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Çılbır: photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Premshree Pillai from Brooklyn, NY, US — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Breakfast

Çılbır

Turkish dish of two poached eggs set on garlic yogurt and drizzled with paprika-infused melted butter. It is eaten warm at breakfast or as a starter, with bread.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

437 kcal per serving

Protein
18.7 g
Carbohydrates
7.8 g
of which sugars
6.6 g
Fat
36.5 g
of which saturated fat
20.3 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Crush the garlic with the salt and mix it into the yogurt in a bowl.
  2. Spread the garlic yogurt across two deep plates.
  3. Bring a pan of water to a gentle simmer with the vinegar, then slide the eggs in one at a time to poach them for 3 minutes.
  4. Lift the eggs out with a slotted spoon and place them gently on the yogurt.
  5. Melt the butter in a small pan, add the paprika, and pour the fragrant butter over the eggs.
  6. Serve right away with bread for mopping up the sauce.

Variations and tips

With dill. Add chopped dill to the yogurt for a fresher flavor.

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Original Ecomely recipe.