A toasty grilled Potato sandwich (or Aloo Sandwich) with a savory spiced mashed potato stuffing is comfort food for us. All you need to make these delish carb-loaded sandwiches are some boiled potatoes, ground spices, herbs, cheese, butter and bread of your choice. Grill them, toast them or enjoy them as is.
About Potato Sandwich Recipe
These potato sandwiches are flavored and spiced with Indian herbs and spices. But the recipe is completely customizable. You can choose to season and flavor the potato stuffing with the herbs and spices that you like.
I have used the same recipe for the spiced potato stuffing masala, which I always make for Aloo Paratha.
I make these aloo sandwich with homemade Whole Wheat Bread. I generally make a loaf of bread or dinner rolls sometimes. These get used up in making various snacks like sandwiches and sometimes desserts like bread pudding. With the dinner rolls I make popular Indian street food snacks Misal Pav and Pav bhaji.
You can use any bread which you like or prefer for making these potato sandwiches. A day old bread is also fine. But according to me homemade bread is always better.
This aloo sandwich can be served hot or warm with tomato ketchup or coriander chutney or mint chutney or mayonnaise dip or any cheese dip. They do make for a good breakfast or brunch or snack option for kids.
How to make Potato Sandwich
1. First rinse 2 to 3 medium sized potatoes thoroughly in water. Then boil or steam them until fork tender in a pan, or pressure cooker or Instant pot.
When the potatoes have become warm then peel them. Mash the boiled potatoes in a mixing bowl. You can mash them with a fork or a potato masher.
Then add the following ingredients:
- 1 to 2 finely chopped green chilies
- ¼ teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder or paprika (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1 teaspoon dry mango powder or as per taste. Skip if you don’t have or add ¼ teaspoon lemon juice for a slight tang.
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder (ground cumin)
- ½ to 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves (cilantro). Swap mint leaves with coriander leaves. Or add half-half of both.
- salt as required.
Mix well. Taste the stuffing and add more salt if needed.
2. Take 8 to 10 bread slices on a chopping board. Spread softened butter generously on them. Place some of the spiced potato stuffing on the buttered bread slices.
To make these sandwiches spicy and more flavorsome you can opt to spread some coriander chutney or mint chutney on the butter.
3. Top with grated cheese if required. You can use cheddar cheese or processed cheese or mozzarella cheese. Or a mix of cheddar and mozzarella cheese. I have used cheddar cheese.
If you are not fond of cheese then you can skip adding them. The addition of cheese makes the sandwich more filling.
4. Cover with the remaining buttered bread slices. Spread butter lightly on the top of the slices.
5. In a pre heated grill or panini press, place the aloo sandwich carefully with the buttered side facing down, making sure your hands don’t touch the grill.
Note: Be careful when doing this. If you cannot do this then just skip the above step. Instead spread butter once the sandwiches are grilled.
Now spread butter on the top side which is facing you.
6. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes or until sandwiches are crisp, golden and toasted well. Assemble and grill the remaining sandwiches this way.
7. Serve potato sandwich hot or warm with tomato ketchup or coriander chutney or mint chutney or any dipping sauce of your choice.
These sandwiches don’t become soggy and they can be packed for short journeys or lunch box. Just remember to omit the cheese if packing for short journeys or lunch box.
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Potato Sandwich Recipe (Grilled Aloo Sandwich)
Ingredients
- 8 bread slices – whole wheat bread, brown bread or white bread
- 2 to 3 medium potatoes – boiled and mashed
- 1 or 2 green chilies – chopped finely
- ¼ teaspoon Kashmiri Chilli Powder or paprika (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon Garam Masala
- 1 teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur powder) or as required or swap with ¼ teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Cumin Powder (ground cumin)
- ½ to 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves (cilantro) or swap with mint leaves
- softened butter – salted or unsalted, as required
- salt as required
- grated cheddar cheese as required (optional)
Instructions
Boiling potatoes
- Rinse the potatoes very well in water.
- Boil or steam the potatoes in a pan or pressure cooker or Instant pot until they are fork tender and can be easily mashed.
- Drain all the water from the cooked potatoes and peel them when they become warm. Mash them in a mixing bowl. You can mash them with a fork or a potato masher.
