Turkish-style Eggs with Urfa Chillies & Yogurt

Name: Turkish-style Eggs with Urfa Chillies & Yogurt
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: ½ small garlic clove, crushed and mashed into a smooth paste; ½ small garlic clove, crushed and mashed into a smooth paste; 400 g/14 oz/1½ cups plain yogurt; 2 pinches of salt; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 4 eggs; 20 g/¾ oz butter (about 1 tbsp); 5 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp sweet paprika; 1 tsp urfa chilli flakes; A few dill sprigs, to garnish; Pitta breads or other bread, to serve; Pitta breads or other bread, to serve

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

My Tel Aviv Table

By Limor Chen

Published 2023

About

This is my favourite way to eat poached eggs. I’ve given it my own twist, using urfa chilli alongside paprika for a mildly hot but sweet flavour, complemented by the garlicky yogurt.

Ingredients

½ small garlic clove, crushed and mashed into a smooth paste
400 g/14

Asia
Israel
Turkey
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Breakfast
Brunch
Vegetarian

Method

To make the garlic paste.

Mix the yogurt with a pinch of salt and the garlic paste and set aside. There should be just a hint of garlic to the yogurt.

Take four plates, spread a couple of spoonfuls of the yogurt in a circular motion onto each plate, then set aside at room temperature.

For the poached eggs, place a medium saucepan with w