Bombay Sandwich Recipe

Bombay Sandwich is a delicious snack and popular street food of Mumbai (earlier known as Bombay). All you require to make this vegetarian sandwich is a flavorful green herb chutney, loads of sliced vegetables and a blend of few spice powders (masala) apart from bread slices and butter. With a very easy recipe, even kids can make this sandwich on their own. You can add some grated cheese and grill the sandwich or have it as it is with some ketchup.

What is a Sandwich?

A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread. Sandwiches come in many different varieties like the open-faced sandwich where any kind of bread serves as the base to which filling is added at the top and does not have any covering over the filling, Plain sandwich with filling placed between two slices of bread, grilled sandwich where the prepared bread slices with stuffing are grilled, pinwheel sandwich wherein the fresh bread slices are flattened with a rolling pin, stuffed with filling that is spreadable and rolled up like a jelly roll, ribbon Sandwich- a multi-tiered sandwich, etc.

What goes into my Bombay Sandwich?

The first and obvious ingredient of this Bombay sandwich is bread slices. Use fresh white or brown bread for best results. You may wish to remove the brown crust at the sides using a knife or keep it as it is. Next, i have used fresh homemade unsalted butter to smear the bread slices. You may use store-bought salted butter instead. To make a vegan version, you may use skip using dairy butter or use a plant-based fat. The next important ingredient of the Bombay sandwich is the vibrant green herb chutney. This chutney is spread on buttered bread slices. You may make this chutney ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator. In fact, you will find this green chutney handy in most of the Indian pantries. I have used fresh coriander leaves, ginger, cumin seeds, green chilies, salt, and lemon juice to make this herb chutney. You may add fresh mint leaves also along with cilantro if you wish to.

Next, we need sliced salad veggies like cucumber, tomato, onion. Apart from this boiled potato and beetroot slices are also used in the Bombay sandwich which makes it filling and nutritious. You may add sliced bell peppers as well. I have not used it as my little one does not like the taste of raw bell pepper in his sandwich. Apart from these ingredients, we require Bombay Sandwich masala, a blend of flavorful spice powders that give a spicy, tangy kick to the sandwich. This spice powder is sprinkled over the layers of sliced veggies in the sandwich. I have simply mixed readymade chaat masala and freshly ground black pepper powder and used it instead. The last step is to assemble the sandwich. Buttered bread slices are smeared with green chutney and sliced vegetables are arranged on it in layers. Spice powder is sprinkled over the layered veggies. I have made a two-tiered sandwich here using 3 bread slices. Finally, the sandwich is closed with another layer of bread slices. To keep the sandwich positioned, you may insert toothpicks at 4 sides of the sandwich and then cut the sandwich into 4 equal parts. You may add grated cheese also to the sandwich and grill it if you wish to. I have kept it simple.

Related Event:

It was Priya's turn to suggest the theme for the 243rd week on our Facebook gourmet group, Foodie Monday Blog Hop. Summer vacations for kids have begun in most parts of the world and owing to the COVID 19 breakdown and lockdown, not only kids but most of the family members are at home. The best way to keep kids busy is to involve them in some or the other creative activities along with elders. I personally love involving my little one while baking muffins and cookies for him. believe, me it is so much fun. Yesterday, it was my mom's birthday and my little one baked an easy-peasy 3 ingredient, Chocolate Biscuit Cake for his granny. There are so many simple no-cook dishes as well like this Bombay sandwich which kids can make on their own under the guidance of elders. Taking this into consideration, Priya suggested that we share such recipes that kids can do easily on their own and so the theme "LittleChefs" was decided. You should check her, Indian style, Bread Pizza with green chutney and Cheeselings bhel recipes, which kids can enjoy making and eating with their friends.

                                

Preparation Time: 15 minute
Cooking Time: nil
Serves: 2

Ingredients for the herb chutney:

• 1 small bunch of fresh cilantro
• 2 green chilies
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/2 inch ginger
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2-3 tablespoon water

Ingredients for the Sandwich Masala:

• 1 tablespoon chaat masala
• 1 teaspoon freshly crushed black pepper

Ingredients for the Bombay Sandwich:

• 6 bread slices
• 2-3 tablespoon butter, I have used white unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup herb chutney
• 1-2 tablespoon sandwich masala
• 1 small cucumber
• 1 small tomato
• 1 onion 
• 1 potato, boiled
• 1 beetroot, boiled

Method:

1. To begin with, making the Bombay sandwich, first, we will prepare the herb chutney. For that take all the ingredients mentioned under the list of ingredients for herb chutney in a blender jar and pulse to get a smooth lump-free dip. Adjust the water quantity such that the chutney is spreadable but not very flowy in consistency. You may also add fresh mint leaves along with cilantro if you wish.

2. Just mix the chaat masala and freshly ground black pepper together and our sandwich masala is ready. Slice all the veggies and keep ready. You may use the veggies as per your liking. I have not added bell pepper here, as my little one does not like the taste of raw bell pepper.

3. Remove the brown edges of the bread slice using a knife if you wish. We are making a 2-tier sandwich here, so 1 sandwich will require 3 bread slices.

4. Now, spread butter over the 3 bread slices.

4. Next, evenly spread the herb chutney over the butter layer. Now arrange the veggies in layers over 2 bread slices and sprinkle the sandwich masala over each veggie layer. There is no specific order to follow here. I have placed 4 onion slices at the base of one bread slice and topped it with boiled beetroot and cucumber slices. On the next slice, i placed the boiled potato slices at first and topped it with tomato slices.

5. Now to assemble the sandwich, place the bread slice with onion, beetroot and cucumber slices at the base, carefully place the slice with boiled potato and tomato over it. Lastly, cover the sandwich with the chutney smeared bread slice.

6. Now carefully, cut the sandwich into 4 equal parts using a sharp knife. To make the job easier and to secure the sandwich layers while cutting and serving, insert 4 toothpicks at the 4 corners of the sandwich.

7. Serve the delicious Bombay sandwich with ketchup and enjoy it with your loved ones!

Recipe Notes:

• Serve the Bombay sandwich immediately, as it becomes soggy if kept for a long time.
• Keep the herb chutney consistency such that it is spreadable but not too flowy.
• You may add mint leaves also along with cilantro to make the herb chutney. The herb chutney can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until use.
• You may use any vegetables of your choice to make this Bombay sandwich.
• To make a vegan version skip the use of butter or replace the dairy butter with plant-based fat.
• You may use white or brown bread to make this sandwich.
• Removing the brown crust at the edges of the bread slice is optional. You can keep it if you wish to.
• You may add grated cheese on these Bombay sandwich and grill the sandwich or serve it plain the way i have served here.

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