Masala Omelette Mughal Style

This recipe differs from a regular masala omelette in that it doesn’t contain tomatoes, cumin seeds or even ground turmeric. Instead, a delicate fine powder of cinnamon, cloves, green cardamom and black pepper introduces a sweet note alongside the savoury flavours of the onions, ginger, fresh coriander and eggs. This recipe is adapted from the khagina-e-baize in Salma Yusuf Husain’s book The Mughal Feast which is in turn a tran