Spicy Masala Bread Toast - Iyengar Bakery Style recipe known in the Iyengar bakeries is an open-faced sandwich topped with sautéed onions, carrots, and capsicum coated in Indian spices.
It is spicy, flavorful, colorful, and everything else you need, with a perfect cup of tea on a chilly evening in Bangalore. Makes for a colorful lunch box treat for kids. You can also make it as a grilled sandwich way.
Is there anyone out there who doesn't like Iyengar bakery delicacies? Today I'm sharing an extremely popular dish from Bangalore's famous Iyengar Bakeries, i.e., Masala bread Toast.
Every evening when I used to reach home from work, I used to relish this open toast or sometimes vegetable puff along with piping hot chai from an Iyengar bakery beside my apartment complex.
Preparing this Iyengar bakery-style vegetable masala toast at home is very easy and healthy. One can enjoy it as breakfast or a snack. It is also an excellent way to add veggies to your snacks.
You can reduce or skip red chili powder and chaat masala if you make this for kids. Check out more toast recipes like veg chili cheese toast, bread pizza, almond butter chia toast, and avocado toast with everything bagel seasoning.
Masala Toast Ingredients
- Bread slices: Use brown or multigrain bread for a healthier choice.
- Oil: any cooking oil of your choice.
- Vegetables: Onion, tomato, carrot, capsicum, green chilies.
- Mustard seeds & cumin: for tempering.
- Spices: cumin powder, red chili powder, and chaat masala.
- Tomato Ketchup: gives a nice flavor to the dish, so don't skip it.
- Coriander leaves: freshly chopped.
- Seasonings: black pepper powder & salt.
- Butter (or ghee): for toasting bread. If you are vegan, use oil or vegan butter.
How to Make Masala Bread Toast Recipe
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard and jeera. Let them splutter.
Add green chilies, onion, capsicum, grated carrots, and saute well until onion and bell peppers become soft.
Next, add deseeded tomatoes, and saute for a few seconds until the tomato turns soft.
Add jeera powder, chaat masala or (garam masala), red chili powder, and stir well for another minute.
Add salt, coriander leaves, tomato ketchup, and mix well. Turn off the flame. The topping for masala bread toast is now ready.
Grease a Tawa and heat it over a medium flame. Spread butter or ghee on both sides of the bread piece and place on the Tawa.
Cook on a medium flame for a few seconds and then flip to the other side. Cook on both sides till they become golden brown and crisp.
Place the prepared bread toast on a serving plate. Spread two tablespoons of prepared topping over the bread slices and serve Iyengar bakery-style vegetable masala toast hot with a cup of tea/coffee.
Tips & Variations
- You can skip or reduce chaat masala and red chili powder if you are making it for kids.
- You can also make this grilled sandwich way instead of open toast.
- Use either brown, multigrain, or wheat bread for a healthier option.
- You can also add some shredded cheese on top.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, it is healthy if you use the right bread, like whole wheat or brown bread. It is vegan and dairy-free.
This toast is loaded with vegetables like tomato, carrot, and capsicum, which is healthy.
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Masala Bread Toast - Iyengar Bakery Style
Ingredients
For Stuffing:
- ½ cup onion finely chopped
- ½ cup tomato (de-seeded) finely chopped
- ½ cup carrot grated
- ¼ cup capsicum finely chopped
- ¼ teaspoon green chilies finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon chaat masala powder (or garam masala)
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ¼ teaspoon jeera/cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin/jeera seeds
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
- 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup (sauce)
- salt as per taste
- 2 teaspoon oil
Other Ingredients
- 5-6 bread slices (wheat or brown bread)
- 1-2 tablespoon butter or ghee
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard and jeera. Let them splutter.
- Add green chilies, onion, capsicum, grated carrots, and saute well until onion and bell peppers become soft.
- Next, add deseeded tomatoes, saute for a few seconds until the tomato turns soft.
- Add jeera powder, chaat masala or (garam masala), red chili powder, and stir well for another minute.
- Add salt, coriander leaves, tomato ketchup, and mix well. Turn off the flame. The topping for masala bread toast is now ready.
- Grease a tawa and heat it over a medium flame. Spread butter or ghee on both the sides of the bread piece and place on the tawa.
- Cook on a medium flame for a few seconds and then flip to the other side. Cook on both sides till they become golden brown and crisp.
- Place the prepared bread toast on a serving plate.
- Spread two tablespoons of prepared topping over the bread slices and serve Iyengar bakery-style vegetable masala toast hot with a cup of tea/coffee.
Notes
Tips & Variations
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- You can skip or reduce chaat masala and red chili powder if you are making it for kids.
- You can also make this grilled sandwich way instead of open toast.
- Use either brown, multigrain, or wheat bread for a healthier option.
- You can also add some shredded cheese on top.
Nutrition
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Teti says
Hi, I tried this for the snack. And all loved it. Thank you 😊
Bhavana Patil says
Hi Teti, so good to hear that, thank you for trying the recipe and sharing your feedback.