This Tomato omelette recipe is a delicious vegetarian and vegan omelette that is made without eggs. A light, crispy and protein rich Indian veg omelette made with gram flour or chickpea flour, tomatoes, onions, herbs and spices.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 25 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 3
  • Category: Breakfast, Brunch, Snacks
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup gram flour ((besan) or swap with 1 cup of chickpea flour)
  • 1 cup or (2 medium) tomatoes (– finely chopped)
  • ⅓ cup or (1 medium) onions (– finely chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon or 1 inch ginger (– finely chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon or 1 green chilli (– finely chopped or ½ teaspoon chopped serrano peppers)
  • 3 tablespoons coriander leaves (– finely chopped, (cilantro))
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder (– finely chopped optional)
  • ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder (or cayenne pepper)
  • 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing) – optional, skip to make gluten-free)
  • 1 pinch garam masala
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder (– optional)
  • ⅛ teaspoon black salt (– optional)
  • salt (– add according to taste)
  • 1 cup water (or add as required)
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons oil (or as needed)

Method

Making Omelette Mixture

  1. Finely chop tomatoes, onions, green chilli and ginger. Also chop the coriander leaves.
  2. In a mixing bowl take gram flour, finely chopped onions, tomatoes, ginger and green chilies. Add the chopped coriander leaves.
  3. Then add the ground spices - asafoetida (hing), turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder, black salt and salt as required. Add baking powder
  4. Add water and with a wired whisk begin to mix everything. The batter has to be of medium consistency and without any lumps.
  5. Mix and stir well to make a medium consistency flowing batter. Depending on the quality and texture of gram flour, you can add more or less water as needed.

Making Tomato Omelette

  1. Heat a well seasoned skillet, frying pan or a tawa. Spread 2 to 3 teaspoons oil on the skillet. Keep the heat to a low or medium-low.
  2. With a large spoon pour the batter on the pan.
  3. Spread it lightly with the back of the spoon. But do not spread too much.
  4. You can even rotate and tilt the pan.
  5. Drizzle ½ to 1 teaspoon oil on the edges and on top of the omelette.
  6. When the base is golden and crisp, flip and cook the second side.
  7. Cook the second side until you see some golden or lightly caramelized spots on the veggies.
  8. Flip again if needed and cook until both the sides are crispy and golden. Make remaining omelets with batter.
  9. Serve eggless tomato omelette with bread or buns or dinner rolls with a side of dipping sauces like tomato ketchup, coriander chutney or mint chutney.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.