Ugandan Rolex (Chapati Egg Roll)

Name: Ugandan Rolex (Chapati Egg Roll)
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 300g plain flour; 0.5 tsp salt; 3 tbsp sunflower oil; 180ml warm water; 6 eggs; 100g white cabbage, finely shredded; 1 tomato, finely diced; 3 spring onions, finely sliced; 1 green chilli, finely chopped; 0.5 tsp salt, for the eggs

A soft homemade chapati rolled around a cabbage and tomato omelette, Uganda's best loved street snack.

Time50 min
LevelMedium
Costabout £1.10 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 rolls

Ingredients

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300 gplain flour
½ tspsalt
3 tbspsunflower oil
180 mlwarm water
6eggs
100 gwhite cabbagefinely shredded
1tomatofinely diced
3spring onionsfinely sliced
1green chillifinely chopped
½ tspsalt, for the eggs

Method

1
Mix the flour, salt and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a bowl. Add the warm water and bring together to a soft dough. Knead for 5 minutes until smooth, then cover and rest for 20 minutes.
20 min
2
Divide the dough into 4 balls and roll each into a thin round about 20 cm across. Brush each lightly with oil.
3
Heat a dry non stick frying pan over a medium high heat. Cook each chapati for 1 to 2 minutes a side until brown in spots and soft. Stack in a clean tea towel to keep warm.
6 min
4
Beat the eggs with the cabbage, tomato, spring onion, chilli and salt.
5
Heat a little oil in the pan and pour in a quarter of the egg mixture. Cook for 2 minutes until set and golden underneath. Place a warm chapati on top, flip the lot out and roll up tightly. Repeat with the rest.
2 min
6
Cut each roll in half and eat straight away.

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