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Chickpea Flour Omelette With Spinach, Onion, and Bell Peppers
[Vegan, Gluten-Free]

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Chickpea Flour Omelette With Spinach, Onion and Bell Peppers

Eggs used to be somewhat of a default long back for breakfast. Though we did have a good number of Indian breakfast options, eggs would still feature on most week days. Especially omelettes loaded with greens and veggies. And for Dad, it would be a teeny bit of the egg... Read More

Ingredients You Need for Chickpea Flour Omelette With Spinach, Onion, and Bell Peppers [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

  • 1 Tablespoon flaxmeal
  • 1 Tablespoon Oat flour (or flax meal or chia seed meal)
  • 1/3 cup chickpea flour (besan)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • a generous pinch of black salt/kala namak (1/8 teaspoon)
  • a generous pinch of garlic powder (1/8 teaspoon)
  • pinch of turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
  • a few Tablespoons each of chopped onion, bell peppers, tomato, carrots( 1/3 to 1/2 cup total veggies)
  • 1/2 Jalapeno or serano chili pepper finely chopped( or use black pepper/cayenne to taste)
  • 1/3 cup packed chopped spinach or greens
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How to Prepare Chickpea Flour Omelette With Spinach, Onion, and Bell Peppers [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

  1. In a bowl, add flaxmeal and warm 1/4 cup water.
  2. whisk and let sit for 5 minutes. Prep the veggies.
  3. Add the oat flour and mix. Add the salt, spices and 1/4 cup more water and mix.
  4. Mix baking powder in the chickpea flour in another bowl.
  5. Add in the chickpea flour and whisk for half a minute to combine well and to help the batter get airy.
  6. Add the veggies, jalapeno, greens, nutritional yeast and fold in well.
  7. Heat a non stick pan at medium heat and grease a little.
  8. Drop the batter on the hot pan and tap once or twice to spread.
  9. Cover with a lid and cook for 6-7 minutes.
  10. Take lid off, add a few drops of oil on the edges, cook for another 5-7 minutes(depends on the consistency of the batter).
  11. Flip and cook for 5-6 minutes.
  12. Add more greens and/or non dairy cheese, fold and serve with ketchup, toasts and hash browns.
  13. If making a larger batch, or keeping the batter sitting for long, the veggies will leak some moisture into the batter. Check consistency and Whisk a few teaspoons of chickpea flour into the batter to thicken, just before making the next omelette.
  14. (This quantity can also make 2 medium-small omelettes. They will cook faster and will be easier to flip)

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