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Tomato Omelette

Recipe for the vegan Tomato Omelette from Udupi Hotels in Bombay | Vegan Chickpea flour and tomato pancakes | Besanache Dhirde - A healthy all-day-breakfast recipe for you to try!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 piece

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup chickpea flour (besan)
  • 2 tbsps rice flour
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tomatoes medium
  • 2 onions small
  • 1 small bunch coriander fresh
  • 1 green chili
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 lemon

Instructions
 

  • To prepare Udupi Hotel style tomato omelette, in a large bowl, mix together flours, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Add 3/4 cup water to this. Mix well. Cover and keep aside for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile chop the vegetables. Halve the tomatoes and slice thinly. Peel, halve and thinly slice the onions. Chop the coriander leaves finely. Slice the green chili finely.
  • Add all the chopped ingredients to the batter.
  • Add a pinch of baking soda to the batter and squeeze the lemon over it. The soda will bubble up. Using a spoon, mix it well into the batter. This should have a pouring consistency but not very thin.
  • Grease a non-stick tava with 1/2 tsp oil and place on medium flame.
  • Pour 2 small ladles of batter. Spread out the vegetables evenly through the 'omelette' using a spoon, but don't spread out the batter thinly. The thickness should be roughly 1/2 cm or more.
  • Trickle a teaspoon of oil around the edges and allow this to cook for 3-4 minutes on one side on a medium flame. Once you see bubbles around the edges, you can flip it over. Add a little oil around the edges once again and cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Prepare tomato omelettes with the remaining batter.
  • Serve warm with tomato ketchup or green chutney or as an 'omelette' sandwich between two slices of buttered bread.

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