SOYA PANEER & CAPSICUM GRILLED SANDWICH

SOYA PANEER & CAPSICUM GRILLED SANDWICH

I make sandwiches for breakfast or for an evening snack from time to time. They have the advantage of being easy to make apart from being healthy, tasty and filling. Elsewhere in this blog, you will find recipes for Mint Chutney Sandwich, and Peanut Chutney Sandwich,.

Today's recipe is adapted from  Paneer & Capsicum Grilled Sandwich by Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor. I have chosen to use Tofu or Soya Paneer which is considered to be more healthy and has many health benefits. If you wish, you can stay with the conventional paneer (cottage cheese) as well.

Ingredients:

• Soya Paneer (Tofu), grated, 200 gms
• Capsicum, large-sized, finely chopped, 1
• Green Chillies, finely chopped, 2-3
• Roasted Cumin Powder, 1 tsp
• Chaat Masala, 1 tsp
• Salt, to taste
• Bread Slices, 8-10
• Butter, as required

Method:

In a bowl, mix well together the grated soya paneer, finely chopped capsicum, finely chopped green chillies, roasted cumin powder, chaat masala, and salt to form the filling for the grilled sandwich
Apply butter on four of the bread slices

On each of them add the required amount of the soya paneer filling and spread it out evenly
Cover with the remaining four slices of bread
Apply butter on top of the covered slices of bread
Pre-heat a  a non-stick sandwich griller

Place each of the sandwiches
Close the griller and grill for 2-3 minutes till they turn a golden brown and grill marks appear on them
Remove from the griller, cut into triangles and serve immediately with tomato ketchup

MINT (PUDINA) CHUTNEY SANDWICH

PUDINA CHUTNEY SANDWICH

Whether it is for a quick snack or to be packed in a lunch box, the pudina (mint) chutney sandwich is a favourite of many. It is easy to make and generally loved by the kids.

Ingredients:

• Bread, 10-12 slices
• Amul Butter, as per requirement
• Fresh Pudina (Mint) Leaves, 1/2  cup
• Coriander Leaves, 1 cup
• Coconut Gratings, 1/4 cup
• Green Chillies, slit, 2-3
• Garlic Cloves, 2-3
• Ginger, finely chopped, 1/2 " piece
• Juice of 1/2 Lemon
• Salt, to taste

Method:

Separate the pudina leaves and the coriander leaves from their stems and wash them thoroughly in several changes of water
In a little oil, saute the slit green chillies just for a few seconds. Next saute the mint leaves for half a minute till the raw smell goes and the mint leaves wilt.
Remove and keep aside to cool.
In a mixer, without adding any water, grind together coconut gratings, green chillies, finely chopped ginger, garlic and lemon juice.
Once the green chillies and the other ingredients are finely crushed, add the mint leaves and coriander leaves, and blend them to a fine paste adding very little water and the required amount of salt. Your Pudina Chutney is ready.
Make the sandwiches by applying butter on one slice and the mint chutney on another slice. Put them together. Cut diagonally before serving. You can opt to cut the edges of the bread though I prefer not to.