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Turkish Poached Eggs

Ingredients for the white base

Plain Greek yogurt - 1/2 cup

Chopped parsley or Dill leaves - 1 tsp

Grated garlic - 1

Salt and pepper powder to taste

( mix everything together in a bowl)

Ingredients for the red base

Butter - 2 tbsp

Red chilly flakes - 1 tsp

Red chilly powder - 1/ 2 tsp

( Heat butter in a pan add the red chilly flakes and red chilly powder cook for a minute till well combined and switch off the stove, do not over cook and burn them.)

Ingredients for the green base

Olive oil - 2 tsp

Parsley - 1 tsp

( crush parsley with olive oil to a coarse paste )

Ingredients for the poached eggs

Water as needed

Vinegar or Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Eggs - 2

( Break an egg into a bowl , heat water in a pan add vinegar and give a boil reduce the heat and gently drop the eggs from the bowl into the water. simmer till the egg yolk are runny and white are set . Repeat with the second egg too. Using a slotted spoon gently remove the eggs from the water.

Garnish

Chopped Dill or Parsley leaves

Cilbir

Assembling

Take a plate spread the yogurt mixture place the poached eggs on top. Drizzle the butter sauce and the parsley olive oil paste generously on top. Garnish with Dill or Parsley leaves and enjoy immediately with toasted bread !

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