Some of my best recipes come from epic brainstorming sessions with friends. We usually start with one meal that one of us had and riff from there. A recent conversation left me with curried eggs that were poached in tomato sauce. This recipe is a variation on that idea and a mix with the North African dish, shakshuka. I keep the ingredients simple, using a mild curry paste and diced tomatoes as the base and add a handful or two of chopped spinach. It's the perfect way to smother toast for breakfast or pile on cooked grains for dinner. Best part, it's ready in under 30 minutes.
Eggs cooked in a spicy, curried tomato sauce makes for a perfect breakfast, lunch, or light dinner. Serve with crust bread or over grains to complete the meal.
Tips and Tricks: These are a few options for a homemade curry paste or this is the brand I've been buying recently, good/mild flavor.
I prefer these diced tomatoes, which are a bit saucier than some other diced tomatoes. If your diced tomatoes have more liquid, puree 1/2 cup or so of the liquid/diced tomatoes and mix back in to the tomatoes.
Stock up: Get the pantry ingredients you will need: Diced Tomatoes, Eggs, Spinach
Nutrition: See the information.
If you're looking for different spices, I highly recommend making the above linked shakshuka recipe. However, this curried egg variation is one of my new favorites. A few ways you can mix up the recipe:
Add Cheese/Yogurt: While I felt the dish didn't need a cheese, feta or fried paneer would work great. Also, if you want to use a spicier curry paste, serve with yogurt to help balance the heat.
Add Grains: Completely off the path, I've been known to toss 1/2 cup or so of cooked grains into the tomato mixture. Quinoa and millet work well, just be prepared to add a splash of vegetable broth if the tomatoes thicken too much.
Curry Powder: If you can't find a decent curry paste, use curry powder instead. Drop the amount down to 2 to 3 teaspoons (start with 2, add more as needed). Look for a more mild curry powder to help balance the flavor of the tomatoes.
Eggs are by far one of the more popular pantry staples we keep in the house. They work for any meal or snack and usually mean dinner can be served up quick. Over the years, I've made a lot of egg skillets and it's hard to choose favorites. However, if you're looking to dive into egg skillet recipes, start here:
Turmeric Cauliflower Egg Skillet
Egg and Green Bean Skillet
Chipotle Black Bean and Rice Skillet
That would be a great dinner over grains! Looks delicious!
I love eggs for dinner and have never thought of curry eggs. Yum!
That looks excellent, curry + eggs, 1st of all I love fried eggs so many other ways I'm surprised I didn't try something like this in the past, 2nd the suggestion about a fried Paneer cheese definitely sounds great!
I made this for lunch and it was absolutely delicious. We had it with a piece of toast on the side. My pan doesn't have a lid so I covered it with a piece of foil. I probably did cook the eggs a little too long but I'll know for next time and it was still lovely.