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Eggah bi Bassal

A simple and delicious snack, it can also be served as an elegant appetizer.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 2

Ingredients

1 large onion, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons vegetable or extra-virgin olive oil
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 tablespoon chopped mint
Salt and pepper

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Fry the onion in 2 tablespoons of the oil until soft and golden. Mix with the eggs and the other ingredients.

    Step 2

    Heat the remaining oil in a preferably nonstick frying pan. Pour in the egg mixture and cook over medium heat. As soon as the bottom sets, put under the broiler and cook the other side until the top is firm and lightly browned.

    Step 3

    Serve hot or cold.

  2. Variation

    Step 4

    You can do tiny omelets like little pancakes to serve as finger food. Make a larger quantity and pour by the tablespoon, in batches, into the frying pan, turning over to brown the other side.

Cover of Claudia Roden's The New Book of Middle Easter Food, featuring a blue filigree bowl filled with Meyer lemons and sprigs of mint.
Reprinted with permission from The New Book of Middle Eastern Food, copyright © 2000 by Claudia Roden, published by Knopf. Buy the full book on Amazon or Bookshop.
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