Bombay Sandwich is a classic Indian vegan street food recipe! This grilled plant-based snack is stuffed with aloo masala and veggies, making it the best vegan sandwich ever! Plus, it can be made in 15 minutes!
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Favorite street food
This Indian style club sandwich is one of the most popular Indian street foods! My love affair with it began years ago.
If I can remember correctly, I pretty much had it every day of my college-going life!
My friends and I would always make a stop at this food joint right outside our college after a long day before we headed back home to enjoy one of our favorite snacks - Bombay Sandwich.
Although you will find sandwiches being served even in the restaurants, there is a constant joke that the restaurant ones only have cucumber and tomatoes in them.
Whereas the street food joints serve it with more veggies and sauces which makes it taste way better! Masala Chai and this desi dish make a great combo, especially for an evening snack!
This dish is a departure from your everyday vegetable sandwich. Who would have thought that a spiced up boiled potato mixture between 2 pieces of bread could taste so amazing!
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- Dabeli Pizza
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- Onion Pakoda
- Kobichi Vada
- Vada Pav
- Misal Pav
Why this recipe works
- Quick and easy to make
- No-fuss meal
- Healthy
- Plant-based snack
- Gluten-free
- Delicious
Ingredients needed
The Bombay Sandwich recipe or Mumbai Aloo Masala Toast is super simple. There is some prep work required which doesn't take too much time.
You can prep it in advance or the night before.
- Aloo Masala - First, we need to prepare the potato or aloo masala. For that, you can either refer to my Potato Chilly Garlic Masala Toast recipe.
- Or you can quickly make it. It's very easy.
- Green Chutney
- Cooked Veggies - Boil, peel, and thinly slice beetroot.
- Raw veggies - Thinly slice raw cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions.
- Sandwich Masala
- Bread - You can use any sliced bread available to you. However, it tastes more authentic when plain white bread is used.
- Butter - You can skip this if you want to make this an oil-free vegan snack.
- Cheese - This is again optional.
Recipe instructions
Making this plant-based snack is very easy once all the prep work is done. Now let's assemble this vegan sandwich.
If you are making the aloo masala from scratch, here's is what you need to do.
- Boil potatoes and peel the skin when done. Mash them with a potato masher.
- Transfer it to a bowl, add any chopped greens you like spinach, kale, or beet leaves to it.
- Add garlic powder, ground turmeric, cumin powder, garam masala, amchur powder, chaat masala, and salt.
- Mix it all together and use it as stuffing.
- First, spread butter (if using) and then green chutney over the bread slices.
- Sprinkle some lemon juice
over the chutney. I learned this little trick from my local street food vendor.
- Sprinkle some lemon juice
- Then add a spoonful of potato masala and spread it evenly on the bread.
- Then place cucumber slices over it in a layer.
- Followed by tomato slices.
- Then add the beetroot slices. Sprinkle sandwich masala or chaat masala.
- Next, add the onion slices.
- Add grated cheese on top if you want and close it with the other bread slice that's smeared with chutney as well.
- Place them in a Panini maker or a sandwich maker and grill it. Once you get the grill marks on the bread, take it out.
over the chutney. I learned this little trick from my local street food vendor. 
or a sandwich maker and grill it. Once you get the grill marks on the bread, take it out.Cut into slices and serve with some chutney and ketchup on the side. Serve this toasted Bombay sandwich for breakfast, lunch, evening snack, or dinner!
This plant-based snack is very filling and appetizing to taste. Just one sandwich can keep you satiated for a couple of hours.
Tips to make the best vegan sandwich
You can do all the prep work in advance or the night before - making the aloo masala, boiling the beets, and making the chutney.
Making of the aloo masala can be skipped and you can make it using just the sliced veggies.
If doing it this way, boil and peel potatoes, slice them, and add them like you add other sliced veggies.
That will make it a no-cook and oil-free recipe (if you skip the butter too). While white bread tastes best here, feel free to use any multigrain or whole wheat bread.
Instead of green chutney, you can also use pesto sauce or hummus. In veggies, you can also add sliced bell peppers for more flavor.
In fact, you can add or skip any veggies you want. Just ensure they are fresh and crunchy. Use chaat masala if Sandwich masala is not available.
Both can be found on Amazon or at any Indian grocery store. In case you don't have both, use cumin powder and salt. Use regular butter or any dairy-free butter.
Feel free to skip adding cheese or use vegan or regular grated cheddar cheese.
If you don't have sandwich masala
, you can try sprinkling some black salt on the sandwich to raise its flavor profile.
You can also enjoy this Indian sandwich without grilling it. It tastes great even when served cold.
Also, it's important to make them fresh and serve immediately, else they will become soggy.
Some veg Indian sandwich recipes
- Mashed Potato Cheese Sandwich
- Indian Style Spiced Yogurt Sandwich | Dahi Sandwich
- Sev Puri Grill Sandwich
- Deconstructed Masoor Dal Cutlet Sandwich
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Bombay Sandwich | Vegan Grilled Sandwich
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup aloo masala
- 4 bread slices
- 1/2 cup Green chutney
- 1 tbsp vegan butter optional
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cucumber thinly sliced
- 1 tomato thinly sliced
- 1 boiled beetroot thinly sliced
- 1 tsp sandwich masala or chaat masala
- 1 onion thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp grated vegan cheese optional
Instructions
- First, spread butter (if using) and then green chutney over the bread slices. Sprinkle some lemon juice over the chutney.
- Then add a spoonful of potato masala and spread it evenly on the bread.
- Then place cucumber slices over it in a layer.
- Followed by tomato slices.
- Then add the beetroot slices. Sprinkle sandwich masala or chaat masala.
- Next, add the onion slices.
- Add grated cheese on top if you want and close the sandwich with the other bread slice that's smeared with chutney as well.
- Place them in a Panini maker or a sandwich maker and grill it. Once you get the grill marks on the bread, take it out.
- Cut into slices and serve with some chutney and ketchup on the side.
Notes
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Hi Priya,
Thank you so much for being vegan on behalf of the animals! I really appreciate your recipes.
Thanks Tanaya!
Do we have to cook the spinach, kale or beet leaves before adding to the masala?
That's not necessary. You can just chop and add.
I need one of these in my hand right now! I've never had beets on a sandwich. Looks great and I bet it tastes even better!
Oh yes! Beets are a great addition to sandwiches! They taste so good. Do try it. Thank you
This sandwich looks so delicious! Can't wait to have it for lunch!
I love how flavorful this is! So yummy!
Thank you
We've been trying so many new recipes while in quarantine. We tried this one today as a family and it was a HIT! I love how easy it is to make! What a delicious sammy!
glad you liked it. Thank you
Omg this recipe brought me back to my childhood! Super flavorful, easy to make and absolutely delicious!
🙂 Thank you so much.
This is the perfect flavorful lunch! Very satisfying
Thank you so much.
Is the beetroot raw or cooked?
I boil it, peel and slice.