20 minutes. Try it!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk replace with unsweetened heavy cream for creamier akuri
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoons oil or butter
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ¼ cup chopped onions
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped green chilies adjust as per your taste
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro (fresh coriander leaves)
Instructions
- Break the eggs into a mixing bowl.
- Add milk, salt, and turmeric powder to the bowl and whisk well using a wire whisk. Set the eggs aside.
- Tip – The more you whisk the eggs, the fluffier and softer the akuri will be.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and let them crackle for 4-5 seconds.
- Add onions and cook until they turn light brown, stirring frequently.
- Now add garlic and green chilies and cook until the onions turn golden brown.
- Note – If you like tomatoes in your eggs, then add ¼ cup of finely chopped tomatoes at this stage and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Now reduce the heat to low and add the whisked eggs to the pan.
- Using a silicon spatula, keep scrambling the eggs continuously until they are just cooked (5-6 minutes).
- Keep scraping the sides and the bottom of the pan while scrambling. The texture of the eggs should be soft, creamy, and slightly runny.
- Tip – You can keep removing the pan from the heat if the eggs are scrambling too fast.
- Do not get tempted and increase the heat otherwise, your akuri will become egg bhurji 🙂
- Keep in mind that the eggs will keep cooking from the residual heat, so remove the pan from the heat as soon as they are just set. Never overcook the eggs.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot with toasted pav or bread.
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Notes
Adjust the green chilies as per your taste. You can replace green chilies with red pepper flakes or red chilli powder too.
You can also add some chopped fresh ginger, black pepper powder, and garam masala powder to the egg mixture.
Nutrition
Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 246mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 372IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
