Recipe for Bombay Sandwich
Ingredients
- 4 green chillies (indian or thai variety preferably, serranos or jalapenos are a good substitute)
- 1/2 cup Cilantro
- 1/3 cup Mint
- 1/2 tsp Tamarind paste
- 2 Garlic cloves, peeled
- 1/2? piece Ginger, peeled
- 1 tbsp grated Coconut (frozen works fine)
- 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2-3 tbsp Lemon juice
- To make the sandwich:
- 3 slices of white bread- makes one sandwich (classically made with white bread, substitute with wheat or grain bread, not with any stonf flavored bread like rye)
- 1 white onion, slicked thinly lengthwise
- 1 large tomato, sliced thinly into rounds
- 1 large potato, boiled, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
Cooking Directions
Blend all the chutney ingredients together in a blender with as little water as possible. You want a smooth texture almost the consistency of room temperature butter.
Fill a pot of cold water an add some salt. Drop in the potatoes and bring to a boil. Boil until the potatoes are completely cooked. Peel and slice into thin rounds and set aside. Remove the crusts off the bread, slice the onions and tomatoes and set aside.
Spread the chutney liberally on the first slice of bread. Place a couple of the sliced onions and tomatoes on it. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Spread the chutney liberally on the second slice of bread and place it on the first slice with veggies, chutney side up.
Place the sliced boiled potatoes on the second bread, add a pinch of salt and pepper. Spread the third slice with chutney and place on top of the potatoes chutney side down. Press down slightly.
Cut into four pieces serve at room temperature.
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