Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Veg Sandwich Recipe | Vegetable Sandwich is a vegetarian Indian breakfast made with simple everyday ingredients in about 15 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 4 slices bread ((any))
  • 2 tsps butter (or ghee (optional))
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp cumin (or jeera)
  • 1 tsp garlic (chopped or ½ tsp ginger garlic paste)
  • 1 pinch turmeric (or haldi)
  • salt (as needed)
  • 2 green chilies (chopped or ½ tsp chili powder)
  • 1 cup mixed veggies (heaped, (carrot, onion, capsicum, corn,beans))
  • 1 tomato (large, finely chopped mashed (about half cup))
  • ½ to ¾ tsp garam masala (or pav bhaji masala or any spice powder)
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves

Method

Preparation

  1. Add oil to the pan, add cumin and allow to splutter. Saute garlic until a nice aroma comes.
  2. Next add tomatoes and sprinkle salt. Cover and cook until soft and mushy. If using red chili powder add it now and saute for a minute.
  3. Add the veggies and begin to saute on a medium to high flame until half done or soft cooked to suit your taste. You can also cover and cook until soft.
  4. Next add masala powder and coriander leaves. Stir and saute for a minute. If needed add more salt. Set this aside.

How to Make Veg Sandwich

  1. For stove top grilling - Smear butter over the bread slices and toast them until golden on the outer side and until crisp on the inner side. Transfer the prepared veggies. If desired add cheese at this step.
  2. Cover with another slice of bread and press down. If using cheese, turn on the flame to very low and heat until the cheese melts. Press down the bread with a wooden spoon. This helps the bread to stick to the stuffing. You can also grill this in a sandwich maker
  3. For grilling in veg sandwich in toaster - Butter the bread slices on the outer side. On the inner side spread the veggie mix and cover with another slice. Grill it in a sandwich toaster until golden.
  4. Serve veg sandwich hot.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.