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Rolex

Contains egg (no meat or fish)

A vegetable omelette rolled up in a freshly made chapati — Uganda's famous, cheap and filling street breakfast. The name comes from 'rolled eggs'.

Rolex is an Ugandan wrap, ready in about 1 hour 5 minutes and made with all-purpose flour and egg. It serves 4 and is rated easy to cook.

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Ugandan rolex: chapati rolled around a vegetable omelette, cut in half
Photo: Roxanne.heston / Wikimedia Commons · CC0-1.0
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Rest
20 min
Total
1 h 5 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
Calories
472

Ingredients

4 rolexes

Chapati

Omelette

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Mix the flour, half the salt, 1 tbsp oil and the warm water into a soft dough; knead 5 minutes, cover and rest.

    • 8 min
    Hands kneading dough on a floured surface
    How it looks · Photo: Klaus Nielsen on Pexels

  2. Step 2

    Divide into 4, roll each into a thin round and cook on a hot dry pan, brushing with a little oil and turning, until puffed with golden spots. Keep warm in a cloth.

    Dough being rolled out with a rolling pin
    How it looks · Photo: Katerina Holmes on Pexels

  3. Step 3

    Beat the eggs (opens in a new tab) with the remaining salt, onion (opens in a new tab), tomato (opens in a new tab), cabbage (opens in a new tab), pepper and chilli.

    • 3 min
    Eggs being whisked in a bowl
    How it looks · Photo: Kampus Production on Pexels

  4. Step 4

    For each rolex, pour a quarter of the egg (opens in a new tab) mix into the oiled pan and spread to the size of a chapati. When almost set, press a chapati on top, flip and cook 1 minute more.

    • 10 min
    • medium heat

    Food safety: Cook until the egg is fully set.

    A flatbread cooking on a hot griddle
    How it looks · Photo: Muhammad Khawar Nazir on Pexels

  5. Step 5

    Roll up tightly, wrap the bottom in paper and eat hot.

    • 1 min

About this dish

Origin
Uganda · Well documentedPopularised by street vendors around Kampala and university campuses.More food from Uganda
Dish
Breakfast · Lunch · Snack · Wraps & rolls · Egg dishes · Street food
Cooking method
Pan-fried
Taste
savoury, mild, fresh
Diet
Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Dairy-free · No nut ingredients
All labelsVegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Eggetarian · Ovo-vegetarian · Pescatarian · Flexitarian-friendly · Dairy-free · No nut ingredients · No added sugar · Alcohol-free · Pork-free · Beef-free · Calorie-conscious
Worked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for
Street food · Budget-friendly · Portable / lunchbox · Child-friendly
Cook more with
All-purpose flour · Egg · Onion · Tomato · Cabbage
Techniques
Pan-frying · Kneading

Allergens

  • Contains: Eggsfrom egg
  • Contains: Wheatfrom all-purpose flour
  • Contains: Glutenfrom all-purpose flour

Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

Nutrition

472 kcal per serving

Calculated

1 serving ≈ 256 g · recipe makes 4

Where the energy comes from

  • Protein 14%
  • Carbohydrate 45%
  • Fat 41%
Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
Energy472 kcal184 kcal
Protein16.6 g6.5 g
Carbohydrate52.1 g20.3 g
Net carbohydrate49.2 g19.2 g
Sugars2.6 g1 g
Added sugars0 g0 g
Fibre2.9 g1.1 g
Fat21.4 g8.4 g
Saturated fat3.5 g1.4 g
Trans fat——
Cholesterol279 mg109 mg
Sodium698 mg272 mg
Salt equivalent1.7 g0.7 g
Vitamins & minerals per serving
Potassium
304 mg
Calcium
71 mg
Iron
4.4 mg
Magnesium
31 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)
134 µg
Vitamin C
14 mg
Vitamin D
1.5 µg
Vitamin B12
0.7 µg
Folate (DFE)
235 µg

How these numbers were made

  • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
  • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
  • Optional ingredients are not included: green bell pepper, green chilli.
  • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
  • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

Good to know

Tips

  • Shop-bought chapatis or flour tortillas make this a 10-minute breakfast.

Common mistakes

  • Cutting the vegetables too large — the omelette won't set evenly and the roll splits.

Serve with

  • Eat on the go with a cup of chai or fresh passion-fruit juice.

Storage

  • Best eaten immediately; plain chapatis keep 2 days wrapped.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

Recipe DNA

How this dish is built

Built from the recipe’s own sections. Each band’s width is its share of the dish by weight. Choose a component to see what it does.

The spice and seasoning backbone

Spices, masalas & pastes

Used in steps 1, 3

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