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This chickpea flour omlette is full of veggie goodness and one hundred percent vegan and gluten free. A quick and easy recipe Jump to Recipe
Its an egg, its tofu, no its just a very allergy friendly, soy free, I cant believe this is an omellette. Pardon my attempt at humor. I am super sleepy:) I just finished watching the amazing Gabby win the Gold, such a proud moment and then Phelps… this guy Phelps. He is such a fantastic athlete. I had a crush on him all through Beijing…
( Testing 1 2 3.. testing to see if hubbs reads my posts 😉
Testing complete..
Omelette with thicker batter. (additional chickpea flour)
This Omelette is made of chickpea flour. The flax meal and oat flour add some volume and eggy slickness to the batter. Lots of veggies and a hint of black salt make this a perfect non egg smell, versatile omelette base. So here comes The Denver, The Seattle, The Californian, The colarado, The country!.. omelette variations 😉
This version is adapted from my Chilla– chickpea flour crepes with indian spices, that we usually eat on the weekends. Chilla is a thinner batter consistency and not leavened.
Pictured on this post, with onions, tomatoes, green bell pepper, carrot, spinach and arugula, leavened a little and made into one fluffy breakfast. Some mushrooms would be scrumptious in this. Add salt to taste. Err on the side of using less, since I do like mine more salty.
Steps:
Mix in flaxmeal and water and let sit for 5 minutes.
Add salt, spices, oat flour
Add veggies, chopped small, as many as you want.
Drop the entire batter on a large, lightly greased, heated non stick pan on medium heat.
Cover and cook on medium for 7-8 minutes.
Fluffyy. drop a few drops on oil on the edges. Continue to cook for 5-7 minutes. Check for doneness. It might break apart if you try to flip too soon( depends on the consistency of the batter and thickness of the omelette).
Flip and cook uncovered for another 4-5 minutes.
Serve hot! deliciousness..
Veggie Omelette
Gluten, Soy, nut, egg, dairy free
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon flaxmeal
- 1 Tablespoon Oat flour, or omit
- 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
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 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
- 1/4 cup packed chopped spinach or greens
Instructions
- In a bowl, add flaxmeal and warm 1/4 cup water.
- whisk and let sit for 5 minutes. Prep the veggies.
- Mix baking powder in the chickpea flour.
- Add in the chickpea flour, oat flour, salt, spices and 1/4 cup more water and mix. and whisk for half a minute to combine well and to help the batter get airy.
- (Or use garfava(garbanzo and fava bean flour), instead of flax,oat, chickpea. Mix in baking powder in garfava flour and add water. garfava makes a thicker mixture and a fatter fluffier omelette. you might need additional water if the batter is too thick)
- Add the veggies, jalapeno, greens and fold in well.
- Heat a non stick pan at medium heat and grease a little.
- Drop the batter on the hot pan and tap once or twice to spread. (Or use spatula to spread the veggies a bit)
- Cover with a lid and cook for 7 minutes.
- 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).
- Flip and cook for 5-6 minutes.
- Add more greens and/or non dairy cheese, fold and serve with ketchup, toasts and hash browns.
Notes
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. (This quantity can also make 2 medium-small omelettes. They will cook faster and will be easier to flip)
Nutritional values based on one serving
Nutrition
Calories: 251kcal, Carbohydrates: 36g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 6g, Sodium: 656mg, Potassium: 796mg, Fiber: 8g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 3110IU, Vitamin C: 105.5mg, Calcium: 123mg, Iron: 3.2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This fluffy omelette is being shared at Ricki’s wellness weekend, Healthy Vegan Fridays, Whole foods friday, Cybelles Allergy Friendly Friday
Your recipes are brilliant. Thank you very much 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this fantastic recipe and with such detail! My husband requested an omelet for his birthday and was so happy with the results. We both loved it so much. I shared about it today on social media as well as in this blog post: https://www.artisticvegan.com/sweet-potato-oatmeal-raisin-cookies/. Many thanks for the great recipe!!!! Much love!
I botched the hell out of this recipe. I didn’t have baking powder, was too lazy to make oat flour, and can’t find kala namak anywhere in my town. I didn’t measure out the few spices I did use, and put too much water in the flax. I used onion, potato and red banana pepper. As I was stirring it, I was thinking to myself that I really hoped it tasted better than it smelled. When I put it in the skillet, it transformed. When I ate it, it was heavenly. This recipe rocks! I hope someday I can make it exactly. Thank you!
Tried this three times. Each time was completely stuck to the pan. I’m so disappointed. What am I doing wrong?!
Its the pan. what pan are you using? for a regular non stick pan, a new pan or a pan that is used only for crepes and pancakes works best. Heat up the pan and drizzle a few drops of oil. Spread the oil all over the pan using a paper towel. Pour the batter into the pan only when the pan is hot.
I only recently discovered the wonders of vegan omelettes, and the one thing Richa said is what first attracted me: they don’t stink of eggs! Why did I go all these years eating egg omelettes when I was a vegetarian , when just a little knowledge would have saved my taste buds (and not a few chicks!) So now I will begin another adventure!