Indian food is typically recipes you would find in an Indian restaurant. I’m stepping out of the box with this Mumbai Sandwich and it’s so worth it!
Indian food is typically recipes you would find in an Indian restaurant. I’m stepping outside the box with this Mumbai Sandwich and it’s so worth it!
True confession. I know next to nothing about Indian food preparation. I’m not an expert about the best dishes to eat from the wealth of Indian foods that are available. My experience is pretty limited to enjoying dishes I could not properly pronounce if you asked me to.
All that being said though I love Indian food! I typically visit just one restaurant close to my home in Greenwood Village, India’s Castle, most often enjoying dishes from their lunch buffet. Please do not ask me what those are. All I know is that they are good!
I’ve decided it’s time to change and so far change has been good! In an unplanned moment of really just wanting to wish my friend Prerna (Indian Simmers) the best when she announced that she would be writing a cookbook on Indian food, it seemed that within moments she, Kathy Gori (The Colors of Indian Cooking) and I were on Skype planning this event.
Using their wealth of resources and assistance, why not do something to encourage and assist others who love foods from this culture but are much like me…a bit overwhelmed at what that would take.
The dishes I enjoy so much when I go to an Indian restaurant seem so different from what I’m used to preparing that the whole notion would seem to include a massive amount of shopping and preparation to get something done.
I won’t deny that there will most likely be some shopping involved…but when Prerna provided me with a suggestion for a recipe to make, there was nothing in the list of spices I needed that I didn’t already have in my cabinet.
Ingredients included bread, mashed potatoes, tomatoes, cucumber and onion? I can do THAT! And I did…well, with some big hand holding from Ansh (Spice Roots), a local Indian Food blogger who was also kind enough to bring over some of her Cilantro Mint Chutney for the sandwich.
See that pretty green layer under the cucumber? Yes, that. That is, ‘Oh my that is HOT’ chutney.’ Wow. It truly was perfect on the sandwich but I probably should not have tried that stuff straight; just thinking about it now takes my breath away!
We want to encourage our readers to join us for a month of cooking Indian dishes. Whether you are experienced with cooking Indian cuisine or a novice like me, we encourage you to try something this month and let us know about it.
Join us on Twitter too! Follow @creativculinary, @indiansimmer and @kathygori for updates and be sure to include the #IndianFoodPalooza hashtag when you tweet your post so that we can see what everyone is doing.
We’ve compiled a list of resources for you too; these bloggers and authors might be an inspiration for your own adventure!
Our suggested reference list for you:
- KO Rasoi by Sanjana
- Chef In You
- eCurry by Soma Rathore
- Journey Kitchen by Kulsum
- Cook In a Curry by Maunika Gowardhan
- Tongue Ticklers by Harini Prakash
- Lite Bite by Sanjeeta
- Veggie Belly by Sala Kanan
- Kothiyavunu which is a great source for Kerala recipes
- Sandhyas Kitchen
- Spice Roots
- Cookbooks by Suvir Saran and Madhur Jaffery
My own virgin experience was almost too easy; now I’ve got to jump in a little deeper the next time. I can’t deny some curry will be involved; come join me!
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Mumbai Sandwich
A savory and spicy street food from India, this Mumbai Sandwich is a delightfully different Indian recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 medium sized potatoes (boiled)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon chopped green chili peppers
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Salt
- Green hot cilantro chutney (Available at Indian stores)
- White or Wheat Bread slices (I just used what I normally have on hand which is was an oat nut bread)
- Slices of cucumber, onion, tomato
- Butter
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds. Once they pop add onion. Cook it until they turn slightly golden.
- Add turmeric, chopped chili peppers, coriander powder and salt. Mix and quickly add boiled mashed potatoes otherwise masala will start burning.
- Mix everything well together. Set aside.
- Take a slice of bread, put potato filling as much as you want. I normally put a thin later covering the whole surface.
- In the second slice put a thin layer of cilantro chutney. Place it over the slice with potato filling (surface with chutney should be facing outside and not towards the potato.
- Now over that chutney layer put slices of onion, cucumber and tomato. Sprinkle cheese on top of veggies if using. Place another slice on top covering the tomato, onion and cheese layer.
- Brush some butter on both the exposed sides of the sandwich. Grill or pan fry until browned. Press the sandwich with a spatula to flatten the layers together.
- Cut the sandwich into two triangle and serve with hot sauce or some sweet mango chutney.
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