Goa

Pao Omelette

Pao Omelette is a Goa Indian breakfast dish made with eggs, finely chopped onion, green chili, fresh coriander and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.

Total time (approx.)
10 min
Calories (estimate)
~350 kcal
Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
Goa (Indian)

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Pao Omelette — Goa Indian breakfast dish served ready to eat

Ingredients

Quantities below are a guide for a typical household portion — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.

  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 green chili, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
  • 2 Goan pao (bread rolls)
  • 1 tbsp butter or oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method

  1. 1In a bowl, whisk eggs with onion, green chili, coriander, salt, and pepper.
  2. 2Heat butter or oil in a pan over medium heat.
  3. 3Pour the egg mixture into the pan and cook until set, flipping once.
  4. 4While omelette cooks, slice the Goan pao horizontally, but not all the way through.
  5. 5Transfer the cooked omelette into the sliced pao.
  6. 6Serve hot, optionally with a dash of Goan chili sauce.

About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.