Maharashtra

Tomato omelette (eggless)

Name: Tomato omelette (eggless)
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Maharashtrian
Ingredients: 1 cup besan (chickpea flour, gram flour); 2 tbsp for crisp edges rice flour; 2 finely chopped tomato; 1 small finely chopped onion; 2 finely chopped green chilli; 1/2 inch grated ginger; 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves (cilantro); 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/4 tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 3/4 tsp salt; Water, about 2/3 cup; 4 tsp cooking oil (vegetable oil)

No eggs, no complaints. Besan and tomato that the whole of Maharashtra calls an omelette.

20 minTime

13 gProtein each

mediumSpice

An omelette without an egg3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

351kcalsame

13 gproteinsame

8 gfibresame

20minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1 cup

Rice flour2 tbsp, for crisp edges

Tomato2, finely chopped

Onion1 small, finely chopped

Green chilli2, finely chopped

Ginger1.5 cm, grated

Coriander leaves (cilantro)3 tbsp, chopped

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)½ tsp

Ajwain (carom seeds)¼ tsp

Salt¾ tsp

Waterabout 2/3 cup

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)4 tsp

Method

6 steps

1Whisk the besan, rice flour, turmeric, chilli powder, ajwain and salt with the water to a smooth batter, a little thicker than dosa batter.
2Stir in the tomato, onion, green chilli, ginger and coriander. Rest 5 minutes.
3Heat a tawa on medium, smear with oil and pour a ladle of batter, spreading gently into a thick round.
4Drizzle oil round the edge, cover and cook until the top looks dry.
5Flip and cook the other side until golden spots appear.
6Fold or serve flat with ketchup or green chutney.

Serve it like this

Serve flat on a steel plate, folded once, with green chutney, ketchup and two slices of bread or pav.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Maharashtra

Tomato omelette (eggless)

No eggs, no complaints. Besan and tomato that the whole of Maharashtra calls an omelette.

20 minTime

13 gProtein each

mediumSpice

An omelette without an egg3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

351kcalsame

13 gproteinsame

8 gfibresame

20minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1 cup

Rice flour2 tbsp, for crisp edges

Tomato2, finely chopped

Onion1 small, finely chopped

Green chilli2, finely chopped

Ginger1.5 cm, grated

Coriander leaves (cilantro)3 tbsp, chopped

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)½ tsp

Ajwain (carom seeds)¼ tsp

Salt¾ tsp

Waterabout 2/3 cup

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)4 tsp

Method

6 steps

1Whisk the besan, rice flour, turmeric, chilli powder, ajwain and salt with the water to a smooth batter, a little thicker than dosa batter.
2Stir in the tomato, onion, green chilli, ginger and coriander. Rest 5 minutes.
3Heat a tawa on medium, smear with oil and pour a ladle of batter, spreading gently into a thick round.
4Drizzle oil round the edge, cover and cook until the top looks dry.
5Flip and cook the other side until golden spots appear.
6Fold or serve flat with ketchup or green chutney.

Serve it like this

Serve flat on a steel plate, folded once, with green chutney, ketchup and two slices of bread or pav.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Tomato omelette (eggless)

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Tomato omelette (eggless)

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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