Mumbai sandwich
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Helen Graves serves up her version of Mumbai's most famous street food snack – the Mumbai sandwich. Soft white bread is topped with a vibrant herb chutney, masala spices and layers of cucumber, onion and tomato. The sandwich is then toasted until golden brown, concealing an oozing molten cheese centre.
Ingredients
Green chutney
- mint leaves , 1 small handful
- coriander leaves , 1 large handful
- green chillies , 1–2, with or without seeds depending on the heat of the chillies
- ginger , 1cm piece, peeled
- lemon juice
- salt
Masala mix
- 1 pinch of ground cumin
- 1 pinch of ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch of amchur powder
- 1 pinch of ground coriander
- 1 pinch of black pepper
- 1 pinch of salt
Mumbai sandwich
- 2 slices of white bread
- cheese , grated (any melting cheese will do)
- 1/4 cucumber , sliced
- 1 tomato , sliced
- 1 red onion, sliced
- butter
- 1 garlic clove , cut in half
To serve
- ketchup
Method
1
Begin by making the chutney. Place all the ingredients in a blender and blitz until fully combined. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside
2
To make the masala mix, simply add all the ingredients to a large bowl and stir until evenly combined
3
Rub one side of each piece of bread with the cut side of the garlic. Butter both sides of bread and spread over a generous layer of chutney
4
Layer with the cucumber, then sprinkle over the masala mix. Repeat this process with a layer of tomato, then cheese, then onion
5
Top with the other slice of bread. Either toast the sandwich in a sandwich toaster, or fry in a heavy-based pan with something heavy on top (like another pan) until golden on each side. Serve with ketchup
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