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Thecha Paneer Sandwich

Cheesy, garlick-y, spicy, and creamy - this thecha paneer sandwich makes for a delicious breakfast or 5pm snack.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Snacks & Appetisers
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 4
Author: Richa

Equipment

  • 1 Sandwich maker

Ingredients

Thecha

  • 1 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 8 green chillies whole, stems removed
  • 8 garlic cloves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2-3 green coriander stems and leaves
  • 2 teaspoons roasted de-skinned groundnuts

For paneer filling

  • 200 gms paneer grated
  • 1 ¼ cups mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ cup finely chopped green capsicum
  • 3 tablespoons hung curd or greek yoghurt
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

For sandwich

  • 8 slices bread
  • 1-2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

Making thecha

  • Heat oil on a tava or shallow pan, add green chillies and garlic. Let them blister on all sides - this takes 2-3 minutes. Add to a mortar and pestle along with salt, coriander stems and leaves, groundnuts and pound them to a coarse paste. Set aside for later.
    1 tablespoons cooking oil, 8 green chillies, 8 garlic cloves, ½ teaspoon salt, 2-3 green coriander stems and leaves, 2 teaspoons roasted de-skinned groundnuts

Making thecha paneer filling

  • Add all the ingredients for paneer filling to a bowl, add thecha and mix well.
    200 gms paneer, 1 ¼ cups mozzarella cheese, ¼ cup finely chopped green capsicum, 3 tablespoons hung curd or greek yoghurt, ⅛ teaspoon salt

Making the sandwich

  • Add 2 tablespoons of thecha paneer filling on a slice of bread and spread evenly. Cover this with another slice of bread to make it a sandwich.
    8 slices bread, 1-2 tablespoons butter
  • Apply a teaspoon of softened butter on both sides of the sandwich and spread evenly.
  • Heat a tawa or frying pan over high heat. Once hot, place the sandwich in the middle and reduce the flame to medium. Toast on both sides for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Repeat the same steps for all the sandwiches.

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Nutrition

Calories: 515kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 1189mg | Potassium: 186mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 428IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 515mg | Iron: 2mg