Now think of Indian scrambled eggs with intensely flavoured tomato masala. Scrambled eggs. Times ten. This is a little different. For around here. The first brunch dish on glebekitchen. Ever. I’m not a brunch kind of guy. But ekoori? I can get behind that. I love it for weeknight dinners. When I’m jammed for time. But glebekitchen has a lot of dinner recipes. And zero brunch recipes. So I say it is a brunch recipe. But you can eat it for dinner too. Just don’t tell anyone please. This is my big brunch debut after all.
Ekoori re-imagined
If you are looking for run of the mill ekoori this isn’t for you. Not the traditional way. And definitely not the same as other recipes out there. This is the way I’d do it in my imaginary restaurant. I’m having trouble seeing how it would work in my imaginary food truck. So I just opened an imaginary restaurant. My restaurant is casual posh. Nothing pretentious. Simple decor. But with a focus on great food. And this is the star of my brunch menu. Creamy scrambled eggs. Big, fluffy curds. Topped with a spiced tomato masala. Good buttered sourdough toast on the side. Or a nice toasted naan. Simple comfort. Indian style. Grab a table. Coffee? I recommend the ekoori. It’s on the house by the way. Thanks for stopping by.
This is one of the easiest recipes on glebekitchen
I don’t make it easy. I know. It’s always an extra step. Or a special ingredient. No compromises. Flavour first. Always. But this one is diabolically simple. If you can scramble eggs you are good to go. That’s the hardest thing here. And the flavours are in your face delicious. I thought about upping the game here. Omelette. Ekoori re-imagined just screams omelette. That’s real flash. But omelettes aren’t easy. A really good omelette is a sign of a great cook. I am not that good. Takes me a couple to get in the groove every time. And even then my omelettes are not great. They are pretty good. I’m not embarrassed. But I’m not proud either. Banging one arm against the other to make things happen in a skillet. That’s master chef territory. Maybe if I could get André Soltner to take me under his wing… So I went scrambled. And I’m glad I did. Scrambled is better. The tomato masala against the creaminess of the eggs makes this work. But if you are a certified omeletteer (don’t bother looking that up – I made it up) then give it a go. Plain omelette. With tomato masala. It will be epic.
Bloom your spices for maximum flavour
I mention this often. Here. On YouTube. I’m always saying “bloom your spices”. But I don’t always say why. Spices contain oil soluble flavour compounds. That’s a fancy way of saying spices have tasty stuff that only get extracted by oil. That’s important. You aren’t going to get them out using water. It has to be oil. And that oil is going to carry those flavour compounds into every bite. Every magical bite. That’s why I just do not get the statement “Just spoon off the excess oil”. What is that? I see it everywhere. Just spoon off the oil Just spoon off the flavour??? That’s crazy talk. In my world anyway. Go for a walk. Skip the snacks tonight. Have a salad for dinner tomorrow. But please enjoy the flavour of what you just worked so hard to make. Live a little. You earned it.
Nail your scrambled eggs for great ekoori
There’s nowhere to hide here. So everything has to work. Scrambled eggs aren’t hard. But you do have to pay attention You want big curds. Big. Creamy. Wonderful curds. That’s my idea of perfect scrambled eggs anyway. Keep it simple. Eggs. Salt. Butter in the pan. No milk. No cheese. And no pepper. Air. Air is the secret ingredient. If you have to have a secret ingredient. Eggs in a bowl. Fork. Whip vigourously. Until everything is an even yellow. No strands of white. Not much of a secret ingredient. I know. But that’s how I do it. Fork. Eggs. Salt. Air. Picking the right pan helps. For 5 large eggs I use a 12 inch non-stick skillet. Over medium low heat. Melt the butter. Pour in the eggs. Grab a spatula. Rubber. Silicone. Something flexible. Let the eggs set a little. Draw the spatula across the entire pan. Gently. That’s how you make the big curds. Keep moving. You want the eggs a little wet. There are a million pictures of scrambled eggs on the internet. And most of them make me want to eat something else. Just a little wet. It’s so much better. Dry eggs. Dry eggs are – dry. I don’t want that. But I’m not the egg police. Do what works for you. Or maybe give my way a try. You never know. It might change your world. A little bit. The dark side is waiting for you. It’s delicious all the time over here.
Not your every day ekoori
This isn’t traditional ekoori. I should have said that at the beginning. The traditional way has spiced eggs. Onion tomato masala. Mixed into the scrambled eggs. It sounds good. But I don’t like it. It’s just a big jumbled mess. Somehow the texture of the eggs gets messed up. It’s almost impossible to get big creamy curds. I might have to turn in my Indian card for saying that. We’ll see. But I’m only half Indian. And I love Mexican. So eggs and salsa. That works for me. Maybe this is Indian-ish huevos rancheros. With toast. Instead of tortillas. That isn’t really far off the truth. But Indian-ish huevos rancheros isn’t going to sell. So I’m calling this a riff on ekoori. Not quite traditional. But delicious. In a slightly different way. A way I’m going to call better. That’s bold. I know. Give them a try. Then decide. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.