Menemen :A Turkish Delight

First, chop the Onions in thin slices; take the Red Pepper and Green pepper and then cut it form the middle. Then deseed it, and cut into thin slices. Keep them aside.

Take the red Chillies and cut it from the middle and deseed it as well.

Take the Parsley leaves and chop them.

For this preparation, we need Tomatoes without their skin. To do this, take a deep pan, add 1 cup of water and bring it to boil. Take the Tomatoes; make a small X like cut at the bottom of each of them, and then put them in the water.

After 45 – 60 seconds, one can see the skins of the Tomatoes are getting wrinkled. Transfer the Tomatoes in another bowl, filled with ice cubes and water.

Once the Tomatoes are cold, take them out and peel their skin easily with the help of hand.

Now, take a heavy-based frying pan. Add Olive oil, and heat it in medium flame. After 1 – 2 minutes, add sliced Onions, Green Pepper and Red Pepper. Cook until they soften.

Add the chopped Tomatoes in it, Sugar, crushed black Peppercorn and Salt. Stir and mix well, and then cook it till the Tomatoes get soften.

Cook the entire mixture in medium flame, until the liquid part is getting reduced. Now, using a wooden spoon or a normal spoon, create 3 pockets inside the mixture.

Crack the eggs in the pocket, cover the lid and cook in low flame for another 2 – 3 minutes.

After 3 minutes, or the upper crust of the Egg gets thicken, take out the pan from heat and season it with Parsley and Oregano. Turkish Menemen is ready to serve.

To make the sauce, take a small bowl, add the Butter in it and heat it in low flame. Add the crushed Garlic cloves in it and fry for 1 minute. Take out the bowl from heat after 1 minute and add the thick Curd in it and beat it well.

Serve the Curd and Garlic based sauce with the Menemen and Breads for a great Turkish Experience.