Indian-Style Mixed Vegetable and Cheese Sandwich Recipe
Indian-style mixed vegetable and cheese sandwich
Simple Vegetable Sandwich With Indian Spices
Sandwiches are a wonderfully versatile meal that can be enjoyed for breakfast, dinner or as a snack. They're also perfect to be packed in a lunch box.
This sandwich features mixed vegetables and cheese that are flavored with Indian spices. Easy but filling. Enjoy!
Cook Time
| Prep time | Cook time | Ready in | Yields |
|---|---|---|---|
10 min | 10 min | 20 min | 3 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup tomato, finely chopped
- 1 cup carrot, finely chopped
- 1 cup French beans, finely chopped
- 1 cup capsicum, finely chopped
- salt, to taste
- 1/2 cup cucumber, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon pav bhaji masala
- 1/2 tablespoon garam masala powder
- 1/2 cup cheese, grated
- 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped
- bread slices, as needed
- 2-3 teaspoons ghee (clarified butter)
Instructions
- Finely chop the vegetables and set aside.
- In a pan, heat and melt butter over low flame. Add onion and fry till golden brown.
- Add tomato and fry till it shrinks down (but no need to cook till soft and mushy).
- Add chopped carrots, French beans and capsicum. Fry for 1 minute. Add salt to taste. Close the lid and cook for 2 minutes over low flame.
- Add peeled and chopped cucumber, mix well, close the lid and cook for 1 minute.
- Add pav bhaji masala powder and garam masala powder. Saute till the spice powders combine well with the vegetables.
- Add grated cheese and mixed herbs. Mix till cheese coats the vegetables.
- Add chopped coriander leaves, mix and switch off the flame. The sandwich base is ready now.
- Take a bread slice and spread the cheese/vegetable mix evenly on one side of the bread slice. Cover it with a second bread slice and press gently.
- Heat a tawa and sprinkle on some ghee. Place the sandwich on the hot tawa and toast over medium flame till golden brown. Sprinkle ghee on top of the bread slice and toast the other side, too.
- When well toasted, remove the sandwich from the tawa and serve hot with tomato ketchup or any chutney.
Finely chop the vegetables and set aside.
In a pan, heat 3 tablespoons of butter and melt it over low flame.
Add 1/2 cup onion and fry till golden brown.
Add 1/2 cup tomato and fry till it shrinks. No need to cook till soft and mushy.
Add 1 cup of carrots, 1 cup French beans and 1 cup capsicum.
Fry for 1 minute. Add salt to taste. Close the lid and cook for 2 minutes over low flame.
Add 1/2 cup peeled and chopped cucumber.
Mix well, close the lid and cook for 1 minute.
Add 1 tablespoon pav bhaji masala powder and 1/2 tablespoon garam masala powder.
Saute till spice powders combine well with the vegetables.
Add 1/2 cup grated cheese and 1 tablespoon mixed herbs.
Mix till cheese coats the vegetables.
Add 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves, mix and switch off the flame. Sandwich base is ready now.
Take a bread slice and spread the cheese/vegetable mixture evenly.
Cover it with another bread slice and press gently. Heat a tawa and sprinkle 1 teaspoon of ghee on the tawa. Place the sandwich on the hot tawa.
Toast over medium flame till golden brown. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of ghee on top of the bread slice and toast on the other side, too. Take out when done.
Serve hot with tomato ketchup or any chutney.
Cooking Tips
- The choice of vegetables is open-ended. Try adding mushrooms, sweet corn, peas and so on.
- You can toast the sandwich using butter, ghee or oil.
- I used only green capsicum here. Red and yellow capsicum can also be used.
- Do not overcook the vegetables. They should remain crunchy.
- The number of spice powders can be increased or decreased as per your preferences.
- Toasting should be done over low to medium flame to avoid burning.