Recipes

Tuesday 13 August 2013

Bombay Masala Toast Sandwich/Potato Sandwich

Masala toast also famously known as Bombay toast sandwich is an famous street food of Mumbai. Its made with an potato filling along with green chutney and sliced vegetables and hence stomach filling compared to other sandwiches. I have grilled the sandwiches here, it can be toasted on the tava also. This is typically served with green chutney and tomato sauce.


Ingredients:  8slices of white/brown sandwich bread
                    1cup potato stuffing(recipe follows)
                    1/2cup green chutney(recipe follows)
                    1onion thinly sliced into rounds
                    1tomato thinly sliced into rounds
                    1capsicum thinly sliced into rounds
                    1tsp chaat masala
                    butter/oil as required
                    salt to taste

Potato stuffing: 1cup boiled and smashes potato
                         1/4cup onion finely chopped
                         2 green chillies finely chopped
                         1tsp ginger paste
                         1tsp curry leaves
                         2tsp coriander leaves finely chopped
                         1/4tsp cumin seeds
                         1/4tsp mustard seeds
                         a pinch of turmeric powder
                         2tsp oil
                         salt to taste

Green chutney: 1cup coriander leaves
                         1/3cup mint leaves
                         1 green chili
                         black salt as required
                         few drops of lemon juice

Method:

Potato stuffing: 1)heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and when they splutter add curry  
                            leaves, green chillies, ginger paste, turmeric powder and fry for a minute.
                         2)add onions and fry till they turn transparent, now add smashed potato, salt, coriander
                            leaves and mix well in a low flame.

Green chutney: grind together all the ingredients to a fine chutney by adding required water.

Sandwich: 1)apply butter/oil on both the sides of the bread slices.
                  2)apply green chutney on one side of the bread slices, upon it spread an layer of potato
                     stuffing, above that arrange finely sliced onion, tomato and capsicum. sprinkle some salt
                     and chaat masala on it, cover it with another bread slice to which we have already applied                      green chutney on the inner side.
                  3)place it on the hot grill, apply some more butter on top if required, close the grill and let
                     it grill until the bread becomes crisp and golden brown in color.
                  4)serve hot with green chutney and tomato sauce.
See also:  Tomato-Garlic toast


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