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Spiced tortilla

Spiced tortilla

A Spanish dinner. Ready in about 39 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 5 people +

Changed from 4 to 5 people · Back to 4

Fresh & other

  • 1 onion
  • 1 red chile Shopping tip: Fresno or red jalapeño for mild (seeds out); Thai bird's eye for hot.
  • 13 oz cherry tomatoes
  • 1.4 lb potatoes
  • Bunch cilantro Shopping tip: Fresh cilantro (UK: coriander). Use the leaves and soft stems.
  • 10 eggs

Sauces & oils

  • 1 ½ tbsp sunflower oil
Spices & seasonings (1): curry powder
  • 2 ½ tsp curry powder

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

  1. Heat the oil in a big frying pan.

  2. Fry your onion plus half the chilli for 5 mins till softened.

  3. Tip in the spices.

  4. Fry for 1 min more.

  5. Add the coriander stalks, potatoes and cherry tomatoes to the pan.

  6. Season the eggs well.

  7. Pour over the top of the veg.

  8. Leave to cook for 8-10 mins until almost set.

  9. Heat your grill plus flash your tortilla underneath for 1-2 mins till the top is set.

  10. Scatter the coriander leaves and rest of the chilli over the top.

  11. Slice into wedges.

  12. Serve with a green salad.

On the side: Green salad

A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.

How to make it (10 min)
  1. Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
  2. Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.

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Recipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.