Semolina Open Toast Sandwich

I came across a very funny joke the other day. It showed one cat working on laptop with caption "done studying all day looking for recipes" and in second picture the same cat was saying "don't know what to cook for dinner, I'll just make "Khichadi" Now khichadi is a staple food in any Indian home, when one can't think of what to make for dinner, khichadi is always a go to meal as it is wholesome and filling and moreover easy to prepare.

So basically I was in the same mode that day when I made these open semolina sandwiches. I was thinking really hard what to cook for dinner and suddenly these open toast sandwiches came to my mind. It's pretty easy to make and you can add whatever veggies you have.

Ingredients

1 cup semolina/rava

3/4 cup plain yogurt + more if required

1 medium onion finely diced

1 small or 1/2 if big, green pepper diced

1 small tomato finely chopped

2 tbs finely chopped cilantro

3-4 green chilies finely chopped

Salt as per taste

10 bread slices of your choice, wheat or white

Butter as required for toasting

Method

Combine all the ingredients above except bread and butter in a bowl. Consistency should be thick but spreadable.

Preheat electric griddle or pan. Spread butter on all slices on one side. Spread the above mixture evenly on unbuttered side of bread.

Now place bread slices on griddle, buttered side down and let it toast until nice golden color. Now spray some cooking oil spray on top and flip the slices so that other side also get nice and toasty.

After they are done place them on cooling rack so that bread doesn't get soggy from the bottom.

Cut in triangles and serve with ketchup!

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