3 creator recipes compared

3 ways creators make shakshuka

New York Times, Your Modern Mage and Alex Hall have each posted a version of shakshuka on Instagram. Every one is built on garlic cloves, tomatoes and cilantro. Total time runs from 30 min to 1 hr 15 min. Below, each one is compared on time, ingredients and method, with a link to the full recipe and the original video.

  • 3 versions
  • 3 creators
  • 30 min to 1 hr 15 min
  • Instagram

Side by side

From each creator's recipe as we saved it: total time, servings, ingredient count, cooking method, and what no other version uses.

  1. Shakshuka with Feta

    Serves
    3
    Ingredients
    15
    Method
    Simmered
    Only this one
    paprika, ground cumin, chili flakes and feta cheese
  2. Moong Dal Idli Shakshuka

    Serves
    2
    Ingredients
    14
    Method
    Simmered · Blender
    Only this one
    moong dal, chilli, eno and paneer
  3. Alex Hall1 hr 15 min

    Cheesy Chickpea Shakshuka Bake

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    17
    Method
    Oven
    Only this one
    red onion, red pepper, ground coriander and smoked paprika

What most versions share

In all 3

  • garlic cloves
  • tomatoes
  • cilantro

In most of them

  • olive oil
  • onion
  • red bell pepper
  • eggs

Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ

  • New York Times is the only one to use paprika, ground cumin, chili flakes and feta cheese.
  • Your Modern Mage is the only one to use moong dal, chilli, eno and paneer.
  • Alex Hall is the only one to use red onion, red pepper, ground coriander and smoked paprika.
  • New York Times and Your Modern Mage simmer, poach or braise; Alex Hall doesn't.
  • Only Your Modern Mage uses a blender.
  • Only Alex Hall uses the oven.
  • New York Times takes the least time (30 min); Alex Hall the most (1 hr 15 min).

The other 2 versions

How this comparison works

Every version here was saved from the creator's own public video and turned into a structured recipe card. The comparison reads only those cards: ingredients, steps, times and servings. We haven't cooked these side by side or ranked them on taste.

Reposts and the same video saved twice count once. Times and servings come from each recipe card; short videos don't always state them, so treat them as a guide. Every version links to the creator's original video.