Masala Sandwich

Ingredients

10 slices brown bread, lightly buttered
5 tsp tomato ketchup

For the potato filling2 boiled potatoes
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
3 chopped green chillies
3/4 cup boiled and mashed green peas
3 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
1/2 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
1 tsp oil
salt to taste

For garnishing grated carrots
finely chopped lettuce leaves

Method
For the potato filling

1. Cut the potatoes into very small pieces.
2. Heat the oil and fry the cumin seeds until they turn brown.
3. Add the green chillies and fry again for a while.
4. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Allow the mixture to cool a little.
5. Divide the mixture into 5 equal portions. Keep aside.

How to proceed

1. Cut each brown bread slice into a round.
2. Apply butter on one side of 5 bread rounds and tomato ketchup on one side of remaining 5 bread rounds.
3. Put the potato filling on the buttered side of each bread round.
4. Sprinkle grated carrots and lettuce on side of another bread round.
5. Cover with the bread rounds (with the tomato ketchup side on the inside) to make the sandwiches
6. Serve immediately.CE : 

Tomato Cucumber Sandwich

 
 
 

Ingredients

• 8 slices of brown or white sandwich bread / or 1 sandwich loaf cut into slices
• 1 tomato
• 1 medium size cucumber
• 1 tbsp freshly crushed black pepper or pepper powder
• salted butter
• salt (optional)

Instructions

1. Finely slice the cucumber and tomatoes
2. Trim the edges of the bread.
3. Apply butter evenly on the breads and keep aside. Apply a slightly thick layer of butter on the bread, if you are making the sandwiches for picnics, tiffin or travel.
4. Arrange firstly 4 slices of tomato on the buttered bread. Then arrange another layer of 4 cucumber slices.
5. Sprinkle 1/4 tsp of pepper powder or freshly ground pepper on the sandwich.
6. Season with salt. This is optional as we are using salted butter. However, if you are making this sandwiches to take during travel, picnic or for your child’s tiffin box, then avoid salt. As the tomatoes and cucumber will release water due to the presence of salt and thus the sandwiches will become soggy and moist.
7. Cover with another slice of buttered bread.
8. Cut the tomato cucumber sandwich diagonally into 2 or 4 parts.
9. Serve with potato wafers and tomato sauce.
10. If making for tiffin box, then wrap the sandwiches in a cling film or aluminium foil and place keep it in the tiffin box.