The 7 day Sandwich Challenge

Day 4 : Potato and Tofu cutlets with mint chutney sandwiched between bread 

After my brief hiatus and romance with different cuisines I come back to the self imposed challenge that seems to be getting a little boring by the day. So to infuse the enthusiasm back into me , I chose to make a personal favorite which is not really a sandwich but can be considered one. Warning : The preparation of this dish requires some patience !

Thats the fully made cutlet/tikki

Tada

Ingredients 

Tofu : 1 cup grated 

Boiled and mashed potato : 2 cups ( preferably cold , meaning boil it and let it cool down and then stick it in the fridge for a couple of hours so you can work with them easily ) 

Onion : 1 small finely chopped 

Green chillies : 1 small finely chopped 

Cumin : 1 teaspoon 

Coriander leaves : 2 tablespoons finely chopped 

Corriander powder : a pinch 

Red Chiilie powder : a pinch 

Salt : To taste 

Method

Take the grated tofu separately in a bowl. To it add onions and all the ingredients except for the potato and mix 

Finely grate the potato and mash it to ensure that it has no lumps 

Make small balls of the tofu mixture 

Make bigger balls of the potato mixture 

Stuff the tofu mix in the centre of the potato mixture and shape it into cutlets leave it in the fridge to set 

Shallow fry in a pan on medium flame  with oil

* Since you are freezing the tikkis , ensure that they get cooked properly on the pan. 

Sprinkle chat masala once done , again completely optional 

Pudina Chutney

Ingredients and Method 

Corriander Leaves : 3 cups 

Pudina leaves : 1 cup 

Green chillies : 1-2 , depending on your ability to tolerate spice 

Coconut : 2 tablespoons grated 

Ginger : 1/2 inch stick  peeled and chopped

Garlic : 4 peeled pods 

Lemon : juice of one lemon 

Salt : to taste 

Suger : a pinch 

Grind all ingredients excluding the lemon juice to a fine paste with very little water. Empty the chutney into a bowl and rinse the blender with lemon juice and add this to the chutney. Add water if you find it too thick 

Assemble the sandwich by placing two tikkis in between two slices of bread with some chutney on each tikki. You could add some cut onions as well to this.

I served this with a salad that I had made previously and here is how I made it.