Rolex (Vegetable Omelet and Chapati Roll) Recipe (2024)

We use a flour tortilla, white or whole wheat. You can use any veggies, herbs, cheese or meats you have on hand. We use the simpler Nadiya Hussain method of pressing an unheated tortilla onto the eggs just after you put them in the pan, pressing to distribute the eggs evenly under the tortilla. When the eggs are set, which happens quickly, flip to heat the tortilla for a minute or so then roll up and serve. Easy and delicious.

You wrapped it up like a burrito because you MADE a burrito. You did not make the rolex described in the article or recipe.

I used a large flour tortilla and added cheese, vegetarian chorizo, crispy hash browns and green chile sauce. Because there was so much filling I just wrapped it up like a burrito. Will make again! It was delicious.

Fabulous! I’m so pleased to see this recipe here. In October 2019 we spent three weeks visiting Uganda, which is such an amazing country. We worked on an Earthwatch project monitoring chimpanzees in Budongo Forest Reserve. Our lunches on the monitoring treks were rolex which We ate greedily each day. I tried to get the recipe from the camp cook but there was no way she was sharing her recipe! Thanks so Ms Komolafe, I can now recreate these yummy meals at home.

This is very similar to a rolled chapati with egg I used to get for breakfast at a tiny Indian restaurant in Sharjah, UAE.So simple. So delicious. They were one Dirham (about 25 cents) each, so I would get two.

I grew up eating these. Whenever I was going to travel, or was in a rush, my mom would make a couple of these using some of the cooked veggies she always had on hand, fried eggs, and the chapatis of my choice. So good!

I appreciate Yewande’s intricate chapati recipe, but didn’t feel like being that laborious! Simply let dough sit for 10min (more if you have it) form into balls, roll out (with lots of flour), pan cook. Just made for a crew of hungry teens, used small dice red pepper, purple onion, jalapeño, then put a chapati on top of eggs with a lid on top to soften/warm up, and then removed said chapati to a plate, added grated sharp cheddar to eggs, flipped out onto chapati, Rollex amazingness!

No, but you do need a neutral oil that has a high heating point. Please note that she was giving a suggestion for one that can be found easily in western groceries stores.

By the way, they are called Rolex because it's a shortening of "rolled eggs".

@Muchael, Indeed this is very similar to the “desi” omelette we make in India, although cabbage is not usually an addition. Roti, omelette, and a hot cup of tea.., so good!

Since seeing this recipe I have adapted it for quick weeknight dinners for my busy teenagers and it's a huge hit. I'm sure it's better with chapatis but I'm using flour tortillas. I use what veggies I have: onion, tomato, jalapeno, mushroom, cabbage (usually red cabbage). I saute the veggies, pour over the eggs, and press a tortilla over the egg while it cooks. Spraying the tortilla before flipping, then turning up the heat, makes it a bit crispy. Slide onto a plate and roll!

I spend time in Uganda and Rolex are my favorite! I've made them at home many times and this recipe is spot on. Sometimes they also put cilantro in. These simple food is surprisingly delicious.

In Texas we would call this a breakfast burrito, we use warm flour tortillas readily available at any quality supermarket to save the prep time. Add refried beans, pico de gallo, a strip of bacon and your scrambled eggs and you have a very quick and easy to prepare version.

Got frozen paratha at our local Indian market. Ended up with just the right flaky texture. Loved the cabbage-onion-tomato base for the eggs. Didn't add hot pepper because the paratha was mildly spicy.

What a fabulous breakfast recipe!Great "to go" food.

Similar to a burrito- insofar as it contains a meal contained in a wrap. It seems to have less filling (than a burrito) as it is rolled like a log and not “stuffed”… I think that this would effect the flavor profile. Looking forward to trying this portable meal and see how many ways it could be adapted (eggs, American cheese, bacon sprinkles- for the kids?), (cooled crepe, nuttela- again, for the kids?), (chapatti, thin egg omelette, smear of left over curried eggplant, chopped cilantro?)

I loved this as a quick simple breakfast! I followed the ingredients exactly except for the chapati - I subbed a large flour tortilla since that is what I had on hand. I would recommend using a pan size for the eggs that is an inch or two smaller than the tortilla/chapati size for ease of being able to roll it up at the end. I also used the method where I pressed the tortilla to the eggs while they were still slightly runny so that it could adhere better.

Since seeing this recipe I have adapted it for quick weeknight dinners for my busy teenagers and it's a huge hit. I'm sure it's better with chapatis but I'm using flour tortillas. I use what veggies I have: onion, tomato, jalapeno, mushroom, cabbage (usually red cabbage). I saute the veggies, pour over the eggs, and press a tortilla over the egg while it cooks. Spraying the tortilla before flipping, then turning up the heat, makes it a bit crispy. Slide onto a plate and roll!

I am so impressed how cultured people are here! I mean to know the difference between East African chapatis and Indian! I feel most amazing street food is invented in developing countries .. delicious food. My mom used to make chapatis rolled in sugar, cinnamon and ghee. A dessert version using chapatis!

Made these tonight, chapati recipe too, very good, added some Sriracha to the roll. Herbs and any stray veg would be great in this. The chapati (paratha really) was great, flaky and delicious, but took forever to make. I think I will buy frozen paratha to make in the future.

Wouldn't you cook the egg right on the hot chapati - as you would a crepe complete?

Couldn’t find any chapatis in the high Colorado plateau desert, so used spinach tortillas instead, in essence, making breakfast burritos. To further the Mexican-Ugandan fusion, also served them with salsa. Overall, quite tasty. Will add the dish to my brunch rotation.

East African Chapatis are slightly different from those in India. They are more similar to a Paranta. But any fairly thin wrap will work.

Some shredded beef or chicken is a good addition to the cabbage.

This is just like the breakfast burritos served in the Castro in San Francisco. How marvelous!They even have a version called the "Idi".

I'm going to mix up this Ugandan delight with two more ingredients. Cheese. Bacon. OK now we are done.

In Texas we would call this a breakfast burrito, we use warm flour tortillas readily available at any quality supermarket to save the prep time. Add refried beans, pico de gallo, a strip of bacon and your scrambled eggs and you have a very quick and easy to prepare version.

I'd suggest adding cheese. Using a 10" nonstick pan: add a small amount of oil/ butter; add your stirred eggs. Sprinkle w/ grated cheese and lay a 10" tortilla on top. The cheese will melt and effectively glue the tortilla to the cheese. Turn the egg/ tortilla over. You can flip it, or actually, at this point, pick up one edge w/tongs and flip it. Burrito-fold avocado, sliced radishes, ... inside. It's sturdy enough to pick up.