Making potato sandwich
- Add all the herbs and ground spices powders – chopped green chilies, coriander leaves, red chili powder, garam masala powder, dry mango powder, cumin powder and salt as required. Mix very well.
- Check the seasoning and add more of salt, red chili powder, dry mango powder if required.
- Spread butter generously on half of the bread slices.
- Take some portion of the potato stuffing and spread it on the buttered bread slices.
- Optional step – sprinkle some grated cheese.
- Cover the bread slices with the remaining buttered slices.
- Spread some butter lightly on the top of the bread sandwiches.
- Place the sandwiches buttered side down carefully.
- Note: Be careful when doing this. If you cannot do this then just skip the above step. Instead spread butter once the sandwiches are grilled.
- Now spread butter on the top of the bread slices facing you.
- Cover the grill and grill for 2 to 3 minutes or till the sandwiches are golden and crisp.
- Serve potato sandwich hot with tomato sauce or cilantro chutney or both.
Notes
Nutrition Info (Approximate Values)
Potato Sandwich recipe from the blog archives was first published on March 2014.
Can I also add some mashed green peas in this recipe?
Yes of course you can. Mashed green peas go well with the potato filling and add a nice texture and mild sweetness.
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Welcome Dhruvi. Thanks for your positive feedback.
Perfect
All always flows your website.
You made me to take an interest in cooking.
Thanks and God bless.
Thanks a lot Neha for your lovely comment and good wishes. Most welcome and happy cooking.
Can you please give us the details of the sandwitch maker and the griller you use with the model details.
Nanditha, i am using morphy richards sandwich maker. It has toast, grill and waffle plates.
Hi Dassana, I have been following your recipes since long and we are a fan of your recipes! Not much of a cook myself, I have tried many of your recipes and have always succeeded. Haven’t commented in other recipes, but all that I have tried so far have been marvelous! Please do keep posting new recipes. Regards from Mumbai!
Welcome Shruti. Thanks for sharing your positive feedback on recipes. Yes I will keep on adding new recipes.
Great recipe. Tried it and turned out great.
Thanks!
Welcome Santosh
good
Made sandwich with a few variations. Had a few left over veggies from pav bhaji like beans capsicum and carrot so, i sauteed veggies along with boiled potatoes. As i did not have sandwich maker so i made it on non stick pan. It was a delicious dinner for all of us. We all thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you very much. Keep up the good work.
so pleased to know this sabina 🙂 thankyou for always sharing your views with us.
Hello amit, My sandwitches turn out very good but they are not presentable as yours because i prepare them on stove top. I wanna buy/ invest in good griller. Could you please suggest the one you are using?
Thanks in advance
welcome rutba. i have used bajaj as well as morphy richards. both are good. bajaj brand sandwich maker was very quick in grilling and toasting. morphy richards take more time. morphy richards one which i have also has a waffle maker. if you don’t not going to make waffles then you can go for bajaj.
Hi Mrs. Dassana Amit,
Being very honest i dont know the ABCD of cooking.
But ever since i accidently surfed through your blog and went through your reciepes i became your fan. I thought of giving it a try and started cooking based on your reciepes which are very simple to follow and easy as its all wel illustrated with photos through out the whole process. I have been desperatly trying to find time to sit down and comment on all your dishes that i have tried but due to time constrain it never happened. so today i finally thought of sitting down and letting you know that i..sorry not just i but even my wife(i recently got married and like wise my wife too doesnt know cooking that well) are your die hard fans.
Btw i tried this sandwich…..and trust me it was simply awesome just like all your fabolous dishes.
Thanks for your love, care,effort and time that you have taken and put forward for this blog. It really helps amateur cooks like us.
Humble request : Please dont ever stop cooking as well as experimenting on new dishes and dont forget to upload them.
Thanking you
Yours truly
Mithun & Shraddha M.V.
Kerala
hi mithun, touched by your genuineness and sincere words. i am short of words. humbled and grateful. thanks for all your wishes and give my regards to your wife too. i don’t think i can stop cooking 🙂 and will make sure to upload them 🙂
warm regards
dassana
nice sandwich.looks yummy a kid pleaser for sure
thanks sathya
Wow looks so yummy 🙂
awsome.. 🙂
Yummie……