Bombay Sandwich (Direct-flame Hot Sandwich with Green Chutney, Street Style)
The cross-sectional beauty of green chutneys and pink vegetables! Specialty Toasts on Mumbai Streets
Description
India's unique sandwich smearing vivid green mint chutney on sliced bread, layering boiled potatoes, beets, onions in multiple layers, pressing/baking crispy with a special direct-flame toaster.
Restaurants serving Bombay Sandwich (Direct-flame Hot Sandwich with Green Chutney, Street Style)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Sliced bread
- Butter
- Mint chutney
- Potato
- Beetroot
- Onion
- Tomato
- Cucumber
- Cheese
- Sev
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients]
- thin-sliced breads,
- tbsp butter,
- tbsp green mint chutney,
- boiled potato sliced, 1/
- boiled beet sliced, 1/
- tomato sliced, 1/
- onion sliced, 1/
- cucumber sliced, Chaat Masala to taste, 50g processed cheese, Sev (ultra-thin fried noodles) to taste.
- Arrange sliced breads in sets of
- on stall counter, heavily smear massive salted butter like a parent's sworn enemy and vivid green 'mint-coriander chutney' flavored with green chilies on one side of all breads.
- On 1st tier bread, lay thinly sliced boiled potatoes, cucumber, and Mumbai-identity 'boiled beets (bright red root veg)', sprinkle Chaat Masala over top.
- Layer 2nd tier bread, place tomato and raw onion slices on it, further grate cheese.
- Cap with 3rd tier bread, butter surface again. Clamp this in a long-handled iron 'handheld hot sandwich maker (toaster)', thrust directly into charcoal (or gas) direct flame, press-baking crispy flipping sides until just before bread burns. Cut baked sandwich into
- equal parts, heap massive cheese and Sev over top to serve. Beet sweetness, mint heat, butter richness create perfect harmony—Mumbaiites' pride.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Chaat Masala、Cumin、Red chili
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese hot sandwich maker (perfectly subbable with direct-flame types)
Pairing
Masala Chai、Fresh juice
Trivia
[Hardcore] A 100% vegetarian street sandwich using absolutely no meat. Especially the 'beet' and 'mint chutney' combo is Mumbai style's absolute condition; the beautiful 'green/white/pink/red' layers appearing when cut incite appetite. The supreme masterpiece of fusion cuisine completed when British sandwich culture met Indian spices.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Open your mouth wide stuffing the 6-parted block in one bite without spilling the mountain of cheese and Sev (fried noodles) on the sandwich!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy