Khagina (Scrambled Egg Curry)

Egg Khagina is a common and favorite breakfast dish in Hyderabad. It is served with Paratha /Bread/Bun. A typical egg khagina contains eggs, scrambled with fried onions, tomatoes and spices; but variations can occur according to the taste and method of cooking.

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp ginger finely chopped
• 1 tsp garlic finely chopped
• 1 medium onion finely chopped
• 1 green chili finely chopped
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• Salt to taste
• ½ cup tomato chopped finely
• 1 tbsp cilantro finely chopped
• 3-4 tbsp cooking oil

Method:

• Heat oil in a frying pan on medium heat and add chopped onions.
• Fry them until they become light brown.
• Stir in chopped ginger garlic, tomato, green chilies, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and cook until the tomatoes become soft.
• Crack the eggs into the frying pan and cook them on top of the onion tomato masala. Keep stirring to avoid the onions sticking to the pan.
• When eggs seem to cook through, break them with a wooden spatula, not to cut them into too small pieces.
• Garnish with chopped cilantro.
• Serve with Paratha ( Pan-fried Indian flat bread) / Bread Slice/ Bun.

Do You Know?

A boiled egg can be distinguished from a raw egg without breaking the shell by spinning it. A hard-boiled egg's contents are solid due to the denaturation of the protein, allowing it to spin freely, while viscous dissipation in the liquid contents of a raw egg causes it to stop spinning within approximately three rotations.