Papeta per Eedu

Eggs baked atop a base of spiced potatoes — thinly sliced potatoes fried in oil with onion, green chilli, cumin, and turmeric until soft and golden, spread in a wide pan, then eggs cracked on top and covered to steam-cook the whites while leaving the yolks soft and runny. 'Papeta' is potato and 'eedu' is egg in Parsi Gujarati; the dish exemplifies the Parsi habit of putting eggs on everything. A favourite quick lunch and weekend breakfast across Parsi households, simple enough for weekdays and satisfying enough for a light main course.