Omurice or Omu Rice with Indian touch

Chicken fried rice in omlett!! Omurice or Omu Rice is a well known Japanese dish with stir-fried rice wrapped inside an egg omelet. The rice is usually stir-fried with chicken and vegetables of choice and flavored with tomato sauce or ketchup as toppings. I just tried making this recipe with a different way  spiced up with Indian flavor. It is very quick make recipe, goes well along a chicken curry for meal time. Please try this recipe and let me know, but am sure kids gonna love this more!!

Cinnamon medium piece
Cumin seeds 1 big tbsp
2 onions finely chopped
4 green chilly finely chopped
6 garlic cloves smashed well
4 cloves
3 tbsp yogurt
Cooked chicken cubes
Pepper powder 1tbsp
Garam masala & Chat masala powder 1 tbsp each
Small bunch finely chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste
2-4 eggs


Chicken fried rice preparation:

• Heat some oil in vessel or frying pan, add cinnamon, cumin seeds, cloves, green chilly, garlic and saute chopped onion until transparent. 

 

• Add the cooked chicken pieces, little chopped coriander leaves and saute for 3 mins more. Add 3 tbsp yogurt and fry till its dry.

• Add garam masala powder, chat masala powder and stir thoroughly. Add salt and pepper to taste and continue to stir fry. 

• Add in cooked rice and toss rapidly under high flame for 3 mins more. 

• Add finely chooped coriander leaves and set aside.

Omlett making:

• Lightly whisk 2 eggs in a bowl (I used only 1 egg for each serving).
• Add pinch of salt, chat masala powder and wip well the content.
• Heat up a frying pan with some oil.
• Pour in the egg mixture and tilt the pan to coat the base.
• Cook until eggs are almost set but still a little runny in the middle.
• Lower the heat and spoon half of the fried rice mixture in the middle of the omelet.
• With a spatula, flip one side of the egg over the rice mixture.
• Pick up the pan and with the unfolded side, slide the omelet from the frying pan to a serving plate.
• Then, carefully tilt and turn the pan over and the omelet is on the plate.
• Repeat the same for the remaining portion of the rice and omlett making.
• You can also drizzle with ketchup or chicken kurma and serve immediately. 
• It tastes best only when its hot!!