Ingredients
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6 -8 eggs
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4 tablespoons milk
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salt
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2 tablespoons ghee or 2 tablespoons butter
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6 spring onions or 2 small white onions, finely chopped
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2 -3 fresh red chilies or 2 -3 green chilies, seeded and chopped
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1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
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1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves
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1 ripe tomatoes, peeled and diced,optional
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1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
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chopped tomato
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1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
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Instructions
- Beat eggs until well mixed.
- Add the milk, salt and pepper.
- Heat ghee or butter in a large, heavy frying pan and cook the onions, chilies and ginger until soft.
- Add turmeric, coriander leaves and tomato, if used, and fry for a minute or two longer, then stir in the egg mixture and the ground cumin.
- Cook over low heat, stirring and lifting the eggs as they begin to set on the base of the pan.
- Mix and cook until the eggs are of a creamy consistency-they should not be cooked until dry.
- Turn on to a serving plate and garnish with tomato and coriander.
- Serve with chapatis, parathas or toasted bread.
- I Squeeze some lime too and scramble it some more until it resembles crumbs for a filling for a chappati or to be had with a loaf of fresh soft/hard bread.