Masala Omelette

Eggs are a versatile ingredient. Your imagination and creativity can create wonders when you have eggs to experiment with. One can cook different dishes and make - appetizers, finger snacks, main course and even deserts. I am an egg lover, I can eat eggs as often for a meal and not feel bored. In fact I love omelettes and can have them at any time of the day. It is a quick fix meal and can be had for breakfast, lunch or dinner or as an in between snack. Omelettes are made by beating eggs and seasoning with salt and pepper. One may add different ingredients for making a delicious heavy meal. They are made differently across the world - folded or flat, and fillings could range from onions, mushrooms, cheese, ham et al. 

The recipe I have for you today is the one you'd find in a typical Indian home for breakfast or at road side eatery that is thronged by people looking for a quick bite. Indian omelettes are flat and typically contain onion, green chillies and coriander leaves and this is called - Masala omelette. I prefer a masala omelette for breakfast or as a side dish for dinner with dal or vegetable curry and rice. However, I also add tomatoes to my omelette. It's easy to make and for hard core non-vegetarians, an easy substitute for meat. 

Ingredients:

1. Eggs - 3 nos 
2. Onion - 1 small 
3. Tomato - 1 small
4. Green chilly - 1 no. 
5. Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp 
6. Ginger - 1tsp (grated) Optional 
7. Salt - to taste 
8. Turmeric 
9. Oil - for shallow frying 

Method: 

1. Chop the onion, tomato, green chilly and coriander leaves finely. Make three portions of these ingredients, including grated ginger. 
2. In a big bowl, break one egg, add salt, turmeric and one third of all the chopped ingredients. 
3. Beat all the ingredients well for a minute. 
4. Heat the pan and pour oil as required for shallow frying. Pour the egg mixture on to the pan. 
5. Egg cooks real fast and will set in about two minutes. 
6. Check if the egg is cooked and flip it to the other side. Let it cook on the other side as well for 2 to 3 minutes. 
7. Remove from the pan and repeat the same process for the remaining two eggs as well. 

Alternatively, all three eggs and all the ingredients can be beaten together and poured into the pan to make three to four omelettes.
  
Omelette tastes best with pau, or bread which is lightly roasted on the pan after the omelette is taken off the pan. A hot cup of tea (chai) with the meal or at the end of it makes the meal complete.