After Majjiga
Upma, another quick to make Tiffin is Bangalore Bakery Style Toast. It brings
back so many memories of wolfing down these delicacies while growing up.
Grandmom used to mention that bakeries thrive on people like us, who bought
regularly from them. But in the carefree days of growing up, all this advice
was thrown to the wind. I make these toast (as its known locally in Bangalore)
regularly for a evening snack, and its quite filling. Don’t miss on grilling
them a bit (or in the tava) for a crusty yet soft snack
Prep time :
20 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins
Makes : 4 sets (8 slices)
Bangalore
Bakery Style Toast
Type : Snack,
Cuisine : South Indian ; Spice level
: Medium – high
Ingredients:
- Bread slices – 8 nos
- Oil – to pan fry / grill + 2 TBSP
- Onions – 1 large – minced fine
- Grated carrots – ¼ cup
- Chopped and deseeded tomatoes – ½ cup
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Green chillies – minced fine – to taste
- Coriander leaves – minced fine – 1 tsp
- Garam masala powder – ½ TBSP
- Red chilli powder – ½ tsp (or to taste)
- Sugar – a pinch
- Butter – normal or vegan - 1 TBSP
- Tempering : Cumin seeds
Method:
- In a pan, heat 2 TBSP oil, splutter cumin, add onions and turmeric and sauté well till onions turn translucent.
- Now add green chillies, grated carrots and sauté for 4 mins till tomatoes turn mushy and raw smell of carrots go away.
- Now add salt, spice powders, garam masala, coriander leaves and rest of the ingredients. Mix well. Cool the mixture thoroughly
- Heat an oven to 150 deg C.
- In a baking pan, line with parchment or baking sheet.
- Slightly butter both sides of the bread slices.
- On one side of the slice, spread 1 TBSP of the mixture. Repeat for all slices.
- Bake in the oven (or a heated tava ) for 4-5 mins.
- Grill for further 1-2 mins till sides are slightly crusty.
- Remove from oven, cut into diagonals and serve immediately
Very delicious masala toast, am craving for some now.
ReplyDeleteYummy toast. Reminds me of Iyengar bakery sandwich which I used to have every day while coming back from work
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ReplyDeleteThis is the all time comfort snack for evening tea snack cravings. Your post is tempting me to make them soon too.
ReplyDeleteSo comforting and filling toast.Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI have heard so much about this toast in food forums. Looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI find it so interesting the variety of savory vegetable toppings and fillings Indian food uses for bread, for us its usually some kind of meat and cheese or PB&J
ReplyDeleteNever knew that this was called bangalore bakery style!..I know how delicious this is..very nicely done Kalyani..
ReplyDeleteVery tempting kalyani!!! Love that soothing orangish color on top of the toast, can almost feel the warmth of the dish!!!
ReplyDeleteA yummy and filling toast.
ReplyDeleteI am a great fan of this toast,looks so delicious and tempting...
ReplyDeleteThis is my favourite tea time snack,looks lovely
ReplyDeleteSo tempting! Love the masala toast and I should make it for kids sometime soon!
ReplyDeleteKalyani, this masala looks so tempting and tasty. Will try this out first thing tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI could probably eat those toasts all by myself. So tempting and delicious.
ReplyDeleteLooks so tempting. Reminds me of my college days :)
ReplyDeleteLove the masala toast, Kalyani.
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