Potato Sandwich

The most filling, easy and made with regular ingredients is what I could associate potato sandwich with. Pack it for tiffin for school, serve it for breakfast or for tea time snack, include it in Party or picnic menu - they never loose their charm. It's always a hit. 

Served with some tomato chilly sauce they are perfect to tickle the taste bites. Here is how I make it. 

Ingredients

For the potato filling

1. 1 1/2 cups of boiled and mashed potatoes
2. 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds 
3. 2 tbsp of finely chopped onions
4. 1 tsp of finely chopped ginger
5. 1/2 tsp of chilly powder
6. 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
7. A pinch of asafoetida 
8. A tbsp of finely chopped coriander leaves
9. 1 tbsp of oil
10. Salt to taste

For the sandwich

1. 6 pieces of bread
2. Butter as required 

Method

• In a pan heat up oil. Add in cumin seeds and wait for it to start sizzling. Reduce the heat to medium low.
• Add the onions and ginger. Sprinkle salt. Sauté it until the onions turn tender. 
• Now add the turmeric powder, asafoetida and chilly powder. Quickly stir it and add mashed potatoes and coriander leaves . Mix it all well. Cook for about two minutes and turn off the heat.
• Sandwich the required masala in between two bread slices. Apply butter on both sides of the sandwich.
• Heat a thick bottom skillet / tava . Once hot, Place the sandwich on it and apply pressure using a spatula . Cook for about a minute and then flip. Apply pressure using the spatula and cook for another minute.
• Remove it from the heat and serve hot with some ketchup.

Tips

1. The filling should be more paste like with minimum water content. Else the bread would get soggy.
2. I used red chilly powder to avoid bitting into green chillies. You could use green chillies if you wish to.