Eggs Kejriwal
Updated Jan. 19, 2024
- Total Time
- 10 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1tablespoon softened butter
- 2thick slices Pullman bread
- 2teaspoons mustard
- 4ounces Cheddar, grated
- 1serrano chile, finely sliced
- 2tablespoons cilantro leaves, washed and chopped
- 1tablespoon minced red onion
- 2eggs
- Salt and pepper
- Ketchup (optional)
Preparation
- Step 1
Butter the bread on both sides, and lightly brown in a frying pan (use the pan you like most for frying eggs). Smear one side of the toasts with mustard, and transfer to a sheet pan, mustard-side up. Turn on the broiler.
- Step 2
In a medium bowl, mix together the cheese, chile, cilantro and onion, then split evenly between the toasts. Place under the broiler just until the cheese is melted.
- Step 3
While the cheese is melting, fry the eggs in the same pan you used to make the toast, until the white edges are crisp, but the yolks are still soft. Gently loosen the eggs from the pan, and slide one on top of each toast. Season with salt and pepper, and serve with ketchup on the side, if you like.
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Cooking Notes
This is a pronunciation guide for the name of the dish: Kejriwal is pronounced: cage-ree-vahl Don't slur the 'j' or turn it into a 'h' sound like in Spanish. Pronounce it just like the English word 'cage'. (I am Indian origin and speak 3 Indian languages including Hindi).
In Tucson, we make this with corn tortillas...a fantastic and satisfying snack (lose the ketchup, but consider tomatillo salsa)!
We made this as soon as we saw the photos and recipe. Wife and I have both traveled in India and both enjoy morning eggs. I cooked this up on the only bread we had on hand, organic 7 grain bread. We were out of cilantro and substituted parsley, and used jalapenos for heat. So, we deviated, but the result was fantastic! Comes together quickly enough for an ordinary morning breakfast but would be wonderful for a weekend brunch with friends. A great recipe. Many thanks!
Yes, delicious, but next time I won't fry the bread in butter, will just toast it in the pan. There was enough fat from the cheese and from frying the egg.
We’re wintering in Honolulu. Coincidentally we had all the ingredients in our rented apartment so I said YES! We had some great country bread which I’d sliced and followed the simple recipe pretty much as written. It was great. My wife, bless her heart is an adaptive eater normally saying “ if you cook it I’ll eat it,”. She loved it as did I. She’s not normally given to loud pronouncements but she said, “ it tastes like a nice brunch dish from a fancy restaurant.” That was enough for me
Pullman refers to the pan the bread is baked in. It is square with a sliding lid. The actual bread can be anything, but it is usually a type of country white bread.. I agree -- this bread looks like rye.
The bread pictured in the article looks like farmers' style German rye. Is that what Pullman bread is? I would use a good English-style toasting white.
Is the mustard in the recipe Dijon, dry or something else?
The first time I made this, I kept pretty true to the recipe, except for using jalapeno pepper instead of the serrano, and skipped the ketchup. It was marvelous! The second time I made it, I added chopped mushrooms to the cheese mix, and after putting the mustard on the toast, I heaped each slice with baby arugula and then the cheese. Wow!
Thank you for this recipe!! This was an amazing brunch dish. I actually keep most of these ingredients with the exception of cilantro, if one can imagine an Indian American without cilantro in her home. As a substitute, I drizzled a cilantro salad dressing on the finished product. I also used regular multigrain bread. I also roasted kale, seasoned with tandoori masala powder and Indian chili powder. Definitely would make this again and again!!
Heaven. Bread, cheese, chillies and eggs.
For those asking about which mustards to use, we used a combination of grainy and Dijon, and it was excellent. The small bit of Dijon (not too much!) gave a little punch with the vinegar it has. Delicious recipe!
This looks like a take on omelet on toast -- a basic Indian omelet is chopped red onion, chopped cilantro and chopped green chile. No other omelet can top it.
Used the "no-knead" bread for this - fab! A can of green chiles? Great! I would change 2 things, though: saute the onions, and use fontina instead of cheddar. Other than that, this is so going into my standard rotation (especially since my chickens just keep laying...).
Made this for a brunch gathering at our house -- huge hit. You can prepare the bread before everyone comes and have everything ready to broil. Sprinkled some cumin powder on top of the fried eggs for good measure. Also, made this with sprouted grain bread and matzo for those observing passover. Worked great!
The tomato is so nice. We aren't ketchup fans, but a smear of tomato paste with a bit of salt did the trick for us.
Omit ketchup - this wants green salsa!
I’ve made this quite a few times already, but substituting the serrano for a jalapeño. It really is very, very good. However, I recently made it as a variation on a grilled cheese sandwich, minus the egg, with wonderful results. I spread mayonnaise on the bread rather than butter, and fried the sandwich in a pan on the stove.
I used paratha instead bread. Works beautifully.
Lovely profusion of flavors! Delicious!
So delicious and easy for lazy weeknights. I’ve made it as written a couple times, and also subbed red pepper flakes when a fresh chile was unavailable. Tonight, I had some leftover NYTimes-recipe pimento cheese in the fridge so I threw the cilantro, onion, and chile in there and used that as my cheese base and DANG it was tasty. Thanks for this super versatile and easy to scale recipe!
This is one of those recipes where it's so much more than the sum of the ingredients! I forget about it from time to time and then I make it and we are instantly transported to the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai! You won't regret making this
Loved this, easy and tasty. Used jalapenos, next time will makes sure to have serranos or Fresno's for a little more heat. The ketchup was a pleasant surprise, sweet/acid was perfect
I had a whim to make this, but was short a few of the ingredients, so I did a kinda Southwest remix: white onion, fresh parsley, diced tomato, chimayo and cumin in the cheese mix, then finished it off with a sprinkle of smoked paprika. It was delish!
What in the world is Pullman bread?
Pullman bread is a type of firm-textured white bread with minimal crust. It's baked in a long, narrow rectangular pan that has an attached lid. The lid protects the dough while baking to impede the formation of crust. Pullman bread may be traditional for making this dish in Bombay, but it's really not necessary. Any kind of white or whole-grain bread you like will give you a good result.
Very good but verrrrrry spicy. Next time, I'll likely de-seed the serrano.
Unassumingly delicious! I was so surprised by how good this was, despite not having any chile. I added hot sauce at the end to compensate. I used Maille dijon mustard and Japanese milk bread.
Two words: so good!
Used mostly gruyere and a little cheddar. Sautéed onion and jalapeño before mixing with cheese. Used a mix of dijon and whole grain mustard. Everyone loved it, delicious!
Excellent... just excellent exactly as is.
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