Topic: My go at the Viceroy Omelette

[Malc.]

Thanks Mike,

I'll give it a go tomorrow night, as you suggest. I originally used mild madras powder which i'll replace with mix powder.

Cheers,

Malc.

[Malc.]

Diet day today so had another go at the omelette and took on your suggestions Mike. The only thing I didn't have was the Besan (the wife threw out owing to being over date  : ) anyway, I supplemented this for masoor dal which I fried with the onions.

I cut back on the mix powder and the coriander and included the Ajwain as suggested. Chilli heat came from 1 green finger 1 red bird eye, quite a handful but enjoyable.

I also cut back on the onions and added an extra egg totalling three, in all. Onions, chilli and Ajwain cooked in pan on low heat until soft then added the egg mix with salt, 1/2 tsp mix powder and coriander. Cooked it one side in pan then finished under the grill.

Added to this was tandoori prawns mixed with a little tandoori masala, ground clove and mustard oil then grilled. Placed on Omelette and devoured, literally!

I'm still not sure about the Ajwain but I have to say, it stirred my senses. Cutting back on curry powder was definitely a step in the right direction. I was missing the onion bhaji hint but that didn't detract from a wholly delightful omelette.

Perhaps my 'pinch of Ajwain' was too generous so I will cut back next time, but I will try it gain. So too will add masoor dal again, maybe moor next time.

Anyway, I hope the pic demonstrates the preferred 'light & fluffy', it went down a treat!

Thanks Mike

PS Chef Vong is fun to watch, his videos are very good.

[joadt]

Superb!

[solarsplace]

Malc

Great looking Omelette looks so delicious! must give that a try.

I made a Chicken Tikka Omelette a few weeks ago with thin slices from a couple of left over pieces as a filling - REALLY did not work. Did not work at all totally wrong taste

Cheers

[chewytikka]

Good Job Malc ;D
Looks very tasty indeed, Omelette Masterclass.

Ajwain and Besan are flavours that go together really well, suits my tastes Malc.

cheers Chewy

[Naga]

Great-looking omelette, Axe - those tandoori prawns look the business!

...Chinese on the other hand, I find are always spot on...

Thanks for posting that vid, CT - he's got great flipping technique and the finished omelette looks so light and scrummy. So many videos and so little time to watch them all...

[Malc.]

Thanks guys, it was very enjoyable.

Mike, I will be buying more besan this weekend so will give it another go. I also think I may have over cooked the ajwain as on initial cooking the aroma was very nice, but I did notice after a little while that the aroma had become slightly bitter, if that makes sense. I shall certainly be testing this theory, anything you can offer in terms of advice is gratefully received.

All in all, i'm very pleased I tried this style of omelette and look forward to putting my own spin on the flavour combinations.

Cheers guys.

[Gav Iscon]

I've now had 2 goes of this and both fell to bits in the pan and as my camera phone was upstairs, the lure to eat them won. Both had birds eye chilis in and the second had 3 eggs and a teaspoon of CA's (come back, we still love you) mix powder in. Both were lush and I'll be haing a variation of it on a regular basis. This thread is now got a Saturday Morning Kitchen challenge about it so come on everyone, have a go and post you omlette's. (I promise I'll do the next one)

[Malc.]

Hi Gav

Saturday Morning Omelette Challenge love it! ;D

One thing you can do to avoid the whole 'breaking of the omelette' problem, is not turn it but finish it under the grill. This is exactly what I did with the latest one I posted. Simply cook the omelette on a low heat until it is roughly 3/4 cooked through. Then whilst in the pan, place it under a pre-heated medium grill. Keep an eye on it, as it doesn't take long to souffl

[Peripatetic Phil]

Then whilst in the pan, place it under a pre-heated medium grill.

Best not tried with a Teflon^(R)-coated pan; they seriously dislike the intense heat of a grill (said he, from bitter experience !).