Masala Omelet

Name: Masala Omelet
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 Servings
Ingredients: eggs: 3; small onion finely chopped: 1; small tomato finely chopped (optional): 1; green chili finely chopped: 1; tbsp fresh coriander chopped: 2; tsp Kashmiri chili powder (or cayenne pepper): 1/2; tsp turmeric powder: 1/2; salt to taste; tbsp vegetable oil or butter: 2; tsp lemon juice: 1

Features:

Cuisine:

Indian

20 mins
Serves 2
Easy

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 small onion finely chopped
1 small tomato finely chopped (optional)
1 green chili finely chopped
2 tbsp fresh coriander chopped
1/2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder (or cayenne pepper)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
2 tbsp vegetable oil or butter
1 tsp lemon juice

How to make Masala Omelet

Add the chili, turmeric powder, chopped onions, green chilies, and coriander to a bowl then stir.
- Break in the eggs and whisk lightly.
- Season to taste.
Heat oil in a large nonstick frying pan.
Pour 1/3 of the egg mix into the pan.
- Swirl the mixture and evenly distribute it across the surface of the pan.
Cook the underside for a minute at a medium temperature until it sets.
- Continue cooking until it turns a light brown and the edges become slightly crisp.
Flip the omelet over.
- Cook for another minute at a medium temperature.
Set aside and keep warm.
Repeat and cook another two masala omelets.
Fold over the readied masala omelet.
Pour the lemon juice over the omelet and serve rolled up in chapatti or stuffed in bread.

Trivia

Many historians believe the Romans invented the omelet.