Egg recipe · breakfast, snack
Simple Cheese Omelette
சிம்பிள் சீஸ் ஆம்லேட் (Simple Cheese Omelette)
Serves 1 · 10 min
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 71
A masala omelette poured over a spiced onion-capsicum base, filled with grated cheese and folded.
Estimated per serving from USDA FoodData Central and Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 values for the raw ingredients. Real numbers vary with brands and portions.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- half a tsp ghee
- 2 tsp capsicum, chopped (குடை மிளகாய்)
- 1 onion, chopped
- half a tsp chilli powder
- quarter tsp turmeric powder
- quarter tsp garam masala
- as needed rock salt
- 4 tsp cheese, grated (சீஸ்)
- a little coriander leaves
Method
- Heat ghee on a tawa and saute the onion and capsicum.
- Add the spice powders, salt and coriander, toss and spread the mixture evenly over the tawa.
- Break the eggs over it, spread, cook until set underneath, then flip.
- Sprinkle the cheese, fold the omelette and cook 2 minutes on medium heat.
Go easy on salt since the cheese is already salty.
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 71. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.
Recipe credit: tamilpaleorecipes.com and Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 71.