Well, if you are a Bombay insider (note Bombay and not Mumbai – adding more credibility to my insider status) you will of course call this Anda Bhurji – or if you are really very cool – Baida Bhurji. This is very popular street food in the city and is also served in its quaint and slightly eccentric Parsee restaurants (Oh, how I miss Kayani with its distinctive “Don’t sit long time” sign on all the tables).

This quick, hearty and delicious dish can literally be made in seconds – okay 10 minutes. I deploy it at home when a) we have unexpected guests and our maxim of “Never Knowingly Undercatered” is in jeopardy or b) when I have loads of left overs for dinner this is used to fool the troops into thinking everything’s fresh.

My sister and I cooked this a lot when we lived in Bombay and it will always bring back memories of the Anda walla – or egg seller – on our street. One day when I went to buy some eggs there was an old Hindi song playing on his radio and both of us took 5 minutes off and sang the song to its entirety. Much embarrassment ensued when the song ended, we came back to our senses and realised that not a single egg was sold or bought.

Well, since you insist, here‘s the song. Ah, well – Hindi film songs, cricket and food – that’s what life is all about eh? Enjoy.

Egg Bhurji or scrambled eggs Indian style

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Ingredients

• 1 tbs. oil (we use sunflower)
• 6 eggs
• 1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 2 tomatoes (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp. cumin seeds
• salt to taste
• coriander to garnish

Directions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a pan

Step 2

Add in the cumin seeds and wait till they sizzle

Step 3

Add in the garlic and the onions and fry until brown

Step 4

Add in the tomatoes and fry the mixture until the tomatoes have almost blended with the onions

Step 5

Now, break the eggs one at a time into the mixture. Mix every egg yolk with a spatula as soon as the egg is broken into the mixture. Add salt

Step 6

Now cook the mixture until the eggs are cooked

Step 7

Warning! Make sure you don't over cook the eggs as the entire dish can become very dry when this happens

Step 8

Garnish with coriander and eat with bread, chappatis or pitta bread.