Bombay Toast Sandwich - Bombay Vegetable Sandwich Recipe

 Bombay toast sandwich is a popular sandwich commonly available in the streets of Mumbai. It is made with potato stuffing along with vegetables, green chutney and grilled to make it crispy & perfect sandwich. Easy and tasty snack that can be packed up for picnic or for kids lunch box.

I happened to taste it from a nearby cafeteria which provides Indian snacks. They served the evenly cut buttery sandwich with tomato ketchup and my favorite was bombay toast and cheese sandwich. Check out my  cheese sandwich i have already posted. The katta meeta flavor and rich butter in it, makes it more delicious, and i loved it.

Bombay Toast Sandwich Recipe - Ingredients:
Preparation time: 20 mins | Cooking time: 5 mins | Recipe cuisine: Indian | Category: Breakfast/ Snack

Bread Slices - 4  (brown or white)
Onion  - 1 (sliced as thin rings)
Capsicum - 1 (thinly sliced as rings)
Tomato - 1 (sliced as rings)
Potato stuffing - 1 cup (recipe follows)
Chaat masala - 1 tsp
Green Chutney  - 4 tbsp
Butter - to toast
Salt  to taste.
Sev for garnishing.

For Potato stuffing:
Potato -  2  (Boiled)
Green peas - 1/4 cup  (fresh or frozen)
Onion - 1 medium (chopped finely)
Green chili - 2  (chopped)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Chaat masala  - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - finely chopped 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil as needed

Method:
to prepare potato stuffing:
1. Pressure cook the potatoes, mash and peel the boiled potatoes and keep aside.
2. In a kadai splutter jeera and add ginger garlic paste, green chili and onion and saute until they turn pinkish in color.

 

3. Add the cooked green peas . Throw in turmeric and chili powder along with salt and fry well.

 

4. Add the mashed potatoes along with a tbsp of water. Add the chaat masala and cook it for a couple of mins until it reaches a  soft consistency. Garnish with coriander leaves.

 

to prepare sandwich:
1. Take the bread slices. Apply butter and green chutney on one side of all slices.

2. Apply a thick layer of potato stuffing on one slice and level it uniformly using a knife.

3. Arrange thinly slices vegetables diagonally on the same slice and sprinkle some salt and chaat masala over it.

4. Place the other slice with chutney side facing downwards and press tightly.

5. Apply butter on the outer sides also.

6. Place it on hot tawa, press it and toast both sides until golden brown and crisp or grill it using sandwich maker.

Remove and cut it into triangles. Serve hot with green chutney and tomato ketchup topped with generous amount of nylon sev and butter.

Note:

• You can use more vegetables like cucumber and carrots.
• Instead of vegetables you can proceed with just potato stuffing alone to make potato toast.
• With the above stuffing you can make 4- 5 sets of sandwiches.