Bombay veg toast sandwich

Bombay veg toast sandwich

Ingredients

For the green chutney:

• ¾ cup fresh chopped mint leaves/pudina
• ¾ cup fresh chopped coriander/cilantro leaves
• 1 or 2 green chilli ( add more chillies if you want the chutney to be spicy)
• ½ inch ginger, chopped
• ½ tsp cumin powder - optional
• ½ tsp chaat masala, optional
• a few drops of lemon juice - optional
• salt or black salt or rock salt as required

For the sandwiches:

• 8 slices of brown or white bread
• 1 medium size tomato, thinly sliced
• 1 medium size onion, thinly sliced
• 1 small cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1 boiled beetroot, thinly sliced
• 1 boiled potato, thinly sliced
• butter at room temperature to apply on the breads
• chaat masala or sandwich masala to sprinkle on the veggies
• black salt to sprinkle on the veggies

Instructions

Preparing the chutney:

1.   Blend all the ingredients mentioned under the list 'for green mint coriander chutney' in a grinder or small blender. Add very little water. the chutney has to be of thick or slightly thick consistency.

2.   Keep the chutney aside.

Preparing the sandwiches:

1.   Slice the bread corners if you want. apply butter on the bread slices

2.   Apply the mint-coriander chutney on the buttered slices.

3.   Place the 2-3 slices of all the veggies alternately on four bread slices.

4.   sprinkle chaat masala or sandwich masala and black salt on the veggies.

5.   Cover these with the other 4 bread slices. now toast the 4 bread sandwiches in a toaster.

6.   If using a hand toaster you will have to do it one sandwich at a time.

7.   Keep the hand toaster on fire. toast one side. when it gets browned, toast the other side.

8.   You can easily open the toaster and check if the bread has browned or not.

9.   Remove when done and apply some butter on the top of the hot toast sandwich.

10.               Serve veg toast sandwich with tomato ketchup and some mint cilantro chutney.

Notes

1. You can also grill the sandwiches or toast them in an oven or electric toaster.
2. Apply a little extra butter on the bread ensures that the sandwich does not get soggy with the chutney or the veggies.
3. The left over veggies can be used up in any dish or you can just sprinkle some chaat masala or black salt on them and have them directly, except the onions
4. Vegan can use vegan substitutes to butter.