Ideally, one would have all the time in the world and would only take natural light photos at dusk or in the soft light of mid-morning.
The above was a capture of one such lucky moment, right before sticking our forks into the beautiful Baghali Ghatogh (recipe shared by the lovely Darya of the Franco-English blog Tortore) over breakfast.
Baghali Ghatogh is an Iranian dish of fava beans & eggs, seasoned with turmeric, garlic, and plenty of dill. And even though I made it for the first time the other day, it will quickly rival my other regional favorite, shakshouka, this summer.
The “stew” is traditionally served with rice, but we scooped up the eggy sauce with English muffins (a bit of a culture clash, but no less delicious for it).
If you pre-soak – or even pre-cook – the gorgeous, green fava beans, you can make this hearty breakfast dish in no time at all.
Best enjoyed on the porch, in your bare feet (not a requirement, but nice nonetheless!)
I love fava beans a lot but never thought of using eggs and fava beans together.
Thank you!
Enjoy & bon app!
Ksenia, your pictures are so gorgeous, I want that pan of yours! And I am really happy that you liked this dish; the idea of poaching eggs in a vegetable mixture also reminded me of Shakshuka, which is also one of my favorites (but I do think I prefer Baghali ghatogh now I’ve tried it). And I am not at all shocked that you served this with English muffins, I can imagine how delicious it was, the break soaking up the runny yolks… yum.
it’s a very favorite beat-up pan I love to use for most things 🙂 Merci!!
I saw this recipe on Tortore and loved it then. Good to see that you have made it and that it works. Nice pics:)
A great discovery of a new dish! Thanks, Roger.
Fantastic looking! I would eat this for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Ditto! Thanks.
This is so beautiful, it conjures up images of soft summer nights, easy living and I’d definitely be barefooted! Probably dine right out of that pretty pan as well! I love this sort of recipe, I’m so glad it’s here for me to try. I’m on my own this evening, so it’s the perfect recipe:)xx
Soft (natural) lighting is really the perfect relaxing mood lighting, I think. Enjoy the season and your dinner, Smidge! xx
So lovely K! This is definitely one of the loveliest breakfast/brunch dishes I’ve seen around 🙂 There’s something do beautiful about the yellow yolks & that vibrant green.
It’s heavenly!!!
You know how I feel about those yolks! And the eggs from my CSA fox this week have been the brightest yellow-orange color.
My gosh but this looks so delicious! Warm and hearty and healthy…and the photography is wonderful…I can almost taste this dish. 🙂
Thank you so much, Debra!
I promise it is as delicious as it looks.