Vegetable Curd Sandwich

Ingredients:

2 slice of bread

1/4 carrot finely grated

1/4 capsicum finely chopped

1 leaf of cabbage finely shredded

1 1/2 tbsp of hung curd (dahi)

1 tsp of mustard sauce

1 tsp of tomato ketchup

1 tsp of pepper powder

salt to taste

Method:

• mix hung curd, mustard sauce, tomato ketchup and pepper powder.
• Add cabbage, carrot, capsicum to the curd mixture. Add salt to taste and mix well.
• spread the curd mixture on one side of the slice bread and cover it with the other slice.
• cut the sides of the sandwich and cut it into two triangle.
• serve with mustard sauce.

Tips:

• this sandwich can be had cold. however before refrigerating ensure that its airtight by covering it with cling flim, aluminium foil, zip lock or airtight tiffin box.
• you could also add 1/2 tsp of olive oil to the stuffing.
• the said dressing of hung curd, mustard sauce, tomato sauce could be varied to make a dressing for salad.
• you could also add 1/2 tsp of lemon juice to enhance the flavours.
• you could dry roast the mustard seeds and coarsely grind it and use it instead of the mustard sauce.
• the vegetables given above could be changed according to your taste.
• to prepared hung curd tie the curd in a muslin cloth for twenty minutes. will shortly post the recipe.
• this sandwich can also be had grilled.
• in case you wish to consume the sandwich after some time-gap from the preparation, you could apply butter to the slice, this will ensure that the slice bread does not turn soggy.
• if you are making this sandwich for immediate consumption then add the salt to the mixture just before spreading.
• if you are not making the sandwich for immediate consumption but to be had after sometime, add salt to the vegetables and let the vegetables sweat for sometime. squeeze the water and then add the curd mixture to the vegetables.
• this sandwich can be served with mustard sauce or tomato ketchup.