Mumbai Masala Toast

 

 

Mumbai street food has wide range of varieties like vada pav, dosa, pani puri, and the list goes on just like that.. One among them is Masala Toast sandwich.
Myself and my hubby used to have this from the street shops, which are freshly prepared in front of our eyes. I captured the method in my mind and since we moved out of India, I used to prepare all by myself. 
My hubby and myself are very fond of these street foods, so they are prepared very often at our home.

This sandwich is not only very tasty, but it is very simple to prepare. The combination of coriander mint chutney, potato masala and all crunchy thinly sliced veggies make an excellent combination. 

As I do not have a griller or a sandwich maker at home, I just toasted my bread in tawa. Even then, there was never a compromise in taste. If you have a griller or sandwich maker, then go ahead and use it.

Try and let me know how it came out for you.



Servings - 3

Ingredients

For Potato Masala

• Potato - 2, boiled, peeled and mashed
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
• Onions - 1, chopped very finely
• Green chilles - 2 or 3(or according to spice level) finely chopped
• Ginger paste - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder / Pav bhaji masala/ Sandwich masala - 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves - 1 tblspn, finely chopped

Vegetables

• Onion - 1, thinly sliced rounds
• Capsicum - Thinly sliced
• Tomato - 1, thinly sliced rounds

Other Ingredients

• Bread Slices - 6 (Sandwich bread preferred, wheat or white bread)
• Butter - for spreading and toasting
• Cream cheese- for spreading (Optional)
• Coriander mint chutney - for spreading
• Salt to taste
• Pav bhaji masala
• Chaat Masala
• Sev 1 cup
• Coriander leaves to garnish

Method

For Potato Masala

• Heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard and cumin seeds. 
• Add green chillies and ginger paste and saute for few seconds. Now add the finely chopped onions.
• Cook until the onions are translucent. Add salt to speed up the process.
• Add coriander powder, garam masala/pav bhaji masala/sandwich masala. Sprinkle some water to avoid the masalas from getting burnt and to get a semi soft consistency to the masala.
• Add the boiled and mashed potatoes. Mix well until everything is combined. Sprinkle coriiander leaves.
• Turn off the heat and allow it to cool down completely.

How to proceed?

• Take a bread slice and apply butter and cream cheese. Spread both evenly on the bread. You can either use cream cheese or butter. I used the combination of both.

• Now spread a teaspoon of coriander mint chutney all over the bread.

• Apply a thick layer of potato masala evenly using butter knife.

 

• Place the thinly sliced veggies over the masala

• Sprinkle some chaat masala, salt and pav bhaji masala

• Take another slice of bread and spread cream cheese and butter (or either of these), facing downwards to cover the other bread.

 
 

• Apply butter on both the sides of the bread and grill or toast it. If you are toasting it, make sure to keep the heat in medium to low, inorder to get a nice color and crispiness. Make sure not to burn them.
• Once done, take out of the pan. Apply some coriander mint chutney over the sandwich and sprinkle a generous amount of sev and little chaat masala. Garnish the entire plate with coriander leaves and serve immediately with tomato sauce and coriander mint chutney

 
Notes

You can add boiled/frozen green peas to the masala if you wish to. Add after sauteing the onions