05/12/2023
A picnic, a road trip or train journey, we always had mom's picnic basket made of polished cane & in it were a treasure trove of snacks, sandwiches & rolls, lovingly wrapped in butter paper or silver foil. One of the favorites was the omelette roll, often made simply with ginger garlic paste, salt & pepper, then rolled in a soft thin roti, mine always had tomato ketchup in it & was marked seperately for me with the word baba.
But as I grew up & the horizon on my taste buds expanded & I got pocket money to eat out, I discovered an omelette stuffed with cheese & chicken & I was in love. So when we were working on our Parsi da Dhaba menu the Chicken Cheese Omelette foot long roll was born. Stuffed with chicken cooked the way my mom did, a sliced green chilli, some special seasoning & cheese, & adu salan.
When I order it home, I add another couple of slices of cheese on top & heat it, just enough to melt the cheese on top & the ones inside & heat the roll.
The roll has such a outdoorsy vibe, it's uncomplicated satisfying & rustic. Like having breakfast in a bawaji's bunglow somewhere out in the country. The caramelized burns on the roti, hit your nose, a warm wood fire comes to mind, the soft omelette & rich cheese gentle & comforting, the green chillies hit the spot, the ginger & garlic barely perceptible but bring it all together like a band conductor in a symphony orchestra played in the woods. Yummy music.
