Well let me start with a bit of background as to why create a post for something as small as making an omelette.
I come from a vegetarian family, which instilled ‘non-violence to animals’ from a very young age, deep within me. Moreover, as a kid, I was too weak. Doctors had advised my mother to give me at least an egg every day. My mother had forced me to do so for more than two years! She used to make me eat a whole egg raw, half boiled, boiled, omelette or any way, but made sure I ate an egg every single day! This kind of made me avert eggs totally. My father and sister have eggs occasionally, but I could never even think of it.
I have been having mouth ulcers for the past 20 days. I went to the doctor as I seemed to be getting a new ulcer everyday! The moment my Doc heard me out, he asked me if I was going through some sudden mental stress. I was not sure of it. Then he asked me if I was a vegetarian, obviously yes. Then he asked my milk consumption. It is negligible (I don’t like milk). He said I was deficient of Vitamin B12 and that was the cause of my misery. The only sources of Vitamin B12 was meat, eggs and milk, none of which I have. But that still dint give me a reason to start having non-veg.
Saturday evening, I was all alone in my flat. I was hungry. I went looking for noodles to realize it was over. Then digged my fridge for bread, only to see it fungi filled. Disappointed and hungry, I went back to reading my novel (“Irresistible Forces” by Danielle Steel). After some time I realised that I found eggs in the fridge. Then I thought why not give it a try.
I cut a whole onion and a tomato for one omelette. I chopped a chilly into it a
nd added lots of salt as well. I dint want to know the taste of egg. Broke an egg and added it into it. Breaking eggs is not new to me. I use it to wash my hair with it. Dashed the mix for a while. I have seen my boyfriend making omelettes, so I knew I was going the right way. Then poured a lot of oil on the tava and heated it. Poured the mix into the tava, it spread by itself into a perfect circle! That was easy. I don’t know whether an omelette is cooked both sides. But I did :-)
Now it was eating time. The first bite took me a lot of courage and self pushing. It dint taste all that bad. I could feel more of onion and tomato than the egg. Then, when I took the second bite, I puked! My boyfriend always asked me to start eating eggs. He says that is the fastest and tastiest food we can have when we live alone. So I decided to give it a another try. Drank a lot of water. This time I tried it with some pickle. It was OK. Still not something that I could relish. I decided not to give up and continued eating till it was over. Much to my surprise, I finished it, and I dint puke!!
I have eaten a whole omelette now! I plan to try another one sometime soon. Hope I succeed :-)
