Stuffed Potato French Loaf

Potato and Cheese stuffed French Loaf is a delicious recipe with bread. This easy vegetarian French Bread sandwich makes a great holiday centerpiece! Plus, it can be made in 30 minutes! It's a baked Indian fusion recipe that will remind you of Vada Pav!

Course entree, Main Course

Cuisine fusion, Indian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Servings people

Calories 420.05kcal

Author Priya Lakshminarayan

Equipment

pan
Oven

Ingredients

For the stuffing

6 potatoes
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
7-8 green chillies
2 tablespoon ginger paste
2 tablespoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoon chilly powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasonings
1 teaspoon chaat masala
1 teaspoon amchur powder
½ cup green peas
salt
⅓ cup chopped cilantro reserve half for later

For the flavored butter

⅓ cup salted butter
4 cloves garlic minced

To stuff the loaf

1 French loaf bread
¼ cup green chutney optional as required
2 tablespoon dry garlic masala powder
½ cup mixed cheese pecoroni, mozarella and parmesan
¼ cup fried onions
Butter to apply over the bread
Aluminium foil

Instructions

For the stuffing

Cook the potatoes first. I cooked them in a microwave for 15 minutes. Peel and grate the potatoes. You can also mash them.
Heat oil in a pan. Temper cumin seeds. Add the minced green chillies, ginger and garlic paste to the pan. Saute for 2 minutes till the raw smell goes away.
Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, cumin powder, garam masala, chaat masala, Italian seasoning, and amchur powder.
Next add the green peas and salt. Now add the grated potatoes, and half the cilantro. Mix it all together till the veggies get coated well. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
Check and add the seasoning as required. It's fine if its a bit salty and spicy at this point. It will balance out eventually. Transfer the potato mixture to a bowl. The stuffing is now ready.

For the flavored butter

Melt butter in a bowl. Add minced garlic and mix together. Also ensure that the green chutney is at room temperature.

To stuff the loaf

Carefully cut the French loaf in half using a serrated knife. Scoop out the center part of the bread on both halves to make a depression.
Smear garlic butter all over the insides of the bread. Then smear green chutney over it. Sprinkle garlic masala powder (used to make vada pav) all over.
Fill both the halves with potato mixture. Be generous and stuff it well.
Sprinkle mixed cheese and the remaining cilantro on one half of the loaf. Sprinkle fried onions on the other half of the loaf.
Carefully close the loaf. Smear butter on top. Wrap with nicely with an aluminium foil. Preheat the oven at 350 degrees F. Bake it for 15-20 minutes. Let it rest outside for 5 minutes before unwrapping it.
Slice and serve immediately.

Notes

Wrapping it in Aluminium foil helps keep the bread softer and slightly crisp due to the trapped steam. If you want the bread to be crispy, do not wrap the bread in foil.

It's alright if the vada pav mixture is a bit spicy and/or salty. It will balance out when eaten with the loaf. Also, be really generous with the stuffing. More is good.

Dry garlic chutney is significant to Indian vada pav. But if you don't have, sprinkle some chilly powder mixed with garlic powder all over the bread. You can even drizzle some hot sauce.

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