{"id":20293,"date":"2011-05-20T05:05:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T12:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecurry.com\/blog\/?p=20293"},"modified":"2014-08-05T18:19:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T01:19:13","slug":"indian-omelet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ecurry.com\/blog\/breakfast-and-brunch\/indian-omelet\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Omelet"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nThe adventures in my kitchen began with an egg.<\/p>\n

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I was 7 years old and I wanted to cook. Much of the memory of that day has faded.\u00a0 What I do remember is that I made the omelet after I got back from school , while ma stood by me; I was perched on a stool as the stove top was too high and I ended up burning my omelet. But it was an earnest first effort and I ate my very first (partially dark brown with heavy charred flavors) omelet with pride. I never made another omelet again for the longest time and I still hate that smell of browned egg.<\/p>\n

While I was growing up, the omelet was more like a meal time\/lunch box\/evening snack item rather than a breakfast. Anyone who has experienced a train trip in India, would easily remember the little stalls flipping innumerable omelets in one huge skillet, quickly and efficiently. These are then sold wrapped in foils at the train windows. Same goes for the street seller. The amazing speed at which they chop the onions and vegetables and make the omelets will beat any world famous chefs.
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\nWe could have eggs anytime of the day. But I still belong to that stereotype of “eggs for breakfast”, an omelet to be more specific. An idea for a perfect relaxed late breakfast\/brunch for me is a good hot omelet,\u00a0 pancakes, loads of fruits, cold orange juice and some strong coffee. And we do this kind of elaborate breakfast more during our vacations than at home. Waking up with nothing much planned for the day, amidst the sweet smelling soft white sheets\u00a0 and enjoying a big brunch is very different. Could you resist a daintily served made to order breakfast tray?<\/p>\n


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Enjoying an omelet does not have to be\u00a0 limited to only breakfast time. They make really delicious and quick meals any time of the day.\u00a0 This post is hatched and cooked out of a conversation on Twitter during dinner time.\u00a0 Jaya<\/a> mentioned omelets for dinner. Manisha<\/a>, Shulie<\/a> and me joined in and started discussing the variations and how each one of us make it. Finally Manisha and me decided after Jaya to have\u00a0 omelets for for dinner that night. Unfortunately I had to make other dinner plans when I realized I had only one egg, and I needed that for my daughter’s lunch box. Aqua Daze<\/a> joined in with us (via FB) and we all agreed to do a Desi\/Indian Omelet<\/em> post. Update:<\/em> Shulie joined it too!
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\nNotes on the recipe: <\/strong><\/p>\n