BHEL SANDWICH

This recipe took me back to my college days. My college was in the Juhu Vile Parle area and every time we bunked classes, we tried different places and food. There was this sandwich wala near Irla market who was famous for his Bhel sandwich. I tried this recipe at home and it just came out like the one we used to eat at the sandwich wala. This is a quick and easy recipe and I am sure you all will love it. Please don’t forget to tag me  @spizerita when you make them. 🙂

Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 10 mins | Total Time: 20 mins | Serves: 6

Ingredients:

  • ¾ cups chopped green bell pepper
  • ¾ cups chopped red onion
  • ¾ cups chopped beet (boiled in a pressure cooker with 1 Whistle)
  • 1 cup Shredded cheese
  • 2 tbsp butter + 1 tbsp for spreading on bread
  • 1 tbsp cilantro chutney + 1 tbsp for spreading on bread
  • 2 tsp sandwich masala
  • 12 slices of bread

Directions:

  1. Take a mixing bowl and add the chopped bell peppers, onion, and beets. 
  2. Now add 2 tbsp of butter, sandwich masala, 1 tbsp of chutney, and the shredded cheese. Toss and mix everything.
  3. Take 2 slices of bread and spread butter on them (1 side of each piece of bread). Now apply some chutney on it.
  4. Place a good spoonful of the mixture on one of the slices, it should be placed on the slice you spread the chutney. Now place the other slice on top (chutney side facing down).
  5. Take a hand toaster and place the sandwich in it and close it. Toast it on a gas stove till golden brown on both sides.
  6. You can use an electric sandwich toaster or panini press as well.
  7. Repeat the steps for other sandwiches.
  8. Serve with ketchup or chutney or lasanyu marchu..

Notes:

  • I used Amul butter. You can use any other brand as well.
  • I used Amul cheese. You can find it at any Indian grocery store, or you can use shredded white cheddar cheese as well.
  • For Sandwich masala, I used the Sandwizza brand. You can use chaat masala or any other sandwich masala.
  • I used white sandwich bread, but you can use any kind of your choice.
  • The hand toaster I used is from India. This is used on a gas stove. You can use an electric sandwich toaster or Panini press as well.