Omelette Curry

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Ingredients

6 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon ghee or oil
2 fresh chillies, chopped
2 spring onions (scallions), finely sliced

Sauce
375 ml/12 fl oz/1 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 small onion, sliced
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1/2 teaspoon finely grated ginger
2 fresh green chillies, split
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
small piece cinnamon
sprig of curry leaves
strip of pandan leaf

Directions

Beat eggs and mix in the salt, pepper and dill. Heat ghee or oil and
gently fry the chillies and onion until soft and fragrant. Pour in eggs
and with the flat of a fork keep drawing the outer edges to the centre.
When egg starts to set fold one side over to the centre, then tilt the
pan so that the omelette is folded in thirds. Turn omelette over to
cook top side. Remove to a plate and cut across into 4 pieces.

Make sauce by simmering the ingredients, uncovered, for about 10
minutes, adding a little water if it becomes too thick. Slide in the
omelette slices for the last 2 minutes of cooking. Serve with rice.

Recipe excerpted from Encyclopedia of Asian Food by Charmaine Solomon (Periplus Editions, 1998)