Life leaves you at crossroads many more times than you might envisage, sometimes with a daunting task - 'how to make perfect round omelettes in small pans'. The shoes of an average graduate student might not be as difficult to fill as the task at hand. You begin to undergo a slow transition that starts from a student and ends with a responsible adult. And all through the period, one thing sticks with you more than it sticks on the pan - the omelettes. A typical American breakfast you say; quintessential for all the proteins as against the paranthas we all take for granted back home. But one thing I have come to realize as my first year of grad life approaches its mid age - it’s almost impossible to make perfect round omelettes in a small pan. Always I have many things to look forward to during the day, but it’s the one thing that annoys me right at the start – when my omelettes messes up in the pan and I end up with scrambled eggs. Many times, I have tried – I have been careful, I have flipped it nicely, I used the blade spatula but nothing works and I end up eating scrambled eggs everyday. You don’t always get what you plan for. I have had my share of omelettes and I have had more than my share of scrambled eggs. But I have learnt to live with it. The scrambled one looks different but deep down it’s the same shit. In fact now I don’t even try for an omelette anymore. I blend the bastard as soon as it starts to harden. Pragmatism has replaced dreams. And in the end that’s what it is about – omelettes and scrambled eggs. Either you chose to strive for that perfect round omelette or you make your peace with whatever that doesn’t stick on the pan.
Sarabjeet Singh
6 comments:
the way u mentioned :
"Pragmatism has replaced dreams"
was really amazing i liked it
nice one.
And yet once in a while you might forget to scramble and end up with an omelette.
The dream that got replaced by reality may just still show up unexpectedly.
I have a tip that ensures the omelette doesn’t break when you flip it.
Once you have beaten the eggs and whisked them together with salt and pepper and the veggies (chopped onions-tomatoes-green chilly-cheese), pour the mixture on to your frying pan (heated with a few drops of oil). Swirl the mixture so it covers the base of the pan evenly. Let it cook on high flame for 10 seconds, and then TURN THE GAS ON SIM (low flame) and immediately COVER IT with a plate or lid and let it cook for a minute or two (depends on how brown you like it). When you lift the lid, use a large spatula to flip the omelette. It will turn our fluffy and most importantly, it will come off whole, without breaking. Then let the other side cook for about half a minute. Covering with a lid and cooking on low flame is the trick. Works every time. Let me know how you fared.
I know about the covering the pan trick. My apartment mate does that. Here is the problem - it tastes disgusting. It becomes a rubbery goo. It looses the touch !
LOL rubbery goo! Don't know what he's doing wrong. The one's I make turn out really fluffy :)
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