A tomato omelette is a breakfast dish in South India and maharashtra . A healthy and delicious breakfast or meal recipe.It is referred to as an omelette because of its visual appearance, but actually contains no egg product or by-product. you can find this tomato omlette in many hotels .
Maharashtrian people are familiar with this Vegeterian omelet. Some people call it as 'tomato che Dhirda' ie means tomato pancake.
Another variation of tomato omelette is chanyacha pithachi wadi ie besan vadi/gramflour pan cake which is again my moms recipe .
The main ingredient is chickpea flour or besan.Tomato omelet is the vegetarian answer to the egg based breakfast staple omelette. Sometimes, it is also be made with dosa batter (rice flour and urad dal paste), with a small quantity of besan only to provide binding, in which case it is classified as Uttapam.
A batter of pouring consistency is made with water and besan flour,with finely chopped green chillies, onions and tomatoes added. The mix is poured on a hot skillet, brushed with cooking oil and cooked on both sides. Tomato omelettes are served hot with tomato sauce, coconut chutney, sambar or any other pickle.
Best served with toasted brown bread & tomato sauce.
Many times when I am lazy to cook meals I make tomato omlette sandwiches by stuffing these tomato omlettes in between buttered bread sliced with tomato sauce applied on one end & chutney on another.
Ingredients:
1 cup gram flour/besan
2 medium size tomato, finely chopped
1 medium size onion, finely chopped
2 green chili, finely chopped
½ cup coriander/cilantro leaves, chopped
¼ tsp red chilli powder
a pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
3 tsp rice flour
a pinch of garam masala
¼ tsp turmeric powder
1.5 to 2 cups water
salt as required
oil as required
Method:
1.mix all the ingredients together, except oil.make a medium consistency batter.
2.heat a tava or a flat pan.smear some oil, about 1 tsp on the pan.
3.Heat tava(nonstick preferred), spread the batter into thin omelets. Drizzle some oil/ghee on top. Turn the omelet upside down and fry on other side.
4.cook the tomato omelette till both sides are cooked.
5.serve with brown bread and tomato ketchup
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