Mumbai potato toasties
Serves: 2, easily halved
Prep time: 20 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Toby Scott
Mumbai potato toasties
Recipe by Sarah Cook
These Indian-style cheese and potato toasties are based on vada pav – a Mumbai speciality of battered potato fritters sandwiched with fresh chutneys including coriander and mint. We’ve added elements of a classic fried-cheese toastie for a lunchtime treat that will catapult you straight to Chowpatty Beach
Serves: 2, easily halved
Prep time: 20 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
511Kcal
Fat
21gr
Saturates
11gr
Carbs
56gr
Sugars
8gr
Fibre
5gr
Protein
23gr
Salt
2.1gr
Sarah Cook
Sarah, a former food editor, has now been writing and styling recipes for over 10 years. Born in NZ, to Irish-English immigrants, and married to a Polish-Scot, her food is as diverse as her family, with a particular passion for baking mash-ups.
Sarah Cook
Sarah, a former food editor, has now been writing and styling recipes for over 10 years. Born in NZ, to Irish-English immigrants, and married to a Polish-Scot, her food is as diverse as her family, with a particular passion for baking mash-ups.
Ingredients
- 4 thick slices white bread
- soft salted butter, to spread
- 100g-150g leftover mashed potato
- 2 heaped tbsp finely diced red onion or shallot
- 2 heaped tbsp chopped coriander
- 2 tsp diced green chilli
- 100g extra mature or mature cheddar, coarsely grated
- 3 tsp mint sauce
Step by step
- Butter 2 slices of bread then top each slice with an even layer of mashed potato – use a fork to spread it out and ruffle the surface.
- Mix together the onion or shallot, coriander, chilli and cheddar with some seasoning. Pack on top of the potato layer. Spread the remaining 2 slices of bread with the mint sauce and sandwich on top.
- Heat a frying pan over a mediumhigh heat (or a panini press or air fryer at 200°C). Butter the outside of each sandwich then fry for 3 minutes on each side or until the bread is golden and crisp, and the filling hot. If the bread is browning before the filling has started to melt, reduce the heat. Slice and serve.
