chinese toast recipe with step by step pics. vegetable chinese toast is a yum indo chinese snack of toasted bread stuffed with a filling of mashed potatoes and mix veggies.
chinese veg toast tastes awesome as an evening snack or a starter. you can even make these as a finger food snack for parties or get together. these toasts are similar to the sesame toast recipe which i have shared earlier. however these chinese toasts are not shallow fried like sesame toasts and thus are on the healthier side.
veg chinese toast is a fusion recipe and you can always add your choice of veggies or sauces in it. i have used both soy sauce (naturally fermented) and indian masalas (spice powders). you can skip the soy sauce if you want or you can use any other sauce.
to make chinese toast, you can use any type of bread whole wheat sandwich bread or brown bread or white bread or multi-grain bread. i have used whole wheat bread. the recipe can also be made with leftover boiled or mashed potatoes.
serve vegetable chinese toast with any sauce, dip or chutney of your choice like coriander chutney or mint chutney or tomato sauce or red chilli chutney or green chutney.
if you are looking for more bread snacks recipes then do check:
chinese toast
INGREDIENTS
for the vegetable stuffing
- 2 medium potatoes - boiled and mashed
- ¼ cup finely chopped cabbage
- 2 tablespoons grated carrots or finely chopped carrots
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped capsicum
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onions or spring onions
- ½ teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
- ½ teaspoon soy sauce - optional
- ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon coriander powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder
- ½ teaspoon chaat masala
- salt as required
- 1 to 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
other ingredients for chinese toast
- 3 to 4 tablespoons white sesame seeds
- 1 to 2 tablespoons oil or add as required
- 10 bread slices
- some spring onion greens or chopped coriander leaves, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
preparation for chinese toast recipe
- rinse and take 2 medium potatoes in a 2 litre pressure cooker. add water just about covering the potatoes.
- pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles on medium flame. when the pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid. remove the boiled potatoes and let them become warm.
- once warm then peel and mash them very well with a fork. keep the mashed potatoes aside and let it cool completely.
- now grate or finely chop the veggies.
- do chop the veggies finely.
making stuffing for chinese toast
- take the grated or finely chopped veggies in a bowl.
- add ½ teaspoon ginger-garlic paste, ½ teaspoon soy sauce, ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder, ½ teaspoon cumin powder, ½ teaspoon coriander powder, ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder and ½ teaspoon chaat masala.
- add salt as required. mix very well.
- then add 1 to 2 tablespoons bread crumbs. addition of bread crumbs is to bind the mixture. you can also add 1 to 2 tablespoons corn flour (corn starch), oats flour or rice flour instead of bread crumbs.
- mix again very well. check the taste and add more salt or any of the spice powders if required.
making chinese toast
- now slice the bread in two triangles.
- spread the vegetable stuffing on the bread slices.
- take 3 to 4 tablespoons white sesame seeds in a plate.
- take the bread slice.
- place the filling side facing the sesame seeds, so that the sesame seeds stick to it.
- press the sesame seeds with a spoon or with clean fingers so that they stick to the vegetable filling.
pan frying the chinese toast
- heat 1 to 2 tablespoons oil in a tawa or frying pan. place the bread slices with the sesame seeds side touching the tawa. add less oil as bread absorbs more oil. if and when required, while frying the bread in batches you can add more oil.
- when this filling side is light golden or golden, turn over each side and toast the bread side.
- toast till the bread side is crisp and golden. you can flip the toasts a couple of times more if you want.
- place the chinese toast on kitchen paper towels so that any extra oil is absorbed. toast all the vegetable toasts this way.
- serve chinese vegetable toast hot with any chutney, sauce or dip of your choice. while serving you can garnish chinese toast with some spring onion greens or chopped coriander leaves.
NUTRITION INFO (approximate values)
preparation to make chinese toast
1. rinse and take 2 medium potatoes in a 2 litre pressure cooker. add water just about covering the potatoes. in the pic you see many potatoes, but i used them for another recipe and kept 2 potatoes for making this chinese veg toast.
2. pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles on medium flame. when the pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid. remove the boiled potatoes and let them become warm.
3. once warm then peel and mash them very well with a fork. keep the mashed potatoes aside and let it cool completely.
making stuffing for chinese toast
4. now grate or finely chop the veggies. you will need ¼ cup finely chopped cabbage, 2 tablespoons grated carrots or finely chopped carrots, 2 tablespoons finely chopped capsicum and 2 tablespoons finely chopped onions or spring onions. i used a vegetable chopper to finely chop the veggies. do chop them finely.
5. add ½ teaspoon ginger-garlic paste, ½ teaspoon soy sauce, ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder, ½ teaspoon cumin powder, ½ teaspoon coriander powder, ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder and ½ teaspoon chaat masala.
6. add salt as required.
7. mix very well.
8. then add 1 to 2 tablespoons bread crumbs. addition of bread crumbs is to bind the mixture. you can also add 1 to 2 tablespoons corn flour (corn starch), oats flour, rice flour or roasted besan (gram flour) instead of bread crumbs.
9. mix again very well. check the taste and add more salt or any of the spice powders if required.
making chinese toast
10. now slice the bread in two triangles.
11. spread the vegetable stuffing on the bread slices.
12. take 3 to 4 tablespoons white sesame seeds in a plate.
13. take the bread slice.
14. place the filling side facing the sesame seeds, so that the sesame seeds stick to it.
15. press the sesame seeds with a spoon or with clean fingers so that they stick to the vegetable filling.
pan frying chinese toast
16. heat 1 to 2 tablespoons oil in a tawa or frying pan. place the bread slices with the sesame seeds side touching the tawa. add less oil as bread absorbs more oil. if and when required, while frying the bread in batches you can add more oil. pan fry on a medium-low to medium flame.
17. when this filling side is light golden or golden, turn over each side and toast the bread side.
18. toast till the bread side is crisp and golden. you can flip the toasts a couple of times more if you want.
19. place the chinese toast on kitchen paper towels so that any extra oil is absorbed. toast all the vegetable toasts this way.
20. serve veg chinese toast hot with any chutney, sauce or dip of your choice like mint coriander chutney or mint chutney or sandwich chutney. while serving you can garnish chinese toast with some spring onion greens or chopped coriander leaves.
Which chopper do u have
kitchenaid chopper.
Can we skip the sesame seeds????
yes you can if you do not have them. but sesame seeds give a nice crunch and taste.