Ingredients
Basic Batter
- 4 Tbsp chickpea/ besan flour
- 4 Tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp salt, iodised
- 1/4 tsp or less Kala namak/ black sulphur salt
- 1 Tbsp canola oil, to cook with.
Optional - highly recommended
- 1 medium potato, boiled
- 1/4 small brown onion
- 1 vegetarian sausage
Suggestions
- 1-2 tsp wholegrain mustard
- Sundried tomatoes
- Italian flat leaf parsley
- Chili flakes
- Mushrooms
Instructions
- In a 1-2 cup measuring cup, combine chickpea flour and water, plus salts and stir or whisk until smooth.
- Dice the cold boiled potato, onion and vegan sausage into small pieces (3-5mm cubes). Stir into the batter.
- Add any additional ingredients and prepare a small cast iron skillet or your pan of preference.
- Add canola oil to the pan, swirl to coat and add the batter. Spread the batter out by flattening it into a level disc and cook on medium to high heat.
- Shake the pan occasionally to ensure the oil is under the Omlette and the batter is not stuck to the pan.
- Using a small and or large spatula (or some magical skill I simply don't possess...) Flip the Omlette to finish cooking the other side. The Omlette should be crispy on the outside and while soft, cooked through thoroughly.
- Serve with side salad or not. And I like mine with a tomato ketchup swirl.
Notes
- I really love this recipe, but not everyone will, so I made it single serve.
- This Omlette is very filling (it's the chickpea flour) so you could realistically split it with someone if you had a reasonable side salad... I use my Omlette to clean out my fridge, so I just have them without accompaniment... I probably shouldn't.
- You can add whatever you want, but keep in mind that higher moisture ingredients may make the batter stick.
- I have blended the potato and onion into the batter before... It works just fine, and if you were doing this for like 4-6 people I probably would recommend... But for me, it's just a blender I then have to clean... And I'm always nervous that the chickpea batter isn't cooked enough and will taste raw (gross)... Anyway, the lumpy bits make sure this isn't a risk at all.
- If you are sure your sausages are safe or are happy to sub in something else, you can easily make this GF friendly.
- No, there are no eggs in this Omlette... I don't give a shit - other than calling it a savoury slab pancake I have no idea what other words to use... If you are a puritan that stands firm that vegan food resembling a food that it is not can not use the same name until a better one is generated... I don't care to know you.