Name: Curried shakshuka
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 onion chopped; 2 cloves garlic chopped; a thumb-sized piece ginger chopped; 1 red chilli deseeded and chopped; 2 tsp vegetable oil; 1 green pepper chopped; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp ground coriander; 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes; a handful baby spinach; a handful coriander plus extra to serve; 4 small eggs; 2 tsp nigella seeds; to serve (optional) rotis

1 onion
chopped
2 cloves garlic
chopped
a thumb-sized piece ginger
chopped
1 red chilli
deseeded and chopped
2 tsp vegetable oil
1 green pepper
chopped
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground coriander
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
a handful baby spinach
a handful coriander
plus extra to serve
4 small eggs
2 tsp nigella seeds
to serve (optional) rotis

Method

step 1
Put the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli into a blender or food processor, and whizz until completely smooth. Heat the oil in a lidded, deep, 30cm frying pan and cook the onion purée and green pepper for 10 minutes with a pinch of seasoning until darkened in colour and the onion no longer smells raw. Stir in the cumin, turmeric and ground coriander, and cook for a minute before tipping in the tins of chopped tomatoes and 100ml of water, and simmering gently for 20 minutes or until the sauce has thickened. Stir through the spinach and chopped coriander, and cook for a minute until it wilts, then season. Make four indents in the sauce and crack the eggs into each. Put on the lid and simmer gently for 10-11 minutes or until the whites have set and the yolks are still runny.
step 2
Sprinkle over the nigella seeds and serve with the roti breads and a little more coriander, if you like.