Ugandan Rolex
A chapati rolled around a thin omelette of eggs, tomato, onion and cabbage, a Ugandan street snack whose name comes from "rolled eggs".
Photograph credit: Rolex wrap by Roxanne.heston · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Method for Ugandan Rolex
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Beat the eggs with the tomato, onion, cabbage, salt and pepper.
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Heat half the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Pour in half the egg mixture and spread it thin. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until just set.
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Place a warmed chapati over the omelette while the top is still slightly wet, press down, then flip the whole thing out onto a board.
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Roll up tightly. Repeat with the rest of the mixture. Serve hot, wrapped in paper.
What Can Go Wrong
- Spread the egg thin.
- Warm the chapati before using.
- Add sliced avocado for a richer rolex.
About This Recipe
The name is a joke that stuck: "rolled eggs" said quickly sounds like a famous watch. In Uganda, a rolex is a chapati wrapped around an egg omelette, and it is the best quick breakfast in Kampala, made in front of you at a stall on the street corner for less than the price of a bus fare.
The omelette is where the skill lies. Eggs are beaten with finely chopped tomato, onion, cabbage and a pinch of salt, and a little pepper. Poured into a hot oiled pan, it should set in 1 to 2 minutes into a thin sheet. Spread the mixture thin so it sets quickly. A thick omelette is too heavy to roll.
The chapati can be homemade or bought. A good chapati is soft and layered; a flour tortilla is a decent substitute. Warm it in a dry pan for 30 seconds on each side. Lay it over the omelette in the pan so the two stick together while the egg is still slightly wet, then flip the whole thing out and roll it up.
Wrap it in paper or foil, as sold, so it holds its shape. Eat it hot, with a squeeze of chilli sauce if you like.
What to Serve It With
Chilli sauce · Black tea · Fresh fruit · Avocado
Keeping Ugandan Rolex
Best eaten straight away.
Ugandan Rolex Nutrition
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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