Persian spinach & egg

Persian spinach & egg or Nargesi

Nargesi or spinach-eggs is a vegetarian, healthy and nutritious meal that you can have any time of the day. If you’re looking for exciting and new breakfast recipes, this can be it!

 

Ingredients

Spinach 300 grams

1 big onion or 2 small ones

1 teaspoon Garlic powder or 2 garlic cloves

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

1/4 teaspoon chili pepper

Salt and pepper

 

Method

Place spinach in a pot along with a cup of water. Season with salt, cover and cook until spinach is just wilted. This should take about 10 to 15 minutes. Sauté the onion and garlic until golden. Add the spinach and turmeric. Stir on medium low heat for a minute. Add in the egg. Sprinkle cayenne and salt on the spinach and eggs, cover and let it cook for about five to seven minutes, until the egg whites are fully cooked and the yolk is runny. Serve warm with fresh bread. You can also have it with some plain yogurt.

You can make nargesi in the form of scrambled eggs and spinach. After adding the egg, slowly scramble it into the wilted spinach until fully cooked.

The only thing to note about this dish is to be careful not to burn the spinach as it cooks really fast. Therefore, it’s always better to have all your ingredients at hand before you start cooking so there won’t be any incidents of burnt spinach because the egg was not at hand.