ZEGE/ CHIPSI MAYAI
Zege/Chipsi Mayai is an unusual omelette which is not only tasty but its a meal on its own.Chips or French Fries are added to the omelette.
Ingredients
For the Chips/ French fries:
- 3 medium potatoes
- oil for deep frying or for oven baked chips
For the Omelette:
- 4 large eggs
- 1 medium tomato finely chopped
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- ¼ cup fresh coriander chopped
- 1-2 green chillis finely chopped, optional
- 2 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper powder
For the Kachumbari:
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 2 tomatoes finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp red chilli powder
- ¼ tsp pepper powder
Instructions
Preparation of the Chips/ French Fries:
- Peel the potatoes and cut into long wedges not too thick or too thin.
- Keep the chopped potatoes in the water till required.
- Heat oil for deep frying in a wok or kadai.
- Remove the chopped potatoes from the water, pat them dry on a kitchen towel.
- Add to the oil slowly and fry till done.
- Keep the chips on the side till required.
Preparation of the kachumbari:
- Mix the chopped coriander,tomato and onion in a bowl.
- Add salt, chilli powder and lemon juice and mix well.
Preparation of the Zege/ Chipsi Mayai:
- Mix chopped onion, tomato, coriander and chilis in a bowl.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a small frying pan. I made two separate omelettes as 1 big one would have been difficult to flip.
- Break two eggs in another bowl. Add ¼ tsp salt and whisk it.
- Add half the chopped onion tomato mixture it in and whisk again.
- When the oil is hot add half the amount of chips to the pan. Make a thin layer of the chips in the pan.
- Let it cook a bit till its a bit crispy.
- Pour the omelette mixture over it. Lower the heat.
- Cover the frying pan and let the omelette cook.
- When you see the edges are beginning to curl up slightly, very carefully flip it over.
- Let it cook for a few seconds and serve immediately with some kachumbari.
- Prepare the second omelette in the same way.
Notes
- Add cooked minced meat if you prefer.
- Add spices like minced ginger and garlic for different flavour.
- Traditional kachumbari has only onion and tomato with lemon, salt, coriander and chilli powder. These days other vegetables like cucumber, bell pepper are added.