Cheesy Corn Capsicum Sandwich

As I was going through my posts, I found that most of my posts revolved around my daughter, Samyukta. Today’s post also has to do with her. She is a bread a cheese person. Almost every day morning her breakfast is bread and cheese: either grilled or just plain. So I have to come up with different combinations with her favorite things to make it a little healthier.

So here is one such recipe, which not only she but I also like very much. These healthy sandwiches can be whipped up in very less time and serves as an excellent breakfast, snack break or after school snack option.

What you’ll need:

1. Brown or White Bread Slices - 8
2. Sweet Corn Niblets – ½ cup
3. Capsicum – 1 small
4. Onion – 1 small
5. Black Pepper Powder – ½ tsp
6. Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp
7. Salt to taste
8. Oil – 1tsp
9. Cheese Spread as required

Method

Pressure cook the sweet corn niblets. Wash and finely chop onions and capsicum.

Heat a Kadai with a tsp of oil, add the cumin seeds. After it changes color add the chopped onions and fry it they turn transparent. Next add the chopped capsicum and fry for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and let it to cool.

To assemble the sandwich, trim the sides of the bread slices and apply cheese spread to one side of all the bread. Now take one bread slice, place a small quantity of the filling on top of the cheese spread and close it with another bread slice with the cheese side facing down.

Toast it either in a toaster or on a tava. Cut into desired shapes and serve it with tomato ketchup.

Linking this to Srivalli’s Sandwich Mela, and Radhika’s Let’s Cook – Break Time Sancks

Bread Upma

Bread Upma is one of the first dishes which I learnt to prepare because of my love for it. It is really simple and gets ready in about 10minutes time. You can have it at any time of the day. I usually have it either for breakfast or when I am too bored to prepare an elaborate dinner. It is really a quick fix dish. Needs very few basic ingredients and bread of course!

This dish brings back some very sweet childhood memories. A hot favorite with me and my brother. Whenever my mom prepared this and shared it between me and my brother, both of us would check if we really have got equal halves or by any chance if the other has got a few pieces more...It was one of my favorites for the school snack box too. Now it has become my children’s favorite as well.

So here’s how my mom used to prepare bread upma and I continue to make it the same way…

Ingredients Serves 2

1. Bread – 8 slices
2. Onion – 1 Medium size
3. Tomatoes – 1 big
4. Green chillies –4
5. Turmeric Powder – a pinch
6. Rasam Powder – 1 tsp
7. Salt to taste
8. Coriander leaves – a few

For Seasoning

1. Oil – 2 tsps
2. Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
3. Jeera – 1 tsp
4. Urad Dal – ½ tsp
5. Channa dal – ½ tsp
6. Curry leaves a few

Method

Chop the onions and chillies into small pieces. Cut tomatoes into cubes of medium size. Cut the bread sliced into medium sized pieces.

Heat a Kadai with oil, add mustard seeds once they splutter add jeera, urad dal and channa dal. Once the dals change color add the curry leaves. Then add green chillies and chopped onions. Fry till onions turn translucent. Then add tomatoes and cook on high heat. Don’t the tomatoes get too mushy. Now add turmeric powder, salt and rasam powder. Fry for a minute. Then add the bread pieces and fry on high heat till the bread absorbs the flavors of the tomatoes and onions. Turn off heat. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Delicious bread upma is ready.

Sending this treasured recipe to Gayathri's Event Walking Through the Memory Lane and to Srivalli's Kids Delight Guest hosted by Priya.

Note:

1. Add salt only for the tomatoes and onions as bread will have enough salt.
2. Take care while sautéing tomatoes, if they become too softy and mushy then the Upma will become very soggy.