tomato omelette | eggless tomato omelette | vegetarian tomato omelette | besan ka cheela
by Tarla Dalal
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A combination of besan and chopped tomatoes with an exciting touch of spices gives you a tasty and succulent Eggless Tomato Omelette. We have made this Vegetarian Tomato Omelette super healthy as its mainly made from besan, tomatoes and onions.
Here’s an opportunity for vegetarians to enjoy their own creative version of Tomato Omelette! Yes, this is an Eggless Tomato Omelette for Vegetarians.
A few other ingredients like onions, green chillies, ginger, etc., add to the crunchiness and flavour of the Tomato Omelette. This is a quick and easy Vegetarian Tomato Omelette recipe, which can be had for as an evening snack.
The beauty of Tomato Omelette is that it uses common ingredients that you are sure to have at home, and does not require any grinding or fermentation. So, you can make it instantly whenever needed.
This quick Vegetarian Tomato Omelette is a popular Indian breakfast recipe had with green chutney or tomato ketchup.
You can also try other breakfast recipes focusing on tomatoes, like Tomato Poha and Tomato Upma.
Enjoy how to make Tomato Omelette Recipe with detailed step by step photos and video below.
For tomato omelette- To make tomato omelette, combine the besan, turmeric, garam masala, asafoetida, chilli powder, salt and ½ cup of water in a deep bowl, mix well using a whisk.
- Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it with ½ tsp of oil.
- Pour a ladleful of the batter on the tava (griddle) and spread in a circular motion to make a 125 mm. (5”) diameter circle.
- Cook on a medium flame, using ½ tsp of oil, till golden brown spots appear on both the sides.
- Repeat steps 3 to 5 to make 4 more tomato omelettes.
- Serve the tomato omelette immediately with green chutney and tomato ketchup.
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Tomato Omelette Recipe recipe with step by step photos
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Like Eggless Tomato Omelette recipe then check our eggless recipes.
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For making the Tomato Omelette recipe, chop all the vegetables viz. tomatoes, onions, green chillies, ginger, coriander ready. Ensure everything is chopped finely or else you will find trouble in spreading the batter and the tomato cheela might tear.
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Also, measure all the dry ingredients for the besan tomato chila ready.
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For preparing the batter of eggless Tomato Omelette, in a deep bowl, take the besan. Gram flour is healthy and made using chana dal.
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Add the turmeric.
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Add the garam masala. We have made homemade garam masala using this recipe of garam masala with detailed step by steps which is used to elevate the taste of this vegetarian omelette.
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Add the asafetida. This helps in digestion.
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Add the chilli powder. We are also adding green chillies so, be careful while adding this one.
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Add the salt and ½ cup of water.
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Mix well using a whisk. You can also make use of a spoon to whisk but a wired whisk is always better.
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Add finely chopped Tomato. You can add grated carrots and beetroot too.
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Add finely chopped Onions
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Add finely chopped green chillies and ginger.
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Finally, add finely chopped coriander.
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Whisk well and our Eggless Tomato Omelette batter is ready. The batter should be of medium consistency. If the batter is too thick then dilute with some water. If it is runny then add some besan and adjust the tomato omelette batter consistency.
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For making the Tomato Omelette, Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it with ½ tsp of oil.
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Pour a ladleful of the batter on the tava (griddle).
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Spread in a circular motion to make a 125 mm. (5”) diameter circle.
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Cook the tomato omelette on a medium flame. Pour ½ tsp of oil on top of the tomato omelette especially the edges.
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Flip and cook till golden brown spots appear on both the sides.
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Remove the Eggless Tomato Omelette in a serving plate.
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Repeat steps 1 to 6 to make 4 more tomato omelettes.
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Serve the Vegetarian Tomato Omelette (Eggless Tomato Omelette) immediately with green chutney and tomato ketchup.
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You can serve the Vegetarian Tomato Omelette with toasted bread for breakfast or stuff it and make vegetable club sandwich .
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Nutrient values (Abbrv) per omelette
| Energy | 143 cal |
| Protein | 5.4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 16.1 g |
| Fiber | 4.1 g |
| Fat | 6.4 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 21 mg |
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