Mushroom Egg Bhurji is an easy and yummy Indian Style Scrambled Eggs , Mushroom Along with eggs makes a delight. Mushroom Egg stir Fry - Scrambled Eggs and Mushrooms.
The egg is a savior to most of the ladies. When we are about to whip up a quick side dish we just search for eggs from our refrigerator. So I made this mushroom egg burji one fine day when I had to prepare a quick breakfast and added mushroom to make to tastier.
Mushroom and Eggs go very well together. Somehow, I feel it tastes blank. Mushroom acquires the taste very well from the ingredients it gets cooked together.
In this version of Egg Podimas, I have added my favorite masala blend and it elevates the taste levels and I am sure it will be on repeat mode once you try this out.
How can we use Mushroom Egg Bhurji
The beauty of this dish is that it goes very well as a lunch side dish, Can be had with Rice, Roti , Pulao or even we can use it as a stuffing for sandwich . I made one more interesting dish with Mushroom Egg bhurji , Will post the recipe tomorrow.
What is Podimas:
Podimas literally translates to “Mash”. Egg Podimas is a very famous food in South India, especially in the roadside shops. It tastes the best in the local parotta stalls than in the big restaurants.
Prepared with Eggs, Onions, Tomatoes and the spice powders. Finally, egg is added and then scrambled. They use big spoons and tap the pan and that makes the egg to get torn into small pieces, which is why it is called as podimas.
Variations in Podimas:
Initially, Podimas was made only with eggs, slowly the fashion changes and potato Podimas is another famous dish and I have posted this recipe in the blog as well.
Also the vegetables goes very well when cooked with Egg. Few Recipes I have already posted in blog:
Similar Mushroom Recipes:
How to Prepare Mushroom Egg Bhurji:
1.Clean the mushroom and set aside. Now in a kadai/Pan add in oil once the oil heats up add in the cumin seeds and wait till it splutters and then add the curry leaves and slit opened green chilies.
2.Next, add in the finely chopped onions and fry till they are nicely cooked and then add in the chopped tomatoes.
3.Cook till the tomatoes turn mushy. Then add the Pepper powder
4.Next add in the Garam Masala powder, Turmeric powder, and salt and mix well such that the spice powders are mixed well with the cooked onions and tomatoes.
5.Next, add in the cleaned and chopped button mushrooms and mix well and allow it to get cooked. No need to add water as the water from the mushroom is enough to cook.
6. Cover and cook so after that the mushroom gets cooked quickly. Stir in regular intervals to avoid burning at the bottom.
7.Once the mushrooms are cooked completely move the mushroom along with tomatoes and onions to one corner of the pan and then break open four eggs.
8.Scramble the eggs well without mixing the mushroom. Once the eggs get cooked mix everything and keep at low flame for about a min and switch off the flame. Finally In addition garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
📖 Recipe
Mushroom Egg Bhurji
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Equipment
- Kadai
- Kadai
Ingredients
- 1½ cups Button Mushroom
- 4 Egg
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- 2 Tomato
- 3 Green chili sliced
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam masala Powder
- ½ teaspoon Pepper powder
- Salt – as needed
- 2 tablespoon Coriander Leaves
To Temper:
- 2 teaspoon Cooking Oil
- ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 spring Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Clean the mushroom and set aside. Now in a kadai/Pan add in oil once the oil heats up add in the cumin seeds and wait till it splutters and then add the curry leaves and slit opened green chilies. Next, add in the finely chopped onions and fry till they are nicely cooked and then add in the chopped tomatoes.
- Cook till the tomatoes turn mushy. Next add in the Turmeric powder, Garam Masala powder, Pepper powder, and salt and mix well such that the spice powders are mixed well with the cooked onions and tomatoes. Next, add in the cleaned and chopped button mushrooms and mix well and allow it to get cooked.No need to add water as the water from the mushroom is enough to cook.
- Once the mushrooms are cooked completely move the mushroom along with tomatoes and onions to one corner of the pan and then break open two eggs. Scramble the eggs well without mixing the mushroom. Once the eggs get cooked mix everything and keep at low flame for about a min and switch off the flame. Add in chopped coriander leaves at last.
Video
Notes
- You can add crushed pepper corn powder, crushed garlic pods for an extra punch instead of pepper powder.
- Tastes good with Roti or steamed Rice
Nutrition
Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist, the nutrition value provided here is an estimate. It will vary based on the quantity and brands of the products used.
Note: This post is originally from 2016 . I have updated with new Recipe card, Pictures and video now.
