How to Make Nigerian Scrambled Eggs | Easy Breakfast Recipe

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats while sunflower oil is often less expensive.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeño provides heat with fewer calories, while bell pepper is milder and more affordable.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs are convenient and last longer, while omitting herbs can reduce costs.

seasoning cubes

🥗Healthier: homemade spice mix

💰Cheaper: none

Homemade spice mixes can be tailored to taste and are often cheaper than store-bought.

Dice the vegetables small, including onions, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, scent pepper, and tomatoes.

Season the eggs with salt, using about an eighth of a teaspoon for five eggs, along with half a teaspoon of dried thyme and one teaspoon of curry powder.

Heat two tablespoons of vegetable oil in a pan until hot.

Add the chopped onions to the pan and cook until well done, even slightly burnt if desired.

Add the diced red and green bell peppers to the pan and stir them around to cook.

Add the scent pepper according to your spice preference.

Add the diced tomatoes last to avoid them becoming too soft in the scramble.

Add about two teaspoons of tomato paste to the pan and sauté it to remove the sour taste.

Pour the beaten eggs into the pan and scramble everything together until cooked.

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