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Eggs on Yogurt – Turkish Çılbır
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Eggs on Yogurt – Turkish Çılbır

Poached eggs on a bed of creamy garlic yogurt, with a smoked paprika butter sauce. A traditional Turkish dish for breakfast or dinner.

⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Boiled Egg

  1. 1
    Bring a deep pot with water, 7–8 cm deep, to a gentle simmer and add the vinegar.
    StovePot
  2. 2
    Crack each egg into a small cup, stir the water in a circle and slide in one egg.
    💡The vinegar sets the white quickly, and the whirlpool wraps it around the yolk: the egg stays round instead of spreading through the water.
  3. 3
    Cook 3–4 minutes, until the white is set and the egg is springy to the touch, and lift out with a slotted spoon.
    StoveSlotted spoon

To assemble

  1. 4
    Mix the yogurt, garlic and salt and spread in a thick layer on the bottom of the serving plates.
    Bowl
    💡Thick yogurt holds up the egg and the butter on top; thin yogurt runs across the plate and mixes with the butter.
  2. 5
    Place the poached eggs on top of the yogurt.
  3. 6
    Heat the butter in a small skillet until it melts, add the paprika and chili pepper and fry 30 seconds.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
    💡Paprika burns fast in hot butter and turns bitter: half a minute is enough, until the butter turns red and smells fragrant.
  4. 7
    Pour the seasoned butter over the eggs.
  5. 8
    Sprinkle the parsley and za'atar on top and serve right away with pita bread.
238calories
13 gprotein
7 gcarbs
17 gfat
● protein 22%● carbs 12%● fat 66%

Per serving (197 g), of 4 servings

For the Boiled Egg · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Slotted spoon · Also works: Spider strainer (None) · Tongs (For large pieces)

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