Scrambled Eggs with Curry Leaves

Name: Scrambled Eggs with Curry Leaves
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 9 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 banana shallot; 6 large eggs; Pinch of salt; 2 green chillies, or to taste; 6 fresh curry leaves; Handful of fresh chives; Small handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); Small handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); 1 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp garlic paste; ½ tsp ginger paste; Chilli powder, to taste; ½ tsp ground turmeric

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

Curry leaves have amazing citrus and lemon undertones. When I was a chilld, my dad tried to grow them himself, and for a while we picked them from a small tree which he poured so much love into. Most of the time though, the tree was bare.

Ingredients

1 banana shallot
6 large eggs
Pinch of salt
2

Asia
India
Breakfast
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Peel and finely chop the shallot.
Crack the eggs into a bowl, add a pinch of salt, and whisk well.
Finely mince the green chillies and finely chop any large curry leaves.
Chop the fresh chives and coriander.
Place a wok on a medium heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: ghee, curry leaves, cumin seeds, shallot, gar