Spread the Joy!
I love making sandwiches, because they are so easy to make, taste good and filling too. I have quite a few sandwich recipes in my blog and this one is a addition to those..
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I made this sandwich for oneday lunch for me and hubby. He loved it so much. We had this with a glass of green tea and it was perfect.
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Serves : 5 to 6
Ingredients:
Wheat Bread – 12 slices
Tofu – 200 grams cut into cubes
Oil – 1 tsp + as needed for panfrying bread
Onion – 1 large sliced thinly
Capsicum / Bell Pepper – 1 large sliced thinly
Chat Masala as needed
For Marinating Tofu:
Chilli Powder – 1 tblspn
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp
Cumin Powder – 1 tblspn
Salt to taste
Oil – 2 tblspn
For Green Chutney:
Mint Leaves – 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup
Green Chillies – 1
Garlic – 1 clove
Lemon Juice – 1 tblspn
Salt to taste
Method:
Take green chutney ingredients in a mixer and make it into a smooth puree. Chutney done.
Now Take the mariantion ingredients in a plate. Put tofu pieces in it and mix well.
Now heat a pan, add the tofu pieces in it and cook for 1 to 2 mins on each sides, Remove it in a plate.
In the same pan, add 1 tsp oil and saute onions and capsicum for a min. Remove this to a plate.
Now assemble the sandwich. Take a bread slice, spread some chutney, place the onion capsicum mix and grilled tofu pieces. Sprinkle some chat masala. Cover with other bread.
Heat oil in a pan and toast the bread slices on both sides.
Remove it and serve.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Start by making green chutney..Take mint and coriander leaves in a mixer |
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| add in green chillies |
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| add in garlic cloves |
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| squeeze in some lemon juice |
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| add in salt |
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| blend it till it is smooth |
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| Take a block of tofu |
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| cut it into pieces |
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| look at the thickness |
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| Now take chilli, cumin and turmeric powder in a plate |
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| Add in some salt |
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| drizzle in some oil |
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| Mix well |
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| Place the tofu pieces in the spices |
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| rub it on both sides |
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| Now place this hot pan |
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| Flip over and grill on both sides |
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| remove this to a plate |
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| slice onions and capsicum thinly |
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| In the same pan, add some oil |
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| add in onions and capsicum |
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| Toss well for a min |
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| Remove it to the same plate |
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| Take some wheat bread |
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| add a good amount of green chutney over this |
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| spread it out |
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| add in some onions capsicum mix |
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| place grilled tofu pieces |
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| sprinkle some chat masala |
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| You can add as much as you like.. |
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| Cover with another slice |
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| Heat oil in a pan |
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| Place the sandwich |
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| flip over and cook |
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| remove it to a board |
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| cut it into pieces |
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| enjoy |
Spread the Joy!
This recipe looks great! I actually tried something like this a while back, and this just brought back so many nostalgic memories, haha! I love cooking stuff like this. I always try to find new recipes on forums and I got great ones emailed to me from http://lovelyrecipesforyou.weebly.com and I genuinely enjoy them. Anyways, thanks for posting this dish, I really need to make this more often!
Healthy combo aarthi.. Tofu, whole wheat bread, and special is, its a no cheese version.. Love ur idea.. even i used to prepare the same coriander chutney for sandwich, never tired with sauted vegetables..