Spicy Turkish Eggs Recipe

Elevate your breakfast with this Spicy Turkish Eggs Recipe — a flavorful and aromatic dish that combines perfectly cooked eggs with garlic, chili peppers, and creamy Greek yogurt.

This recipe is easy to follow and brings a touch of Turkish cuisine into your kitchen, offering a spicy, protein-packed meal that’s perfect for breakfast, brunch, or even a light dinner.

With simple ingredients and step-by-step instructions, you can create a dish that’s both visually stunning and incredibly delicious.

Spicy Turkish Eggs Recipe

How to make Spicy Turkish Eggs?

Take a small bowl to prepare the yogurt sauce. Add 3–4 tablespoons of Greek yogurt into the bowl.

Add 3–4 tablespoons of Greek yogurt into the bowl

Take 2 small chili peppers. We use 1 green and 1 red chili pepper. Trim the ends and finely chop the chili peppers. Add the chopped chili peppers to the bowl with the yogurt.

Trim the ends and finely chop the chili peppers

Take 1/4 of a white onion and cut it into small cubes. Set the chopped onion aside.

1/4 of a white onion and cut it into small cubes

Take 2 cloves of garlic and finely chop them. Set the chopped garlic aside.

2 cloves of garlic

Pour 5–6 tablespoons of olive oil into a pan. Heat the pan over medium heat.

Pour 5–6 tablespoons of olive oil into a pan

Add the chopped onions and garlic to the pan. Cook the onions and garlic in the pan for about 2 minutes, until they turn golden.

Add the chopped onions and garlic to the pan.

Add 4 eggs to the pan. Sprinkle a little black pepper on the eggs and cook on low heat for about 8 minutes, until the eggs are slightly set.

Add 4 eggs to the pan

Pour the yogurt sauce onto the plate where the dish will be served. Spread the sauce evenly over the plate.

Spread the sauce evenly over the plate

Sprinkle paprika on top of the yogurt sauce.

Sprinkle paprika on top of the yogurt sauce

Place the entire pan contents with the eggs, onions, and garlic onto the plate with the sauce.

Place the entire pan contents with the eggs

Sprinkle chili flakes on top of the eggs.

Sprinkle chili flakes on top of the eggs

Sprinkle finely chopped spring onions on top of the eggs.

Sprinkle finely chopped spring onions on top of the eggs

Enjoy!

Spicy Turkish Eggs prepared

Spicy Turkish Eggs Ingredients

4 eggs 
5 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1/4 onion
2 chili peppers (green and red)
A pinch of coriander
Chili flakes
Black pepper
Paprika
3-4 tablespoons Greek yogurt

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