Sandwich Series I.1 - The King of sandwiches!

All in one sandwich! Yes this can be a late sumptuous breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Chutney preparation:

Ingredients: one bunch pudina, coriander leaves clean, cut and set aside. Onions 2, garlic 4 cloves, peel, cut and set aside.(optional)
Take a quarter spoon of methi seeds, 5-6 whole black peppers, green chillies 6-8 or as required, 2 grated cucumbers after draining the water, 2 shredded carrots, cut ginger and the precut items above. Add all the items in a blender and make a fine paste adding very less water. Add a few drops of lemon, salt and mix well and refrigerate. This can stay even for a month without getting spoilt.

Sandwich

Cut tomatoes and cucumbers into thin slices.
Take two slices of bread and toast to golden brown.
On slice slice spread butter first and the a layer of the chutney.
Place cucumber and tomato slices.
Add a pinch or two of salt and crushed black pepper. Close it with another slice on which butter and the chutney have been spread.
Press gently and cut diagonally. Your sandwich is ready.
Serve with chips and juice/ soda of your choice.

For adults with normal appetite, one sandwich would be good for breakfast or snack.
For a heavy meal two would be fine.

However many times you make, your guests will be queuing for more over and over again.

An awesome sandwich that is healthy as well.

Happy cooking!!!!!!

சான்ட்விச் பலவிதம்! - Sandwich Galore I: Summer Sandwich

Today it is so hot outside like Madras. With the weather like this sandwiches can be an evening filler and cool your system at the same time.

But there are sandwiches and sandwiches ... We will meet them one by one, ok?

This is a little time consuming to make, but you can refrigerate the base sauce for upto a month, and it tastes so............ good.

I have seen this stall person make this sandwich over and over on so many days, and yet anyday you buy the sandwich tastes fresh and yummy!

Summer Sandwich:
Sandwich base sauce:

Onions, 2-3 cut into small pieces.
Garlic 2 finely chopped.
Green chillies 3-7... you choose.
Pepper - a few
Meithi - 1/2 spoon
Ginger - 1 big piece chopped.
Pudina (Mint) - 2 bunches, cleaned and leaves only.
Coriander leaves - 1 bunch, clean and cut.
(If using immediately, cucumber 1 cut into small pieces)
(You can avoid onion and garlic and still make this.)
salt to taste.

Add few drops of lemon. Put all the ingredients in a blender and with minimum water, blend into a very smooth paste. Set aside.

Cut cucumber and tomatoes, into pieces good for sandwich. (peel the cucumber skin)

Choose a flat bread of your choice. Toast on the tava with some butter.

Spread first butter and then the sauce on one side of the bread.
For children, use sauce without chillies or use less chillies.
Place cucumbers and tomatoes generously on them. Add little bit salt and pepper.
Close both slices together and cut. Sandwich is ready.

To this, add a bowlful of freshly cut fruits like strawberries, pears, bananas, etc.,

To make it a meal, serve with chips, pickle if you like, fruit salad and lemonade!

There is your Summer sandwich!

பில்லிங் சான்ட்விச்சா, இல்ல சான்ட்விச் பில்லிங்கா - I mean potato curry sandwich!

Yes! When you are in a hurry and the cooking is only partly done; for eg., you have finished making the potato curry, but your hubby and kids are ready for the outing and you have to go in a hurry! Don't worry!

Here is a great sandwich that will fill them up and you won't have to worry about food for another 3 hours atleast!

Take bread slices, and toast lightly.
Spread butter and whatever else you have:
For kids: jam, jelly, peanut butter, etc.,
Place the potato vegetable in between two slices, and put it in a sandwich maker or if you are the sandwich maker, press hard and cut into two.
Ready for kids.

For adults, spread butter on one and any one of these on the other slice: tomato thokku, tomato chutney, ginger pickle, urugai charu, mint chutney, coriander chutney, ... or home made thogayal.

Again place a good quantity of the potato curry, close and put it in a sandwich maker! In two minutes it will be ready.

two of that for adults and a drink and chips and they will feel so full they won't want any food for the next 2-3 hours!

Go and enjoy your outing now!

More sandwich recipes to follow!!!!!

Happy cooking!