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Bread omelette
Omelette sandwich
Bread omelette: Mumbai's street-cart omelette cooked with the bread pressed into it and folded into a sandwich
Every busy corner of Mumbai, and of most Indian cities, has an anda-pav cart where the bread omelette is made to order for breakfast, a college snack or a late-night bite. The trick is that the bread goes into the pan while the egg is still wet, so the egg glues itself onto the slices; the whole thing is then folded into a crisp-edged sandwich with ketchup and green chutney. Children love it, and it is on the plate in ten minutes. The common mistake is pouring the egg and waiting before adding the bread: by then the top has set and nothing sticks. Chef's tip: dip both slices in the raw egg first, then lay them on the omelette, so they soak up a little egg and crisp up like French toast.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 1
Ingredients
- 2 eggslarge
- 2 tbsp onionvery finely chopped
- ½ green chillifinely chopped; leave out for children
- 1 tbsp fresh corianderchopped
- 1 pinch Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tsp butter
- 2 slices white sandwich bread
To serve
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup (optional)
- 1 tbsp green chutney (optional)
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Beat 2 eggs in a wide, shallow bowl with 2 tbsp onion, ½ green chilli, 1 tbsp fresh coriander, 1 pinch Kashmiri chilli powder and 1 pinch salt.
Step 2: Melt 2 tsp butter in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat until it foams.
1 minStep 3: Quickly dip one side of each slice of 2 slices white sandwich bread into the egg mixture, then pour the rest of the egg into the pan and tilt it into a rough rectangle about twice the size of a slice.
Step 4: Straight away, while the top is still wet, lay the slices side by side on the egg, dipped side down. Cook until the underside is golden and set, about 2 minutes.
2 minStep 5: Flip the whole thing so the bread is underneath and toast it for 1 minute, until crisp and golden. Fold the egg edges that stick out over the bread.
1 minStep 6: Fold it in half like a sandwich, spreading 1 tbsp tomato ketchup and 1 tbsp green chutney inside if you like. Press for 30 seconds, then cut in half and serve hot.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 390 kcal
- Protein
- 17 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 21 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does bread omelette take?
- About 10 minutes in total: 4 minutes to prepare and 6 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 1 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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