Baked eggs on banana masala

Name: Baked eggs on banana masala
Yield: Serves 3 on its own, or 6 as part of a spread
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1/2-1 tsp chilli powder, to taste; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 2.5 cm piece of root ginger, grated; 2 green chillies, deseeded if you like, finely chopped; salt; 1/2 tsp caster sugar; 2 large tomatoes, finely chopped; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper, or chilli flakes; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper, or chilli flakes; 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves; 6 eggs; 3 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee; juice of 1/2 lime or lemon; juice of 1/2 lime or lemon; 6 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced into 5mm rounds; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 3 onions, finely sliced; 3 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee

Preparation info

Serves
3
on its own

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Reza's Indian Spice

By Reza Mahammad

Published 2012

About

I know this sounds a weird combination, but I promise you it is absolutely divine. It is a similar dish to those that the Parsis tend to eat for breakfast, but it will also make a great snack or a comforting supper. The sweetness of the bananas dances on the palate with the spicy onions and sharp tomatoes... try it, I dare you!

Ingredients

6 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced into 5mm rounds
juice of 1/2 lime or lemon
3

Asia
India
Supper
Snack
Vegetarian
Breakfast
Gluten-free

Method

Place the bananas in a bowl and sprinkle with the lime or lemon juice to prevent them discolouring. Set aside.

Heat the oil into a wide, heavy-based pan over a medium-high heat until hot. Add the onions, turmeric, garlic and ginger and cook until the onions turn a light golden brown. Reduce the heat and add the chillies, chilli powder and tomato purée. Stir-fry for a minute, then add th