Open potato toast
Open Potato Toasts soon become everybody’s favorite including kids. These toasts are so delicious that I can eat them one after the other. I learnt this recipe from my hubby Rahul who used to make them during his hostel days. By the way, he is an excellent cook who loves to experiment with various ingredients.
Recipe of Open Potato Toast
4 slices of bread
2 medium potatoes- boiled, peeled and mashed
1 onion- chopped
2 green chillies- chopped
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves (cilantro) - chopped
Butter to toast the bread
1. Mix all the above ingredients except bread and butter. Mix well.
2. With the help of a spoon, spread potato mixture on one side of bread slices, pressing gently so that potato mixture sticks to the bread. You have to do it gently because you don’t want the bread to break.
3. Heat a non- stick tawa (griddle) and melt some butter on it. With the help of a spatula, smear the tawa with the butter. Put bread slices on it, potato side down. Toast till potato becomes reddish brown, pressing it with the spatula. Flip and toast the other side of bread also. Remember it takes much longer to toast the potato side than plain bread side. Also toast on medium heat. Serve hot with tomato sauce.
Vegetable Cheese Toast
These vegetable cheese toasts are loved by kids. I usually prepare them for breakfast but you can also have them as an evening snack. In the picture above, I have used brown bread slice but you can also use slice cut from French loaf. These vegetable cheese toasts can also be called as brown bread pizza.
Recipe of Vegetable Cheese Toast
6-8 bread slices
1 Capsicum- deseeded and finely chopped
1 tomato- pulp removed and finely chopped
1 onion- finely chopped
1 tbsp corn kernels
3/4 cup cheddar or mozzarella cheese- grated
1/4 tsp chilli flakes
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp oregano
1. Mix all ingredients except bread in a bowl.
2. Place this mixture on one side of bread slices.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake these bread slices for 3-5 minutes or till the cheese melts and turn golden brown. Serve hot.
Moong toast
6 slices bread
1 cup dhuli moong dal (split green gram)
3 green chilies
1 tbsp besan (gram flour)
1 tsp lemon juice
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves- finely chopped
Oil or butter to toast the bread
1. Soak moong dal for 1 1/2 hours. Drain and grind with green chilies to a fine paste.
2. Mix together dal paste, besan, salt, lemon juice and coriander leaves.
3. With the help of a spoon, spread dal mixture on one side of a bread slice.
4. Heat some oil or butter on a non-stick tawa (griddle) or a pan. Place the bread on the hot tawa with the dal side down.
5. Spread dal mixture on the upper side of the bread too while the bread is getting toasted on the lower side. Toast the bread on other side also.
6. Cut into triangles and serve hot with tomato sauce.
