This Masala bread sandwich makes you remember your school days when your evenings were filled with this masala bread sandwich from your neighborhood bakery.
This spicy bread sandwich recipe yields super tasty with suitable combinations of flavors and textures. Added turmeric and curry leaves elevate the taste.
Masala bread sandwiches or samosas are the most critical snacking recipe in the school days, where we left with little pocket money behind. Bakeries, too, keep this item as the prime dish on their shelves.
This is a super hit among everyone because they are cheaper and give a stuffy feeling.
Turmeric powder and curry leaves are essential ingredients, so skipping them is not advisable.
Chop onion, tomatoes, green chilies, and curry leaves. Chop onion coarsely; this gives texture to the sandwich stuffing.
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How to make
Heat cooking oil in the pan; add mustard seeds, fennel seeds, and urad dal. Allow mustard seeds to splutter. Then, add chopped onion and curry leaves.
In simmer to medium flame, cook onions by stirring them occasionally.
Add green chilies and chopped tomatoes once the onion slightly turns pink and translucent.
In medium flame, continue to saute them until tomatoes slightly loosen their shape. At this point, add turmeric powder and toss them for a second. Add salt and combine everything well.
Heat the pan over the stove. Drizzle ¼ teaspoon of butter. Place 2 slices of bread side by side. Cook both sides until they turn slightly golden brown.
Spread tomato and onion masala over the bread and close it with another bread. Slice them in half if needed. And serve a masala bread sandwich immediately.
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Printable recipe card
Masala Bread Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1 onion medium size
- 1 tomato medium size
- 2 green chili / serrano pepper
- 10 curry leaves
- 3 teaspoon vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon black mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon skinless black gram / urad dal
- ½ teaspoon fennel seeds
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon salt or as required
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 4 slices bread
Instructions
- Chop onion, tomatoes, green chili and curry leaves. Chop onion coarsely, this gives texture to the sandwich stuffing.
- Heat cooking oil in the pan, add mustard seeds, fennel seeds, and urad dal. Allow mustard seeds to splutter. Then add chopped onion and curry leaves.
- In simmer to medium flame, cook onion by stirring them occasionally.
- Once onion slightly turns pink and translucent, add green chilies and chopped tomatoes.
- In medium heat, continue to saute them until tomatoes slightly loosen it shape. At this point add turmeric powder and toss them for a second. Add salt and combine everything well.
- Heat pan over the stove. Drizzle ½ a teaspoon of butter. Place 2 slices of bread side by side.
- Cook both the sides until they turn slight golden brown in color.
- Spread tomato+onion masala over the bread and close it with another bread.
- Slice them into half if needed. And serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving Suggestions:
- Serve for breakfast or tea time snack in the evening.
- The sandwich tastes best if it is served hot.
- If you plan to serve after a while, make the masala a little dryer by cooking it a few minutes more(this helps avoid soggy bread).
Tips and Variations:
- Add your favorite choices of veggies like grated carrots, shredded cabbage, and chopped coriander leaves extra for the rich masala bread sandwich.
- Be generous in adding curry leaves to this recipe; they are nutritious and enhance the sandwich's flavor.
- The sandwich can also be grilled.
Tips For Cooking in Non-Indian Kitchen:
- Remove mustard, fennel, and urad dal if unavailable in your area.
- Turmeric powder and Curry leaves are the prime ingredients here, so substituting them with others may not enhance the dish's flavor and texture.
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Kathleen
This sandwich is bursting with such great flavors and textures. I am excited to try this.
Beth
Now, that's what I call a sandwich! I love all the interesting flavors and textures in this sandwich. SO GOOD!
Holly
I get so bored with sandwiches so when I came across your recipe, I knew I had to give it a try. It was a delicious change! I loved the flavors and will certainly be making it again soon.
Erik
Really wonderful flavor, so fun to make. Definitely gonna use lots of curry leaves as you recommended.
Dina and Bruce
Wow! I have never made such an amazing sandwich! Thank you! So tasty!
Justine
I love a good sandwich - this one was delicious! It was nice to have something warm and comforting for lunch instead of my usual cold turkey and cheese.