Goan ros omelette (also called ross omelette or rassa omelette) is a popular Goan street food: a soft omelette smothered in spicy chicken or mutton gravy, topped with chopped onion and a squeeze of lime. “Ros” means gravy in Konkani. It is sold from evening street carts called gaddos across Goa and eaten with soft Goan pav.
What is ros omelette?
Ros Omelette is an omelette topped with mutton or chicken curry. The curry is known as “Ros” in Goan Konkani. Ros omelette is also known as “Rassa” omelet or Ras omelette. It is topped with chopped onion and lime.
Ros omelette in Goa: the gaddo street stalls
Ros Omelette is usually prepared on local stalls called “Gaddo”. Mostly these are made of wooden push cart on four wheels. They open by around 6 PM and closes by 10 PM or until everything is sold out. Ros omelette is generally served with Goan pav. You can even ask for “polee”.
I was introduced to Ros Omelet gravy recipe only after my marriage. Thanks to my hubby. The dish was spicy and bursting with flavors. The place looked unhygienic just like any other street side food stall, but the taste was delicious. I fell in love with it. Now whenever I visit Goa, I make it a point to visit either Ulhas or Ashok’s Gaddo.
Oh Yes! This dish is also served in some restaurants too. But taste would not be as authentic as that served on the street side stalls.
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How to make ros omelette at home
Preparing this Ros omelette is not very difficult. You can follow this chicken xacuti recipe for Goan Ros recipe. If you want a veg version, prepare mushroom xacuti curry to serve with the omelet. For making omelet, break the egg and pour in a bowl. Mix finely chopped onion and tomato. Add finely chopped coriander leaves and chopped green chilly. Add red chili and turmeric powder and salt and mix till fluffy. Heat a frying pan, drizzle oil and pour the prepared egg. Prepare the omelet by cooking on both sides. Fold the omelet on either sides. Serve with xacuti curry. Garnish with finely chopped onion and a piece of lemon. Don’t forget to serve it with pav. You can also serve it with slice bread.
FAQ
What is ros in Goan ros omelette?
Ros means gravy in Konkani. It is usually a spicy chicken xacuti or mutton gravy poured over the omelette.
Is it ros omelette or ross omelette?
Both spellings are used for the same Goan dish; it is also called rassa omelette.
Can I make a vegetarian ros omelette?
Yes. Serve the omelette with mushroom xacuti instead of chicken gravy.
What is ros omelette served with?
Soft Goan pav, chopped onions and a wedge of lime.
Goan Ros Omelette
Ingredients
For Omelette:
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoon Tomato finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon onion finely chopped
- 1 green chilli finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon corriander leaves finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon oil
- To taste Salt
For Garnish:
- 1/2 onion finely chopped
- 1 lemon chopped into 4 pieces
Instructions
Let us prepare the omelette:
- Take a mixing bowl. Add finely chopped onion, finely chopped tomato, finely chopped coriander leaves and finely chopped green chili.
- Add the spice powders – turmeric powder, red chili powder and black pepper powder and mix.
- Break the egg and pour it into the bowl. Discard the shell.
- Beat the egg and mix well until fluffy.
- Add salt to taste and mix well.
- Take the frying pan and heat it. Add oil to the pan. Spread it by moving the pan around.
- Pour the egg and cook on low flame till omelette is cooked on one side. Fold the sides and gently flip it to the other side and cook till egg is completely cooked.
For Ros:
- Prepare the ros by following the instructions given here – You can either make Chicken xacuti or mushroom xacuti (for a vegetarian version).
Serving:
- For serving the ros omelette in authentic Goan way, take a steel plate and add the omelette. Pour 1 ladle curry from xacuti. Do not add any chicken pieces.
- Garnish with chopped onion and lemon.
- Serve with fresh Goan pav.
Khub bare disle tumcho ho yatn povn. Goan veg recipes are hidden gems which needs to be spread to all corners of the globe. Everyone knows about the Non-veg recipes, especially the Portuguese Christian cuisine. The Konkani cuisine of Hindu Goans needs to be brought to the forefront. Thanks for all your efforts in that direction. Dev Bare Karu :):)
thanks 🙂