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Vegan chickpea omelette
Chickpea flour, a pinch of black salt, a pan of peppers. The omelette with no egg and no apology.
20 minTime
13 gProtein each
mildSpice
Chickpea flour, the old egg replacerMake it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original279kcalsame
13 gproteinsame
7 gfibresame
20minutessame
Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)¾ cup
Water⅔ cup
Nutritional yeast1 tbsp
Black salt½ tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Baking powder¾ tsp
Red bell pepper (red capsicum, red pepper)½, diced
Spinacha handful
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)1, sliced
Tomato1 small, diced
Olive oil1 tbsp, divided
Black peppera pinchMethod
- 1Whisk besan, nutritional yeast, black salt, turmeric and pepper with the water until smooth. Rest 10 minutes, then whisk in the baking powder.
- 2Cook the pepper, tomato and spring onion in a little oil for 3 minutes, add the spinach to wilt, and tip out.
- 3Heat the rest of the oil in a nonstick pan on medium low and pour in half the batter. Spread to a thick round, cover.
- 4When the top looks dry and the base is golden, spoon half the filling on one side and fold.
- 5Slide onto a plate and repeat with the rest.
Serve it like thisFold over the filling and plate with sliced avocado or a spoon of salsa and a lemon wedge.