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Bombay Sandwich

Cultural Context

The Bombay Sandwich, a popular street food from Mumbai, reflects the city's vibrant culinary scene. It's a quick and satisfying snack, often enjoyed by locals during their busy days. Traditionally layered with fresh vegetables and chutneys, this sandwich has inspired countless variations, making it a beloved choice not just in India but among Indian communities worldwide.

IndianINmain
15 min
easy
4 servings
Servings4
1 medium potato (boiled & sliced)
½ small beetroot (boiled & sliced, optional)
1 medium tomato (sliced)
1 medium onion (sliced)
1 medium cucumber (sliced)
½ teaspoon chaat masala (or sandwich masala)
½ teaspoon cumin powder (roasted jeera powder)
¼ teaspoon kala namak (optional)
6 slices bread
3 tablespoons butter (or as needed, softened)
1 cup coriander leaves
½ bread slice (or 1 tbsp roasted chana dal or roasted peanuts)
½ teaspoon cumin seeds (or ¼ teaspoon cumin powder)
1 to 2 green chilies (adjust as needed)
1 small garlic clove
Lemon juice (as desired)
1 to 2 tablespoons water (adjust as needed)

butter

🥗Healthier: avocado spread

💰Cheaper: margarine

Avocado spread adds healthy fats and is dairy-free.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

green chutney

🥗Healthier: hummus

💰Cheaper: store-bought salsa

Hummus offers a creamy texture with added protein.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: mashed cauliflower

Sweet potatoes offer more nutrients and fiber.

1

Boil whole potato and beetroot in a pressure cooker or in a pot until fork tender and not mushy.

2

Slice the onions, cucumber, tomatoes and boiled beets and potatoes (¼ inch thickness). Place your butter on the counter so it softens.

3

To make the chutney, add coriander leaves, green chilies, garlic clove and peanuts, cumin to a grinder jar. Add lemon juice and if required a splash of water (careful you may not need at all or 1 to 2 tablespoons). Blend to a smooth and thick chutney.

4

Remove the brown edges of your bread with a knife.

5

Butter your bread slices generously. Then spread the chutney over the bread, on the buttered side.

6

Layer the potatoes and then sprinkle 2 to 3 pinches each of chaat masala & roasted cumin powder & a pinch of kala namak (or sandwich masala). Layer the onions and then more spice powder.

7

Repeat layering this way tomatoes, cucumbers and spice powders.

8

Cover the sandwich with another buttered and chutney smeared bread slice.

9

If you want you may safe the Bombay sandwich with sandwich picks and cut to squares. Optionally dot your sandwich with some green chutney or ketchup.

10

Serve Bombay sandwich immediately or as early as possible.

Cooking Techniques

spreadinglayeringtoasting

Spice Level:

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Dietary

vegetarian

Allergens

dairygluten

Also Known As

Mumbai SandwichVegetable Sandwich

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