Veg Cheese Club Sandwich

Veg Club sandwich refers to layered sandwich having 2 to 3 layers. It is a popular Pune or Bombay street food and also served in restaurants, but nothing difficult to make at home.

This can be prepared in different ways, by using fillings of your choice. As long as toasting or grilling is concerned, you can either toast the slices and then assemble or first assemble everything and then toast  or grill it. You can use vegetables of your choice like tomato, cucumber, onion, boiled potato, boiled beetroot, lettuce as per the availability. Then you need a coleslaw salad (cabbage, carrot, capsicum with mayonnaise dressing). Additional fillings you can use like chilla (tomato omelette) or grilled paneer. Cheese can be used as per one's requirement. 

When it comes to sandwiches, I remember my post graduation days in Pune. I did not like to have the food provided by the 'dabbawala' and excessive use of oil would cause acidity problem, so I loved eating three things : 1) 2 or 4 fruit dish (platter serving 2 or four types of fruits - self sufficient) 2) Kachhi dabeli and 3) Sandwich - it used to be without coconut based chutney.

These sandwiches can be served for breakfast with hot cup of coffee or for evening snacks with a glass of cold coffee.

I will share the recipe of very simple veg cheese club sandwich, with coconut based chutney and coleslaw salad. Here goes the recipe.

Measurement: 1 Cup = 180 ml

Serves: 3

Ingredients:

For Veg Cheese Club Sandwich:

1. Jumbo bread slices - 9
2. Sandwich chutney - 4 to 5 tbsp
3. Cheese slices - 3
4. Processed cheese (grated) - as per your requirement
5. Cheese spread - as per your requirement
6. Butter - as per your requirement
7. Tomato ketchup - 6 tsp
8. Pepper powder - 1/3 tsp approx
9. Salt - 1/3 tsp approx
10. Tomato (sliced) - 2 medium or 12 slices
11. Cucumber (sliced) - 1 medium
12. Onion (sliced) - 2 medium
13. Coleslaw salad 

For Coleslaw Salad:

1. Cabbage (shredded) - 1 cup
2. Carrot (grated) - 1 small
3. Capsicum (finely diced) - 1 small or just a half
4. Mayonnaise (eggless) - 1/2 cup (I have used funfoods - small pack is also available)
5. Sugar - 1/2 tsp
6. Salt - 1/4 tsp
7. Pepper powder - 1/8 sp

Procedure:

For Coleslaw Salad:

• Take a mixing bowl and combine all the ingredients.
• Divide the salad into 3 portions and keep aside.

For Veg Cheese Club Sandwich:

• Apply cheese spread over 1 slice.
• Now, spread 1 to 1 1/4 tbsp chutney over it. Keep it on a plate.
• Place 4 slices of tomato (in a single layer)  over it.
• Place cucumber slices, sprinkle little salt.
• Place onion slices and sprinkle little salt and pepper.
• Place cheese slice over the vegetables. (In case grilled paneer is used, then use it here instead of cheese slice)
• Place second slice of bread.
• Apply 2 tsp of ketchup.
• Now, spread coleslaw salad and place the third slice. (If you are using chilla, it will form an additional layer after this)
• Now, apply some butter over the third slice.
• Either repeat the procedure for remaining sandwiches or prepare them parallely.
• Heat a frying pan (tava).
• Spread some butter over it and place the sandwiches, toast them on low flame for a min. (Buttered side should be on top)
• Turn them gently and toast on the other side. (Alternately, you may grill them)
• Cut them diagonally.
• Garnish with grated cheese.
• Serve immediately with or without ketchup accompanied by coffee. (Potato wafers or french fries would also serve as a good accompaniment)