Giving in to omelette cravings
This roadside shack serves some unique varieties of omelette you would die for
France is far, but not things French. You can always stop by French Omelette — easier to do if you live in the Millennium City. It’s a fast food joint in Gurugram’s New Colony Mor that was opened in 1994, and is all about eggy snacks.
The place serves more than a dozen varieties of omelettes. A first-time visitor might naturally ask for a French omelette. It’s tasty but the go-to item here is the Hariyali omelette.
“It is our bestseller,” says owner Deepak Rohilla. This omelette is a one-plate meal, fit enough for a king. You can make that out by simply watching the friendly Deepak prepare it on the counter, in full view of the customers.
He throws slabs of butter on the frying pan, and follows it up by tossing super-chunky pieces of paneer, along with tomato, corn and capsicum. Finally, the bread slices are plopped into this mix. The entire thing is topped with a tandoor-treated sauce and served.
Buttery and moist, this decadent dish instantly melts into the mouth, the accompanying paneer is so shrewdly disguised in the fluffy omelette that you feel it only as a beautiful hint, a flavour that registers last and lasts long.
The roadside stall has a sophisticated kitchen with lots of cooks at work during peak hours in the evening. The counter is arrayed with pans, and their plentifulness naturally indicates the place’s appeal.
In case a single Hariyali fails to calm your hunger, feel free to pick other options such as Fat Free Omelette, Achari Omelette, Garlic Omelette, Tomato Omelette, Chicken Omelette, Chilly Garlic Omelette, Tandoori Cream Omelette, Half fry Omelette, Cheese Omelette, Makhani Omelette, or of course, the good old French Omelette, which in the owner’s honest words, is as everyday as a “normal omlette.”
During the pandemic-induced lockdown, when the joint could only do home deliveries, “we introduced sub omelette and omelette burger to give a wider variety of taste.”Another new pandemic-era invention in the place is something called “factory omelette for health conscious people who work out in gyms.”
The costliest among these choices is the Chicken sub omelette that comes for just ₹150. The place opens daily from 8 am till 11 pm.