Rolex/ Ugandan Egg Roll ~~ Ugandan Cuisine

 Ugandan cuisine consists of traditional and modern cooking styles, practices, foods and dishes in Uganda, with English, Arab, Asian and especially Indian influences.Most tribes in Uganda have their own specialty dish or delicacy. Many dishes include various vegetables, potatoes, yams, bananas and other tropical fruits. Chicken, fish, beef, goat and mutton are all commonly eaten, although among the rural poor, meats are consumed less than in other areas.Main dishes are usually centered on a sauce or stew of groundnuts, beans or meat. Traditionally ugali (maize meal) or matooke (boiled and mashed green banana) are eaten in the South, or an ugali made from millet in the North.Lunch is typically the heaviest meal of the day, eaten around 1pm. Dinner is slightly lighter and usually eaten around 8pm. If you are invited to someone’s home in Uganda, they will typically serve you something, whether it is tea with snacks or a full meal. It is considered rude to not eat the food in such settings. In many traditional, rural Ugandan homes the women and children sit on a mat on the floor to eat, while the man sits at the table. In more modern families, everybody sits together at the table, although some women still prefer to eat while sitting on a mat on the floor. In central Uganda, people do not typically greet others while eating. If someone comes late to the table, they should not attempt to shake hands with or greet those who are already sitting and eating. After Ugali, the most important food you can find in Uganda is the famous Chapathi/chipati, the popular Indian unleavened bread.

When i was searching for a common Ugandan dish, i was surprised to see that the Indian chapathi is very much eaten there as street food. Rolex, this Ugandan street food is simply prepared with chapathi, eggs and vegetables like cabbage, tomato,onion and green bellpepper. Literally known as Ugandan Egg roll, this rolex is a very popular street food in Uganda.A Rolex is usually compared to a breakfast burrito or simply as rolled omelette.If you walk through the Ugandan streets, you can see the street vendors offering these delicious egg rolls at every busy intersections of the road with a cart and an umbrella,cutting board, charcoal cookstove with rounded metal hot-plate.Chapathis and eggs are most important ingredients for making Rolex. Everyone at home enjoyed thoroughly this Ugandan street food.These rolex goes to this month's blogging marathon as am running Around the world in 30days with alphabets, today for the alphabet U i chosed this Rolex from Ugandan cuisine.

Recipe Source: here

1no Egg

1no Chapathi

1/4cup Thinly chopped onions

1/4cup Shredded cabbage

3nos Thin tomato slices

Cooking oil

Salt

Beat the egg with salt and onions with a fork.

Pour the beaten egg on a large tawa, spread it well with a spoon as a thin omelette, flip once and cook on both sides until the egg gets well cooked.

Place the chapathi over the cooked egg, cook for few minutes.

Remove it and sprinkle the cabbage, tomato slices over the egg covered chappathi.

Roll it tightly, wrap it and serve.

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